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Dave Nitz was the voice of Louisiana Tech University sports for half a century, his distinctive voice emanating from Tech fan's radios. A West Virginia native, Nitz dreamed of broadcasting in the big leagues. Little did he know that his Hall of Fame broadcasting career would take him to Ruston, Louisiana. Along the way, Nitz worked with Country music icon Tom T. Hall in West Virginia and covered William and Mary football under Lou Holtz. At Tech, Nitz gave voice to the basketball greatness of Karl "The Mailman" Malone and the national champion Lady Techsters. He called gridiron action from Maxie Lambright through unbelievable upsets of Alabama and Michigan State. Author Christopher A. Kennedy shares the story of the Voice of the Bulldogs. As Nitz would say, "You gotta love it!"

A young orphan rides an orphan train from NYC to Louisiana and grows up to become an accomplished football and golf coach, working with the likes of Leo Sanford, Tom Hinton, Jimmy Johnson, Phil Robertson, and Terry Bradshaw at Louisiana Tech University. His adoptive mother became widowed shortly after his adoption; she was the housekeeper for a priest of a small Catholic church in Cajun country. Thanks to this priest, Joe Aillet attended schools operated by the Congregation of Holy Cross, providing a pivotal environment for him to develop. While known for his 26-year career coaching football at Tech, he got his start at Haynesville High School and Northwestern State University, laying the groundwork for several sports in the state and mentoring numerous athletes along the way.