tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post7902191410409512454..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: Hildebrand, part II: The road from Florien to NatchitochesNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-68282498124280351622017-02-16T00:04:07.481-06:002017-02-16T00:04:07.481-06:00From Walter Clark: We traveled to New Iberia when ...From Walter Clark: We traveled to New Iberia when we won state in basketball under Coach Hildebrand.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-60814473336835013482017-02-11T10:05:13.688-06:002017-02-11T10:05:13.688-06:00From Patrick Booras: Tynes Hildebrand is Northwest...From Patrick Booras: Tynes Hildebrand is Northwestern State basketball and the university as a whole. <br />For the most part, even to today, Northwestern State has picked numerous good people/coaches to lead its basketball program: Coach Hildebrand for 15 years and now Mike McConathy (since 1999, so 18 years). Longevity and consistency.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-4006828873147200852017-02-11T10:00:52.183-06:002017-02-11T10:00:52.183-06:00From Cheryl R Mose: I loved his whole family. Mrs ...From Cheryl R Mose: I loved his whole family. Mrs Hildebrand taught my brother, Joey, in either first or second grade. She was a great teacher to him. We also went to church at First Baptist with the family. Loved Coach Hildebrand. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-38572327172427908552017-02-10T08:51:29.353-06:002017-02-10T08:51:29.353-06:00From Donald Mayeaux: The summer before our junior ...From Donald Mayeaux: The summer before our junior year at Natchitoches, Coach H took [twin brother] Ronald and me and three other players to the coaching clinic in Baton Rouge and we demonstrated as he spoke. We demonstrated offensive patterns, defensive patterns and practice drills for the coaches. It was interesting to see that comment in your part II. It was quite an experience.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-46354075685870715902017-02-09T19:53:08.421-06:002017-02-09T19:53:08.421-06:00From Jimmy Russell: Minden beat Natchitoches (the ...From Jimmy Russell: Minden beat Natchitoches (the defending state champions) with Raymond Arthur, Kenneth Moran and Don Beasley in 1959 and won the Class AA championship. Also beat them the year they won the state championship in the Fair Park Tournament. Natchitoches had a guard named [Jim] Kirkland, who was fast. Believe he was a track sprinter also.<br /> <br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-86050949343943606822017-02-09T19:41:29.350-06:002017-02-09T19:41:29.350-06:00From Essie Deen: He practice taught at NHS when I ...From Essie Deen: He practice taught at NHS when I was a student there, and he later was hired as a coach. All the students loved him!Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-47104703534490689722017-02-09T19:34:52.922-06:002017-02-09T19:34:52.922-06:00From Pesky Hill: Another fine blog. You had a lot ...From Pesky Hill: Another fine blog. You had a lot of information on him I didn't know.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com