T. L. Bayne

Bayne was responsible for helping to introduce the sport of football to the city of New Orleans with an inter-club game in 1892.

[6] That season, he arranged for his team to play Louisiana State on November 25 at Sportsman's Park in New Orleans.

[2] It was the initial season of football for LSU, and he made several trips to Baton Rouge to assist chemistry professor Charles E. Coates coach a team of cadets.

[8] Bayne agreed to coach both teams, and also handled ticket sales, construction of the goal posts, and officiating duties.

[10] After a one-year hiatus in which Fred Sweet coached the football team, Bayne returned to take the helm for the 1895 season.

Tulane's first football team was coached by Bayne in 1893. This is the Southern Athletic Club, on which Bayne (upper row, middle, marked as 2 in photo) played.