Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inductee

JAMES "SAMMY" LYBOULT
Lafayette Jefferson's 37-Year Athletic Director

HIGH SCHOOL:
Richmond (1935)

COLLEGE:
Purdue (1939)

37 years as athletic director at Lafayette Jefferson High School...2-time state finalist ... scored 18 of team's 28 points in 1935 state final afternoon game ... Gimbel Award winner ... 3-yr letter-winner in both basketball and baseball ... duplicated that feat at Purdue ... 39 years in Lafayette school system, 37 as athletic director at Lafayette Jefferson ... 10 times Jefferson participated in Final Four, and won state titles in '48 and '64 ... for 39 yrs was recreation director for city and 20 yrs as director and supt. of parks and recreation.