Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | June 23, 1924 McComb, Mississippi |
Died | January 28, 1980 |
Playing career | |
1946–1948 | Southern Miss |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1955 | Winona SS |
1956–1958 | Bolton HS (LA) |
1959–1966 | Southern Miss (OB) |
1967–1978 | Louisiana Tech |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1970–1978 | Louisiana Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 95–36–2 |
Bowls | 6–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Division II: 1972, 1973, 1974 Gulf States: 1969 Southland: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 |
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Awards | |
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame |
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1984)
Maxie T. Lambright (June 23, 1924 – January 28, 1980) was the head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team from 1967 to 1978 and the Louisiana Tech University athletic director from 1970 to 1978. He led Louisiana Tech to three Division II National Championships and seven conference championships. Lambright coached the legendary quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Lambright played college football at Southern Miss from 1946 to 1948 and graduated in 1949 from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
A native of McComb, Mississippi, Lambright later coached from 1955 to 1958 at Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana. In the 1959 season, he joined the staff at his alma mater, the University of Mississippi.
Maxie Lambright is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1974).