Bill Blackjack Landry

Football Equipment Manager 1963-1998. This larger than life bronze Statue is remarkable found on the grounds of the University football stadium stands, a remarkable counter to the financially driven motives of college sports currently in vogue. An excerpt of the dedication begins; Bill "Blackjack" Landry was a humble man who ignored physical challenges while devoting a lifetime of hard work and service to the Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Department. It was not the number of points he scored or athletic prowess that inspired so many, but his kindness and selfless devotion to each student-athlete. This monument honors the hallmark of an ordinary man who touched many hearts in extraordinary ways.