WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Sorted by senior season (football season)
1961
James
Lloyd Collins (RB, DB, KR)
1958 – 1961. James Lloyd has lived in Bossier City, La since 1986, having moved there from Winnfield.
He worked for the State of Louisiana for 15 years prior to beginning his current career in Nursing Home management.
James Lloyd has been a Nursing Home Administrator for the past 20 years. He has been married to Brenda Wilson for 36
years. They have two children, Darren and Dana. Darren has three children and lives in Cabot, Arkansas.
Dana has one son and lives in Frisco, Texas. Her husband is a caddie on the PGA Tour. Brenda is retired from the
classroom after a 25 year career and is now working as a Sales Rep for Glencoe McGraw-Hill. James Lloyd still enjoys
hunting, fishing and watching football. When he and his wife are not busy with work, they stay involved with their church
and with visiting their grandchildren.
Don
Jones (OG, DG)
1958 – 1961. Fifty years ago as a 12 year old 7th grader I began a teenage odyssey in football for Hoss Newman. Now I am a “man of a certain age”.
After graduation from Georgia Tech I worked in the glass and glazing sector of the commercial construction business and am
today in a very similar occupation. Memphis, Greeneville, SC, Monroe, Jackson, MS, Shreveport, Nashville, TN, Shreveport
(again), then Monett, Missouri and finally, in 1988 in the Des Moines, Iowa/Davenport, Iowa, and Omaha, NE. As a result
of being self employed (aka as self unemployed) for most of my life I am looking forward to having a job to go to in the mornings
for about 7 to 10 more years. I have a son, John Darrell, who is my number one employee and partner in our manufacturer’s
representative business. My daughter, Barbie lives in Shreveport and works for a third party administrator (insurance)
firm for a number of years. My late wife left me as father to 3 more kids, 2 boys and a girl. I am proud to number
them as “my kids” and their children as my grands (eight of those rug rats to this point in time). I am
fantasizing about living in Winnfield sometime fairly soon.
Cecil Taylor (OG, DL) 1958 - 1961. Taylor earned a B.A. degree from
Louisiana Colle, the ThM from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and the PhD from Baylor University. After twenty-six
years as pastor of Baptist churches in Louisiana, Texas, Kansas and Missour, in 1989 he became Professor Greek and New Testament
and Dean of the School of Christian Studies at the University of Mobile, an Alabama Baptist-affiliated private university.
Taylor has published numerous articles, book reviews and sermons, contributed to several books, and served ten years as a
trustee for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina. Also, Taylor has organized and led more than fifty student groups on mission trips to many nations
of the world. Cecil and Reeda Acuff, his wife of fifteen years, live in Satsuma, AL, a northern suburb of Mobile.
Cecil's children, Dana Taylor Logue and Christ Taylor, live in Denver, Co. with seven of the grandchildren. Reeda's
older daughter Lauren Fuller Woods and her family, including the eighth grandchild, live in East Texas. Her younger
daughter, Lindsay Fuller, studies physics at the University of Nebraska - Omaha.
Mack Martin (B) 1958 - 1961. Graduated from NSU and currently
lives in Winnfield, where he is the owner of P & M Services. He is now semi-retired and is an avid hunter and fisherman.
Mack has been married to former cheerleader Andrea Lisenbea Martin for 42 years. They are the parents of three children: Deona
Martin Austin (WSHS guidance counselor), Derek Martin (P & M Services) and Nicole Martin (teacher, New Iberia). Mack and
his wife Andrea have eight grandchildren: Eight
grandchildren: Garrett, Madison, Annalise, Gabriel, and Braedan Mack Austin; Cicily and Daniel Martin, and Remy Martin.
1966
Ricky Jordan (QB,
DB, KR) 1964 – 1966. Ricky lives in Beaumont, Texas. He is retired after working for the Shell Oil Refinery
in Port Arthur, Texas since 1990 as Supervisor in Product Control Lab. Prior to that Ricky had an 18-year coaching/teaching
career including two stints at Winnfield. He was an assistant coach on the 1976 State finalist team at WSHS. Ricky
also was a head football coach for five seasons, including a two-year stint at Deweyville, Texas where the 1982 team completed
the only undefeated regular season in the history of the school. From 1984 to 1992 Ricky published the “Pelican
State Forecast”, a weekly high school football newsletter. In 1988 he published the first edition of “Louisiana
Football” magazine. His present passion is golf, with his personal highlight coming when he played the “Old
Course” at St. Andrews in 2003. Ricky is married. He has three children and four beautiful
grandchildren
1968
Randy Poisso (DB, RB,
KR) 1966 – 1968. Randy lives in Winnfield where he has had
a long career with the Winn Parish School Board. He succeeded Hershal Machen as the head coach at the Winnfield Junior
High program and served a couple of stints as an assistant football coach at Winnfield Senior High School (1976 to 1984 &
1991 to 1995). He retired from the Winn Parish School system.
