Augustus Carl Maddox

1912 - 1996  (84 years)

• Name	Augustus Carl Maddox
  Nickname	Clipboard
  Born	1912	Arkansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Feb 1996	Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I129014	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family	Margaret Clare Joachim,   b. 15 Mar 1915, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 2009, Louisiana, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1940
  Children	1. Mike Maddox   2. Steve Maddox   3. Timothy Scott Maddox
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F55009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: http://oceanspringsarchives.net/node/73 A. Carl Maddox Carl Maddox, called ?Clipboard?, attended Northwestern State University at Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1932-1934, before commencing a career in athletics for the remainder of his life. Carl successfully coached high school football in Louisiana and Mississippi before going to LSU in 1954, where he coached football for five years and was on the staff that won the 1958 NCAA National Championship under Paul Dietzel. Mr. Maddox became Athletic Director at LSU in 1968 and served in this capacity for eleven years. He went to Starkville and was the AD at Mississippi State from 1979-1984. Carl Maddox was honored by LSU in 1975, when they named their new indoor track facility, The Carl Maddox Field House. He also left a legacy at Mississippi State University, as that scholastic institution bestowed the name of Mr. Maddox on the running track at W.O. Spencer Stadium. Another sports world honor came to Carl Maddox when the United States Sports Academy instituted The Carl Maddox Sports Management Award. It is granted annually to an individual for his/her contribution to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices. Vince Dooley of UGA received the Carl Maddox Sports Management Award at the presentation ceremony in conjunction with the annual meeting of the US Sports Academy's board of trustees in Daphne, Alabama on January 16, 2004. LSU also had a Carl Maddox scholarship. Carl Maddox has been inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame in Louisiana, Mississippi (1989), LSU, and Mississippi State University. He expired at Baton Rouge, Louisianan on February 16, 1996.