Maxie Lambright

Maxie Thomas Lambright was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach of the Louisiana [Tech Bulldogs football] team from 1967 to 1978 and the Louisiana Tech University athletic director from 1970 to 1978. He led Louisiana Tech to three Division II National Championships and seven conference championships. Lambright coached the legendary quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Lambright played college football at Southern Miss [Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss] from 1946 to 1948 and graduated in 1949 from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Lambright is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, Louisiana [Sports Hall of Fame], and the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
Lambright died on January 28, 1980, in Ruston, Louisiana, after a stroke at his home the day prior.