Billy Montgomery
Billy Wayne Montgomery | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 9 (Bossier Parish) | |
In office 1988 – January 14, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jesse C. Deen |
Succeeded by | Henry Burns |
Personal details | |
Born | July 7, 1937 |
Political party | Democrat turned Republican in 2006 |
Alma mater | Northwestern State University |
Occupation | Educator |
Billy Wayne Montgomery, also known as Coach Montgomery (born July 7, 1937), is a former educator who represented the Bossier City-based District 9 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988-2008. He was elected as a Democrat, but he switched affiliation to the Republican Party on October 3, 2006.
On August 6, 2016, Montgomery and four others were inducted into the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions at the Shreveport Convention Center. Since its opening in 2007 through 2015, 132 persons had already been selected for this honor. Inducted with Montgomery are , a Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball All-American in 1959 and 1960 who resides in Haughton; Mickey Slaughter, a former Denver Broncos quarterback and Louisiana Tech football coach; hot air balloonist , a dentist from Longview, Texas, and the professional golf caddie Freddie C. Burns, Sr., an African-American from Shreveport, who for thirty-eight years was associated with Hal Sutton.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Butler, Malcolm (June 29, 2016). "Tech pair Germany, Slaughter to be inducted into Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions". sportsnola.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Slaughter, Germany to be honored: Tech duo will be enshrined into the Ark-La-Tex Museum of Champions". Ruston Daily Leader. July 2, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060924031658/http://house.legis.state.la.us/H-Reps/members.asp?ID=9
- "TenLeastWanted.com, Louisiana Pro-Life Alliance, 721 Government Street, Suite 103-120, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Louisiana Republicans
- Educators from Louisiana
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Politicians from Bossier City, Louisiana
- Politicians from Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Northwestern State University alumni
- Louisiana Tech University alumni
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- United States Army personnel
- People from Haughton, Louisiana
- Assemblies of God people