S3 E4--Butch Troy

Down Trails of Victory

"Always be Faithful...

To Purple and White..."

No one exemplified these words than Beaumont High graduate and longtime PN-G educator Butch Troy.

Hear Coach Troy, in his last public communication, talk with Buck and Brad about:

• pitching the Beaumont High Royal Purples to the 1959 state baseball championship;
• pursuing his dreams of playing professional baseball;
• hiring on at Port Neches Junior High in 1965;
• his years as head baseball coach at PN-G;
• his years as an assistant football coach under Coaches Ken Watson and Doug Ethridge at PN-G;
• his years as head coach at PN-G;
• his love for his family; the players, students, and colleagues worked with; and Port Neches-Groves ISD;
• and other topics!

The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Southeast Texas, including Dick Sheffield, Terry Cobb, Braxton Boudoin, Logan LeJeune, David LeJeune, Bubba Busceme, Tommy Odiorne, Les Fleming, Gene Fleming, John Linney, Carlos Adams, Ken Watson, Gene McCollum, P J Granger, Joe Allen, David Mire, Buddy Tibbs, Kim Folse, John Startz, Doug Recio, Brett Smith, Jay Stone, Steve Fry, David Fry, Mike Barnett, Rodney LeBoeuf, Moe O'Brien, Doug Ethridge, Jeff Bergeron, Justin Eicher, Matt Burnett, Tim Owen, Glen Boudoin, Todd Guidry, Elton Woodrom, Robert Fuller, MIke Reeder, Mark Grissom, Randy Lovelace, Robert Giblin, John Davidson, Jeff Woodard, Nathaniel Springer, Donnie Standley, Barbara Comeaux, Matt Faye, Guiseppe Barranco, Bobbie Troy, Shelley Troy Boudoin, Teri Troy Guidry, Holly Troy Sartin, Amy Troy LeJeune...and more!

Other names included in the podcast are Hall of Fame pitcher Ted Lyons, University of Kentucky baseball coach Harry Lancaster...and more!!

Be ready to laugh--and cry--and feel all the emotions in-between as Coach Troy tells his story with humor, integrity, and love.

Rest in Peace Coach Troy. Thank you for the enduring legacy you left behind.

Right here, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!