Inside this "special" February 2008 edition of the L Club Newsletter:
- L Club Welcome / Your L Club
- 2008 ULM Sports Hall of Fame Class Announced
- 2008 Hall of Fame Weekend Schedule
- ULM Football Signs Highest Ranked Class in School History
- 2008 ULM Football Signing Class
- L Club Wrap-up
- L Club Newsletter Archives
L Club Welcome
Welcome to a "special" edition of our online newsletter. As you might recall, our publication schedule was adjusted last summer to mirror that of the ULM Alumni Association:
(1) An e-newsletter will be sent in August and December and
(2) Immediately after the Hall of Fame weekend, our L-Club Newsletter will be mailed to all our life and current dues paying members.
With so much going on, we wanted to send you this special edition to keep you caught up!
Your L Club
As promised, the option to pay your L Club dues online is now active. Located at the top of this e-newsletter, is the “Join the L Club” link. We have identified about 2,800 L Clubbers and of that number, over 1,200 are receiving this newsletter, yet only 234 have paid thier dues.
Our budget for this year is based upon 500 people paying their dues. We have the potential to do lots for our L Club alumni and for our university. . . please take a moment to join online or to mail your check! Many thanks!
What You Can Do For YOUR L Club
l. Help us support our university and all the reunions we’re hosting by sending in your dues / contribution.
2. Come to our reunions and attend ULM athletic events.
3. Support your university - join the ULM Alumni Association, the ULM Athletic Foundation, recommend to other alums to stay in touch, and encourage students of all ages to enroll at ULM!
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2008 ULM Sports Hall of Fame Class Announced
The L Club in conjunction with the ULM Alumni Association and the ULM Athletic Foundation announced its 2008 ULM Sports Hall of Fame induction class.
The class of Claude Brumfield (football), John David Crow (football coach & administration), Glenn Flemming (football), Jimmy Walker (men's basketball) and Don Warren (track & field) will all be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend April 4-5 in Monroe, La.
"This is an exciting time for the L Club and its sponsorship of the Sports Hall of Fame," L Club president Bob Cooper said. "Each of these inductees represents former letter award winners and the university in a way we can all take pride. They are now formally recognized as a permanent part of the most distinguished letter award winners from ULM and we look forward to honoring their selection."
The weekend includes a golf tournament at Pine Hills on Friday at 1:00 and the induction ceremony at noon on Saturday in the SUB Ballroom.
Claude Brumfield (Football, 1984-87) was one of the team captains for the 1987 1-AA National Championship Football Team. Claude made the Kodak, Walter Camp, Sports Network, Football News and AP All-American teams in 1987. He was a first-team all-conference and all-state selection in 1987 and a second-team all conference in 1986. Brumfield had 27 tackles in 1984,
33 in 1985, 52 in 1986 and 50 tackles in 1987.
John David Crow (Football Coach, Director of Athletics) served as ULM's head football coach and athletic director for five years. In 1980 he registered his best season 7-4-0 and in 1980 guided his squad to a 6-4-1 mark. He was a near-unanimous choice for the Louisiana "Coach of the Year" in 1980. Coach Crow was also only the second Heisman Trophy winner to be a collegiate head coach.
While athletic director, Coach Crow was instrumental in the construction of the Malone Stadium, the ULM Baseball complex, and converting the Booster Club to the Athletic Foundation.
Glenn
Flemming (Football, 1973-75) was ULM's first two-time first team All-American in football.
He played nose guard and linebacker. Flemming was named All-America in 1973-74. He still holds school records for most first hits with 113 and most blocked field goals with three.
Jimmy Walker (Basketball, 1961-64) was a three-time all-Gulf States Conference basketball player.
He still ranks among ULM's top 20 scorers with 1,217 career points. He led the team in several categories during his career including scoring (1963-64, 17.8), FG%(1963-64, .443), rebounding twice (1962-63, 10.7, and 1963-64, 9.9). His top single game efforts were 34 points vs.
Louisiana Tech and 21 rebounds vs. Southeastern Louisiana.
