Moon Ducote
Ducote in the Navy, 1918
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 28, 1897 Cottonport, Louisiana |
| Died | March 26, 1937 (aged 39) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1914 | Spring Hill |
| 1915–1917 | Auburn |
| 1918 | Cleveland Naval Reserve |
| 1919–1921 | Mobile Bears |
| 1920 | Cleveland Tigers |
| 1923 | Portsmouth Truckers |
| 1925–1926 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Position(s) |
Fullback, end, guard Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Spring Hill |
| 1921–1922 | Spring Hill |
| 1924–1925 | Loyola (LA) |
| 1933 | Spring Hill |
| 1934 | Spring Hill (backfield/freshmen) |
| 1935 | Loyola (LA) (backs) |
| Baseball | |
| 1924 | Louisiana State |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1924 | Louisiana State |
| 1935–1936 | Loyola (LA) (asst.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1936–1937 | Loyola (LA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–11–2 (football) 4–9 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2x All-Southern (1916, 1917) 2nd team All-Service (1918) |
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Richard Joseph "Moon" DuCôté (August 28, 1897 – March 26, 1937) pronunciation: /dʌkˈoʊtiː/ duh-KOH-tee was an American baseball, football, and basketball coach, football and baseball player, football official, and businessman. He first attended Spring Hill College and was a notable athlete at Auburn University. He played minor league baseball with the Mobile Bears, Portsmouth Truckers, and Charlotte Hornets. In 1920, he played with the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Association.
He served as the head football coach at Loyola University of New Orleans from 1924 to 1925 and at Spring Hill College for five non-consecutive years between 1919 and 1934. Ducote was the head baseball and basketball coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1924.
Ducote was born in Cottonport, Louisiana on August 28, 1897. He later resided in Mobile, Alabama where, as a Catholic, he attended Spring Hill College.
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