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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 155
BY SENATORS LONG AND GALLOT AND REPRESENTATIVES BROWN AND COX
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote posthumously on being named to the 2014
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the people of Louisiana have learned of the
prestigious honor bestowed upon the renowned football player and beloved coach
Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote on his induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame;
and
WHEREAS, the inductees are chosen after extensive deliberations by an expert panel
of Louisiana Sports Writers' Association members from across the state who annually
consider more than one hundred twenty nominees for this honor; and
WHEREAS, Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote was born in Cottonport, Louisiana, on
August 28, 1887, but later became a resident of Mobile, Alabama, and attended college at
Auburn University, where he played on the football team from 1915 to 1917 as a fullback
and a guard; and
WHEREAS, after his successful college career, he had the opportunity to play
professional football from 1918 to 1921 on several teams, including the Cleveland Naval
Reserve football team, the Cleveland Tigers, the Mobile Bears, the Portsmouth Truckers, and
the Charlotte Hornets; and
WHEREAS, in addition to being a star player on the field, he also become a
renowned coach and officiator, serving as an assistant football coach for Louisiana State
University for two years and as head basketball coach for one season, as athletic director at
Loyola University, as head football coach at Spring Hill College, and as an official in the
Southern and Southeastern conferences, where he helped officiate the 1935 Rose Bowl as
the field judge; and
WHEREAS, his proud and distinguished career ended at Loyola University, where
he was rehired as athletic director, a position he kept until his death on March 26, 1937; and SCR NO. 155 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote, an extraordinary team member and
coach whose proud accomplishments will be remembered for many years, rightly deserves
his place among our great sports legends as a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote posthumously on being named
to the 2014 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES