James Waldrop was the head baseball coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1964 to 1965 and Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team from 1967 to 1972.[citation needed]
During his 9 seasons as head coach, he coached in 248 games, winning 98, losing 147 with 3 ties for a (.401) winning percentage.[citation needed] Waldrop's record at LSU was 17–24–1 (9-18 SEC) over two seasons.[1] His record at Southeastern Louisiana was 81–123–2 (19-17 conference record) over 7 seasons.[2]
Waldrop also served as an assistant football coach for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.[3]
Playing career
Waldrop was an All-Conference guard for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team.[3] He was also a member of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.[3] In 1940, he scored a then-school single game record three touchdowns in a game. Waldrop later played minor league baseball.[3]
References
- ^ Franques, Bill, ed. (2017). 2017 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook (PDF). Louisiana State University. p. 170. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Lions Baseball Head Coaches". sluathletics. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ a b c d "James Waldrop". lionsports.net. Retrieved 2018-08-05.