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Raymond Fontenot played football under the guidance of Coach Faize Mahfouz during the Bobcat seasons of 1951-1953. Fontenot, a center, was named Honorable Mention All-State in 1953.
\nFontenot now joins Mahfouz as a member of the Eunice High School Sports Hall of Fame, joining previous inductees Dana Jenkins, Joe Nagata, and Leonard Matt.
\nFontenot earned his spot as both a player and an administrator, having served as Eunice High principal for 27 years.
\nFontenot was appointed as principal in 1971 and played a leading role in the success and development of Eunice High School Sports.
\nFontenot\u2019s impact on Eunice High athletics included his support of starting a baseball team and naming Clarence Merricks the head coach.
\nThe team went 5-9 in regular season play, but defeated Menard in a Bi-District game, advancing the team to take on Minden, the defending 3A state champion on the road.
\nThe Bobcats defeated Minden 3-2 and advanced to the 3A semifinals against Morgan City but lost by a 5-3 margin.
\nMorgan City went on to win the state championship.
\nMerricks would later lead the Bobcats to a state title in 1979, guiding the team to a 4-3 victory over Pineville and earning state Coach of the Year honors.
\nMerricks ended his stint as baseball coach in 1993 with 255 victories.
\nFontenot\u2019s other major coaching hire came in 1979 when he named Johnny Bourque as head football coach and athletic director.
\nBourque would lead the Bobcat football team to a state title 16-13 victory over Jennings in 1982 at the Superdome.
\nFontenot continued to make athletics a major part of Eunice High, including successful sports such as softball, tennis, and track.
\nHe was appointed as St. Landry Parish School Superintendent in 1992 and served until he retired in 1995.
\nFontenot, died May 18, 2011, at 77 years old.
\nHe was born on June 18, 1933 in Eunice to Edith and Adras Fontenot.
\nHe was married to the former Blanche Blalock, and they had two sons, John Jerome and David Grant.
\nFontenot was a 1959 graduate from the SLI (now University of Louisiana – Lafayette), and went on to obtain advanced degrees in the field of education from Louisiana State University.
\nHe was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during peace time in the 1950s and 1960s.
\nAfter his retirement from the school system, Ramon, as he was known to his friends, studied and travelled to World War II sites throughout the world, becoming an avid historian of this period<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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