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Highlights
- Author Christopher A. Kennedy shares the story of the Voice of the Bulldogs.
- About the Author: Christopher Alan Kennedy is a historian who loves learning about his home state, Louisiana.
- 112 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Sports
- Series Name: Sports
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Book Synopsis
Author Christopher A. Kennedy shares the story of the Voice of the Bulldogs. Dave Nitz was the voice of Louisiana Tech University sports for half a century, his distinctive voice emanating from Tech fans' radios. A West Virginia native, Nitz dreamed of broadcasting in the big leagues. Little did he know that his Hall of Fame broadcasting career would take him to Ruston, Louisiana. Along the way, Nitz worked with country music icon Tom T. Hall in West Virginia and covered William & Mary University football under Lou Holtz. At Tech, Nitz gave voice to the basketball greatness of Karl "The Mailman" Malone and the national champion Lady Techsters. He called gridiron action from Maxie Lambright through unforgettable upsets of Alabama and Michigan State. Author Christopher A. Kennedy shares the story of the Voice of the Bulldogs. As Nitz would say, "You gotta love it!"
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An icon of Louisiana Tech sports
About the Author
Christopher Alan Kennedy is a historian who loves learning about his home state, Louisiana. His first book, Louisiana Tech's Joe Aillet, published by The History Press in 2022, is a biography of the namesake of Louisiana Tech University's football stadium. A 2023 Louisiana State University graduate with a master of library and information science degree and a two-time Tech alumnus, he was part of a team that catalogued museum items at the USS Kidd Veterans Museum and removed items from the destroyer to prepare for the ship's departure for renovations at a Gulf Coast drydock. When he's not working, he's most likely running, hiking, hanging out with friends and family or getting ready for fantasy football or March Madness.