Notable alumni

Government: Harvey Locke Carey, James L. Dennis

Actor Muse Watson, Comedian Joey Greco, Musician Merle Kilgore, Television star Si Robertson, Author John Corey Whaley, Actress Karen Carlson, Author Barbara Colley, Bill Doss

Business: Ron Ponder

Other

Honorary: Clarence Faulk, David C. Jones, Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones

Cloyce Box, George Doherty

Network Foundation Technologies

Joe Aillet Stadium

History

Features

Davison Athletics Complex

The Davison Athletics Complex is located behind the south end zone of Joe Aillet Stadium. The three-story, 70,000 square foot facility features a weight room, locker room, players lounge, auditorium, coaches offices, position meeting rooms and the club level.

Charles Wyly Athletic Center

The Charles Wyly Athletic Center is located at the southwest side of Joe Aillet Stadium adjacent to the Davison Athletics Complex and the field house. Construction of the Wyly Athletic Center began in 2000, and the facility opened in June 2001. The 15,000 square foot facility houses the Dr. William Bundrick Sports Medicine Center, Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Conference Room, Louisiana Tech football museum, coaches offices, and team meeting rooms. The Bundrick Sports Medicine Center includes a Swimex therapeutic pool, cardiovascular equipment, physician's examination room, and staff offices. The museum was designed by Richard Smith of Murphy and Orr Exhibits and features Terry Bradshaw memorablilia, plaques for each Tech All-American, displays honoring Tech's top offensive and defensive players, a 100-year timeline of Bulldog football, a lighted wall collage of La. Tech legends, and other exhibits. The $2.5 million facility was privately funded by a $1 million gift from businessman Charles Wyly and contributions from physicians Dr. William Bundrick and Dr. Guthrie Jarrell.

Dawgzilla

Dawgzilla is the name of the high definition LED video display board and sound system located behind the north end zone of Joe Aillet Stadium. The video board was designed, manufactured, and installed by Daktronics during the summer of 2009. The HD-X video display measures 25 feet high by 45 feet wide with a 16-millimeter pixel pitch. Two ribbon boards placed directly above and below the main video display each measure 4 feet high by 45 feet wide with 23-millimeter pixel pitches. The total video display area measures 1,485 square feet, which made Dawgzilla the largest video board in the Western Athletic Conference after its construction in 2009. Also installed atop the video display is a custom Sportsound sound system. The video board is mounted on a brick foundation constructed by Lincoln Builders and is flanked by artistic metal displays. The Dawgzilla project cost $2 million and was financed through a partnership with Learfield Sports and Community Trust Bank.