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Lee Hedges
American football coach (1929–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junior Lee Hedges (November 2, 1929 – July 9, 2023) was an American high school football coach. His 217 victories are the most wins in the history of Shreveport–Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana. In 2001, the Caddo Parish School Board renamed the football stadium at Captain Shreve High School in Hedges' honor. In 2010, he was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches.[2][3][4]
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Lee Hedges | |
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![]() Hedges in the 1966 Woodlawn Accolade yearbook | |
Born | Junior Lee Hedges (1929-11-02)November 2, 1929 Fifty-Six, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | July 9, 2023(2023-07-09) (aged 93) |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Football coach |
Political party | Democrat[1] |
Spouse |
Nell Womack
(m. 1954; died 2013) |
Children | 2 |
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