Sports Opinion
Joe Ferguson was first local high school QB to throw a lot of passes
Jerry Byrd
Before Joe Ferguson’s junior and senior seasons at Woodlawn High in 1967 and 1968, no local high school quarterback had thrown a lot...
Youth teams represent city, parish well
Russell Hedges
With losses by the Bossier Nationals and the Bossier 13s All-Stars Tuesday, another Bossier Parish All-Star season is in the books.
And it’s one...
Bradshaw, Walker made Louisiana history in the javelin throw
Jerry Byrd
In April of 1966, Terry Bradshaw of Shreveport’s Woodlawn High broke the national record in the javelin throw four weeks in a row.
It...
Kenny Whitaker was a state champ, but I remember when he was last
Jerry Byrd
Back in the 1960s, when I was directing Shreveport Swim Club workouts at the downtown YMCA pool during the school year and old...
No Heisman Trophy, but ‘Red’ Cagle was state’s first superstar
By Jerry Byrd
He didn’t win the Heisman Trophy, as John David Crow of Springhill and Billy Cannon of Istrouma (Baton Rouge) would do many...
Evangel’s 1993 state title was first by a local team since 1977 Haughton Bucs
By Jerry Byrd
When Evangel Christian Academy won its first state football championship in 1993, it was the first football title for any local school...
Remembering the days of old, and a legendary football coach
By Jerry Byrd
The last time I saw Eddie Robinson, we were attending Collie Nicholson’s 83rd birthday party at Shreveport Country Club.
Nobody had told me...
I happened to be at the right schools at the right time 4 years in a row
When I was attending high school at three local schools between 1949 and 1952, the football team at each school reached the state finals...
Billy Cannon was nation’s fastest collegiate shot putter in 1958
Jerry Byrd
In the spring of 1958, Billy Cannon of LSU was either the strongest sprinter or the fastest shot putter in college athletics.
When he...
Homer ‘Iron Men’ had to settle for 6-6 tie against Bossier Bearkats
On Sept. 27, 1957, the fourth Friday night of the first football season in my sports writing career, I saw the Homer “Iron Men”...
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