1971
Alan Carter (DB, WR, QB, KR) 1969 – 1971 Alan lives
in Shreveport where he is the Athletic Director for the Caddo Parish School Board. Prior to that appointment he was
an Assistant Principal at Byrd High School in Shreveport. Alan was a very successful high school football coach in Shreveport.
He served as the Head football coach at Byrd High School from 1990 to 1997, where he compiled a 51-33-0 record. His 1993 and
1996 teams went through the regular season with undefeated records. Alan took over a Byrd football program that had not had
a winning season in nine consecutive years and had not played in a playoff game in twenty years. Five of his eight teams
posted winning records and he sent four teams to the playoffs. Alan also served at Head football coach at Parkway High School
in Bossier City, Louisiana and at Jesuit High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. Alan is married and has three children.
Bill Stewart
(DB) 1969 1971. Bill lives in Shreveport where
he is an Adaptive P. E. teacher for the Caddo Parish School Board. Bill has taught Physical Education at a number of
school in Louisiana, Texas and Alabama, including the Louisiana School of Math and Sciences and Texas A & M University.
Roy Cotton (DE, OT) 1969 –
1971. Roy lives in
Winnfield where he serves on the Winnfield Police Department.
Eddie Jenkins (C) 1969 –
1971. I live in Shreveport
where I retired from the Office of Mental Health in 2008 after a 30-year career as a state of Louisiana public servant.
I am engaged in part-time wor for Volunteers of America of North Louisiana.. After finishing graduate school at LSU
in Baton Rouge I moved to Shreveport in 1979, where I have lived ever since. I have two sons, Matthew and Conner and am married
to Gina Sigrest Jenkins (35 years and counting). My oldest son and his wife graced us with a beautiful granddaughter
in 2009 and they will add another granddaughter to the fold in December, 2011. Matthew has a degree in Finance
from LSU-S and Conner is a junior at LSU in Baton Rouge. My wife has had several careers, including Special Education
Teacher, Trust Officer at a bank, Youth Director at a church and Customer Support person at an internet-based software company.
My family comes first.
Jerry Keen (RB, K) 1969 – 1971. Jerry
was killed in a tragic accident in March, 1981. He was only 26 years old. He is survived by three sons, Neil,
Brian and Greg.
Lynn
Lasyone (RB, LB, P) 1969 – 1971. Lynn died in March, 1999 of a massive
coronary. He was 45 years old. Lynn was a welder. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
James Hutchins (DE,OG, E)
1969 – 1971. "Hutch"
lives in Crozet, Virginia, which is close to Charlottesville (home of the University of Virginia). He is employed by
Williams Gas Pipeline Company (aka Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.) where is a Senior Land Representative.
Randy Strickland (DE, LB, OT, C) 1969 – 1971. "Strick" lives in Eagle, Idaho with
his wife Lisa and their 3 year old daughter Gracie. He also has a son, Jason, who lives in Jonesboro, La. Jason and
his wife Stacy have three sons: Hunter, Dominick and Skyler. Randy is employed by NIE Planes as a Chief Pilot. This
company provides "On Demand" flight charter services, with a clientele that includes persons from the entertainment,
political and athletic professions. When not working, Randy enjoys camping with his family, as well as hunting and fishing.
1972
Steve Adams (QB, P, DB) 1970 – 1972 Steve
lives in Winnfield where he is the Principal at the Winnfield Intermediate School. He also served on the Winnfield coaching
staff as an assistant football coach for a number of years in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Steve was the head football
coach at Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana prior to moving to Winnfield, and also served as an assistant football
coach at Jesuit High School in Shreveport. Steve is married to Tammy Adams, who is a school social worker for the Winn
Parish School Board. They have one son, Todd Michael.
1973
Paul Harlan (C) 1971 – 1973. Lives in Winnfield
. Has been married to the former Lou Porter of Winnfield for 26 years. Paul had two daughters, ages 23 and 17.
Lindsay is finishing her graduate work at Louisiana Tech in Speech Pathology. Stratton is a junior at WSHS where she
is a cheerleader and a pitcher on the softball team. Paul is employed by the Louisiana State Department of Social Services
where he does child protection work. Lou has been a teacher for the 25 years. In his spare time Paul plays golf
and does a little fishing.
