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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 2003 |
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Dee Outlaw, a native of Jackson, Ala., began his career at West Alabama as a student assistant in the office of sports information, and was named the University's first fulltime sports information director in 1975. After a successful 21-year career promoting Tiger Athletics, he was named Assistant Athletic Director before taking over as fulltime Athletic Director in 1994. As Athletic Director, he was instrumental in the development of the UWA Softball Complex and helped spearhead the additions of men's and women's intercollegiate cross country and rodeo. Outlaw has staffed thousands of athletic events, including every Tiger football game for the past 34 years, a streak that stands and 359 consecutive games.
Morris Higginbotham was the Head Football Coach
at West Alabama from 1967-69, leading the Tigers to a 19-9-2 record, including a
9-2 mark in 1968 and an appearance in the Peanut Bowl in Dothan, Ala. The native
of Birmingham, Ala., earned Alabama Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year
honors for the efforts of his 1968 team. Before coming to Livingston, he was one
of the most successful high school coaches in Alabama, compiling a 111-27-8
record. After leaving UWA, he returned to high school coaching and finished his
career with 196 wins before retiring in 1982. In 1991, he was inducted into the
Alabama High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame for the years he spent at
Hueytown, Enterprise, Talladega, Etowah County, Bibb County, Scottsboro and
Hewitt-Trussville High Schools. |
