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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.