1974
Mike Shows 1972-1974
(OG and DT) Married to Liz Horton. Two daughters, Melissa Sealy and Christina Bounds and one daughter
we helped raise, Paighton Veillion. Live in Broussard, La for 26 years. Owner of Kraemer-Shows Oilfield services
with offices in Lafayette, Mansfield, LA and Carizzo Springs, Texas. Love to hunt and fish, just bought a camp on Saline
Lake, to get back closer to my roots. Like to spend my time with my two grandsons, Brenden Bounds, 3, and Evan Sealy,
2. Active member of First Baptist Church in Broussard where I serve as deacon and a member of the worship and praise team.
1975
Danny Parker (DB) 1973 – 1975. Danny lives
in Winnfield where he has had a long career with P. K. Smith Motors. He is currently the General Manager after serving as
the Service Parts Director for a number of years. He has been married to Sandie Austin for over 30 years. They are the parents
of two children; Danny, Jr., who lives in Spring, Texas and Brandi, who died in an automobile accident at age 15.
1976
Lyn Bankston (QB, K, DB) 1974 – 1976. After
playing football for Louisiana Tech University, Lyn married and moved to Winnfield where he had a successful career in nursing
home management. He has been very active with his children, serving as a volunteer softball coach and he now serves
as a volunteer football coach for the Winnfield Senior High School varsity.
1977
Todd
Roberts (OG)
1975-77. Attended LSU and NLU. Earned a BS in Construction from NLU. Moved to Jackson, MS where
he later formed his own construction firm, specializing in heavy, civil construction. Married to Robyn Roberts (maiden
name - Abbott) from Baton Rouge. Has three children, ages 15, 9 & 8. His oldest child is an avid tennis player
and attends Jackson Preparatory School. She is currently ranked 167th in the nation by the USTA. Todd stays busy
by running his business, raising his three children and flying his 15 year old around the county in his personal airplane.
1979
Tommy Campbell (DT, K, C) 1977-79 Tommy lives in Gonzales
and works in sales for major Industrial company.
Craig Cummings (DL) 1977 - 1979. Craig lives in Colleyville Texas. He is married
to Jo (Files) Cummings. They have two girls, Ashley and Caroline. Craig is President of Rampart Construction Company.
Rampart builds student housing and has offices in Dallas and Austin. Craig has over 22 years of experience in commercial and
multifamily construction.
Mike Crawford (QB) 1977-1979. Mike went back to law school at LSU
and graduated in 1993. He has been married for 16 years to his wife Becky (also a lawyer) and they live in Baton
Rouge with their two children, Lauren (13) and Zack (10). Mike is a partner at the oldest law firm in Baton
Rouge, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, emphasizing corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. He spends a lot of his
spare time coaching little league baseball and even helped with the St. Aloysius 4th grade football team last year.
1980
Jeffery Dale (DB, RB, KR) 1977-80. Jeffery lives in Panama City, Florida as district
manager for 10 nursing homes. He has two sons and one daughter.
1981
Earl Funches (LB, TE,
RB) 1979-81. Earl lives in Forth Worth, Tx. He has been married to his wife
Sang for nine years and they have one daughter (Kindra). Earl has worked in the Information Technology field for 20
years and currently works for the EMC Corporation (A Information Management and Storage Company) as a Technical Consultant.
Greg Powell (QB, KR) 1979-81. Greg died of a heart attack on 11/5/2011. He
has one son, Gregory Christopher and a daughter, Clarissa. Brother Garlon Powell says this about Greg, "he
taught me everything about football and tutored me through school." Greg led by example and whatever it took.
Milford Uptain (LB, Special teams) 1981. Changed his name to Milford Echols (his biological
name). Played his sophomore season before moving to Colorado. Since leaving Winnfield he graduated from Elkins High
School (Elkins, West Virginia) and attended Columbia University where he received his Bachelors Degree in Criminology. Milford
currently resides in Ashburn, Virginia and is a Sergeant with the Washington, D. C. Metropolitan Police Department, as well
as an officer and CID special agent in the U. S. Army Reserves. He served a two and a half year activation period as the Special
Agent In-Charge (SAC) of the Baghdad, Iraq CID Office. He is married to Chantha Echols.
1983
Garlon Powell (RB, KR, K, DB) 1981 - 1983. Garlon is married to Demetria (formerly
King). They have four children - Joshua (age 14, football and baseball player, honor student), Breanna (age 12, soccer
player, honor student), Jeremy Laraun and Garlon, Jr. The Powell's live just east of Dallas, Tx where Garlon works for
the Dallas County Juvenile Department.
