Pat Patterson (coach)

Seven of Patterson's players, including Mike Jeffcoat, Phil Hiatt, and David Segui, reached the majors.

He graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1958, playing football and baseball under legendary Bulldog coaches Joe Aillet and Berry Hinton.

Byrd High School in Shreveport in 1963 before he joined the Louisiana Tech athletic department in 1967 as an assistant football coach.

He led Louisiana Tech to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances during his coaching tenure, the last in 1987.

A large poster of Patterson hangs on the outfield wall of Louisiana Tech's baseball stadium.