Don
Warren (Track 1967-70) was the NAIA national long jump champion in 1970 and was named All-American. He won the Gulf States Conference title in the long jump as a freshman and competed in the World University Games in Turin, Italy. From Jackson, MS, he held both ULM horizontal jump records for many years with bests of 51'-2", the state record at the time, and 25'-0". After 20 years, his triple jump distance still ranked in ULM’s all-time top five. He helped ULM win two conference team titles and finish 12th in the NAIA national meet.
For more information about ULM's Sports Hall of Fame, contact Billy Laird at (318) 342-5420 or rwilliamson@ulm.edu or visit www.ulm.edu/lclub
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2008 Hall of Fame Weekend Schedule
Friday, Apr. 4 – Golf Scramble at Pine Hills Country Club, Calhoun
Saturday, Apr. 5 – Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon – SUB ballroom, 2nd floor – Noon
For more information, contact your L Club at (318) 342-5420 or toll free at (866) 927-4295 or rwilliamson@ulm.edu. A letter with RSVP and ticket information will arrive at your home approximately 30 days prior to this big ULM weekend.
Track & Field Reunion set
Mark your calendar for Saturday, Apr. 26. We will have our annual Track & Field Reunion that weekend honoring all our former Track Athletics with special emphasis on the men and women who participated in the 80’s. This is also the day for the annual Warhawk Classic Track Meet. We’ll have more to you on this great weekend soon!
Basketball Reunion – February 16
A reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16 to honor the winning traditions of Men’s Basketball while paying special tribute to our first two Gulf States Conference Championship Teams (60-61 and 64-65).
Here is the reunion schedule:
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Room 18 – Fant-Ewing Coliseum
All basketball reunion attendees and their families are invited to this social gathering which will end just prior to the beginning of the Women’s basketball games. Come get your name tag, registration information, etc. Please enter the Coliseum using the ramp located around the corner, right side, of the main entrance. A student member of our 31 Ambassadors will be there to assist.
- 5:30 p.m. – attend Women’s BB Game
- Between Games
Room 18 – Fant-Ewing Coliseum
All basketball reunion attendees, their families, and the public are invited to attend this social gathering. For those who will be coming to Room 18 from the women’s game, a 31 Ambassador will be at the stairs???? To assist with directions.
- Half-time of Men’s Game
At half-time of the men’s game, we’ll introduce all reunion attendees and then individually introduce the members of our first two Gulf States Conference Championship teams.
We have arranged for a block of rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott located at Pecanland Mall. For reservations please call (318) 388-0034 and ask for the ULM Basketball Reunion rooms. For any additional information contact your L Club at (318) 342-5420 or toll free at (866) 927-4295 or rwilliamson@ulm.edu.
Spring Game / Crawfish Boil Date Set
Make your plans to join the Warhawks for their Spring football game and while there, feast on some mudbugs at the Alumni Association’s annual La’ Louisianne Crawfish boil – both to be held Saturday, March 15!
The ULM Alumni Association will announce its newest board members at 10:00 that morning in the Scogins Room at Malone Stadium. This meeting is open to all ULM Alumni and friends.
At 11:00 a.m., feast on some delicious crawfish with all the trimmings in the South End Zone at Malone Stadium and at 1:00 p.m., kick back and watch the Warhawks participate in their spring football game. Tickets for the crawfish boil are on sale now at the Alumni Center. For more information call, 342-5420 / 866-WARHAWK (927-4295). Tickets are $15.00 in advance / $20.00 at the door.
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ULM Football Signs Highest Ranked Class in School History
In front of a standing room only audience at the University Conference Center, ULM football head coach Charlie Weatherbie announced the 2008 Warhawk signing class.
ULM signed 14 student-athletes today to go along with seven mid-year junior college transfers that arrived on campus in January to complete the class of 21 student-athletes. “I believe this is the best recruiting class that I have been around since I have been coaching,” Weatherbie said. “I am excited because this is no doubt the best recruiting class that we have had since I have been at ULM.
“We have a lot of size, speed and athleticism coming in with this class and that is enough to make anyone excited. I feel like we filled some immediate needs that we had on both lines and at the running back position.” “Anytime you finish the season by winning five of your last six games including victories over Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette it makes for a great carry over into recruiting, spring football and the fall.”