Jay Crooks (OT) 1981 - 1983. Jay
graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1988 in Petroleum Engineering. He lives in Benton, LA and is married to Amy Arnold
Crooks. They have two daughters, Anna and Audrey. Jay is employed by Anderson Oil and Gas Inc. in Shreveport,
LA.
1984
Randy Johnson (SS, LB, TE) 1982 - 1984. Randy currently resides in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
After graduation from WSHS he attended McNeese State University and graduated with a BS degree in Criminal Justice.
Randy has one daughter, Ayana Fate Johnson, age 12. He is currently the Director for ResCare, Inc., a company that provides
services to people with developmental disabilities. He also does part-time work with United Parcel Service (UPS).
Byron Curry (C) 1982 - 1984. After completing high school, Byron enlisted into
the United States Army where he served for seven years, participating in Operation Just Cause (invasion of Panama) and in
the first Gulf War. Once separated from the U. S. Army Byron returned home to Winnfield where he attended college at
Northeast Louisiana University (ULM) and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. While attending college
Byron was employed as a deputy with the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office, where is still serving the people of Winn Parish as
a patrol deputy. Byron married Wendy Carlton and they have one daughter and are expecting their second child in April.
1985
Al Simmons (OG) 1982 - 1985. Al graduated from LSU (Baton Rouge) in 1991 and earned
an M.Ed. degree from Northwestern State University in 2000. He served on the coaching staff at Crowley High School
and Winnfield Senior High School. Al currently lives in Winnfield where he is Director of Personnel for Winn Parish
Schools.
Bo Files (TE) 1984-1985. Bo is the Safety Director for a Self Insured
Workers Comp Fund located in Winnfield. He is married to Dana Shelton and they have one child, Olivia (age 2).
Bo has three other children by marriage; Josh (age 17), Drew (age 14) and Miranda (age 13).
1986
Eric Caldwell (WR, KR, RB) 1984 - 1986. Eric (now Johnson) served on the Winnfield
Senior High School coaching staff from 2000 to 2005, where he coaches the receivers and is a Student Facilitator at the high
school. He now works for the U. S. Postal Service in Winnfield.
1988
Robert Morgan (LB, OT)
1986 - 1988. Robert lives in Seattle, Wash where he works as a production supervisor for a large produce company.
1989
Kevin Pharr ( OG) 1987 - 1989. Kevin is married to the former Amy Horne (former
Toy Tiger for WSHS) and they have one sone, Jake Pharr who is now 3 years old. Kevin lives in Oakdale, La where he owns
a dry cleaners business.
1995
Rocky Procell (TE) 1993 – 1995.
Rocky graduated from Northwestern State University in the spring of 2001. He is married
to Lindsay Yeldell Procell of Winnfield. They currently live in Pineville, La where Lindsay works as a
CRNA and Rocky is the Administrator at Hill Top Nursing Home.
1997
Justin Durbin (TE) 1995 - 1997. After
a successful football career at Louisiana Tech University, Justin now serves on the Winnfield Senior High School varsity coaching
staff. He teaches Civics and Free Enterprise at the high school.
1998
Ryan Porter (C) 1996 - 1998. After graduating from WSHS in 1999 Ryan accepted
a full athletic scholarship to Louisiana Tech. He later transferred to Northwestern State University where he started
for three years at right guard. He played on two NSU teams that went to the Division 1AA playoffs and he was selected permanent
team captain at NSU his senior season. Ryan was a 2nd team All Southland Conference selection his senior year. After college
he played in two national All Star games and was invited to the NFL Combine. He was offered an opportunity to football
in Europe but choose not to accept that offer. Ryan now coaches football at Winnfield Middle School while also working
on a certification to become a teacher. He says his goal is to "let all young people know that football is not
forever, but your mind can take you wherever you want to go."
1999
Jared Beville (WR)
1997 - 1999. Jared attended Louisiana Tech and LSU in Baton Rouge and received a degree in Finance from the
latter. He is married to Katie McKellar Beville, who is from Bossier City, Louisiana. They live in Bossier City
and Jared works for Willis-Knighton Health System. Jared is currently working on his MBA from La Tech and reports that
he is still an avid Winnfield Tiger football fan.
Dustin Procell (K, CB, RB) 1996 - 1999. Dustin graduated from Northwestern
State University in 2007 with a degree in General Studies. He is currently working on a Master's Degree at NSU. He has
been teaching middle school Social Studies for the last four years and coaching football. Dustin is married to Lauren
Day Procell. They have one daughter - Camille.
