Class of 1979
Lanny Johnson
Instrumental in starting ULM's streak of 18 straight winning seasons when he led the 1961-62 Warhawks to a 17-8 record and to their first GSC championship, Johnson went on to become ULM's first basketball all-American that year as he made both the Associated Press and NAIA squads. Johnson was a two-year all-GSC pick, both years leading the conference in scoring. He produced eight 30-point games and concluded his career owning ULM's all-time scoring record with 1,366 points.
Dave Styron
With brother Don, he formed the greatest twin brother duo in the history of American track. Both brothers established world records while at ULM, Dave matching a pair of indoor sprint marks in 1962 with a 6.0 in the 60-yard dash and 7.0 in the 70-yard dash. He also won four straight GSC titles in the 100 yard dash and the 220 yard dash and ran on winning 440 relay and mile relay units as ULM won three GSC titles while the Styrons were here.
Don Styron
Like brother Dave, he was one of the world's premier runners while at ULM. He established one world record that still stands, clocking 21.9 in the 220 yard low hurdles in 1960, and matched two other world marks with a 7.0 in the 60-yard high hurdles and later clocking 6.7 in the 60 low hurdles, both in 1962. Don won conference titles in the 120 highs and 220 lows three times and he was also the AAU national champion in the 220 yard low hurdles in 1960.
Hugh Taylor
Without doubt one of ULM's greatest all-around athletes, Taylor was a star receiver for coach Jim Malone and also the top basketball player, scoring 60 points in one game. He later became Sammy Baugh's top receiver for eight years with the Washington Redskins and had 272 catches for 5,233 yards and 58 TDs in the NFL. He was head coach of the Houston Oilers in 1965. Deceased, 1992.
