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Sunday, September 23, 2018

It must have been a darned good game ...

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     Some quick thoughts on college football ...       •  First, Louisiana Tech at LSU ...      Confession: I did not watch the game. Too ...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

The book on LSU's No. 20: Billy Cannon

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     Finally, after a delay of three years or 10 months (take your pick), I read the book on Billy Cannon ... and I enjoyed it; I would reco...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Opening Night at Joe Aillet Stadium -- 50 years ago

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The first touchdown in the first game at Joe Aillet Stadium, 1968 season, by Louisiana Tech fullback Buster Herren (31). No. 50 is cent...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

So how important is football to you?

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     Posed the question to my Facebook/e-mail friends Wednesday: Is football still as important to you as it ever was? Do you still live/die...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

From Sunset Acres to a legend in New Mexico

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     He lived for a while in our old neighborhood, Sunset Acres; a small kid, two years younger than us, but such a good athlete that we too...
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Nico Van Thyn
Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, came to the U.S. in 1956 at age 8, grew up in Shreveport, La., graduate of Woodlawn High School and Louisiana Tech University, sports writer/editor/copy editor for 45-plus years.
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