The top rated player in the class is running back Luther Ambrose from St. James High School in St. James, La. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound back is ranked as the 17th best running back in the nation by ESPN. ULM signed seven players from Louisiana, six from Texas, five from Mississippi and one each from Alabama, Kansas and Florida.
In addition to Ambrose, the Warhawks signed six other players on Wednesday that were nationally ranked; Michael Autwell, Carl Elie, Jonathan Gill, Julian Griffin, Daniel Hanson, Keavon Milton and Casey Narcisse. Both of the Warhawks quarterback recruits, Jonathan Morvant and Cody Wells, led their team to their respective state championship game this past season.
The class included a Sun Belt-best seven three-star players according to Scout.com and the Warhawks recruits have the highest average star rating in the conference according to Scout.com. The majority of the focus was spent on the offensive and defensive lines with five recruits coming at both spots.
Fans will have an opportunity to see the seven junior college signees and the returning Warhawks when spring practice begins on February 28. Practices will run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the Spring Game on March 15 (the 15h will also see the ULM Alumni Association host it’s annual La’ Louisianne crawfish boil held prior to the spring football game – for more information, contact the ULM Alumni Center at 342-5420 / 866-927-4295).
Click here for complete information on the ULM signing class visit.
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2008 ULM Football Signing Class
| 2008 ULM Football Signing Class | |||||
| Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Last School |
| Luther Ambrose | RB |
5-9 |
165 |
St. James, La. | St. James HS |
| Michael Autwell | DE |
6-3 |
230 |
Midlothian, Tex. | Midlothion HS |
| Adam Bertrand | OL |
6-4 |
320 |
Baton Rouge, La. | Catholic HS |
| Giorgia Bryant | DB |
6-1 |
175 |
Bossier City, La. | Bossier HS |
| Ryan Dercher | OT |
6-6 |
295 |
El Dorado, Ark. | Butler County CC |
| Johnelle Derouselle | WR |
6-1 |
165 |
Breaux Bridge, La. | Breaux Bridge HS |
| Carl Elie | RB |
5-9 |
195 |
Immokalee, Fla. | Immokalee HS |
| Alex Ford | DT |
6-1 |
310 |
Poplarville, Miss. | Pearl River CC |
| DaCorris Ford | LB |
6-2 |
215 |
Longview, Tex. | Longview HS |
| Troy Giddens | DB |
6-0 |
210 |
Hammond, La. | Copiah-Lincoln CC |
| Jonathan Gill | OL |
6-3 |
280 |
South Grand Prairie, Tex. | South Grand Prairie HS |
| Julian Griffin | WR |
6-2 |
190 |
Gladewater, Tex. | Gladewater HS |
| Daniel Hanson | OL |
6-2 |
285 |
Lone Oak, Tex. | Lone Oak HS |
| Keating Helms | C |
6-2 |
300 |
Gulfport, Miss. | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| Keavon Milton | TE |
6-4 |
230 |
Canton, Tex. | Canton HS |
| Jonathan Morvant | QB |
6-1 |
200 |
Lafayette, La. | Acadiana HS |
| Casey Nascisse | DT |
5-10 |
275 |
St. James, La. | St. James HS |
| Thomas Robinson | DT |
6-0 |
285 |
Hattiesburg, Miss | Pearl River HS |
| Otis Stamps | CB |
5-10 |
175 |
Vicksburg, Miss. | Hinds CC |
| Cody Wells | QB |
5-11 |
180 |
Hoover, Ala | Spain Park HS |
| Aaron Williams | DT |
6-0 |
300 |
Ridgeland, Miss. | Pearl River CC |
L Club Wrap Up
We hope you have enjoyed this "special" edition of the L Club online newsletter. Please feel free to send your comments and suggestions to rwilliamson@ulm.edu or call 866-Warhawk. Thanks for your continuing support of ULM and of the L Club. I look forward to seeing you on campus this year in support of our university.
Go Warhawks!
Billy Laird
L Club Advisor
(318) 342-5427
rwilliamson@ulm.edu
Don’t forget to check out the “Lost Members” link located at the top of this newsletter – help us locate these lost teammates. Send any information to me at rwilliamson@ulm.edu.