J.C. Politz

J.C. Politz
Born	December 2, 1924 Napoleonville, Louisiana, USA
Died	2006
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alma mater	Louisiana State University
Occupation	Sports announcer

J.C. Politz was an American sportscaster best known for calling games for the Southern Jaguars football team, LSU Tigers basketball and football teams and St. Louis Cardinals (NFL).^[1] He also called games for the Tulane Green Wave, Southeastern Louisiana Lions, Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, New Mexico Lobos and New Orleans Privateers.^[2]

Biography

J.C. Politz was born in December 2, 1924 in Napoleonville, Louisiana.^[3] He was a gunner on a B-24 flying over Europe in World War II.^[2] After the war, he attended Louisiana State University and graduated in 1953.^[2] He worked at several radio stations and WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first job calling games was with the Southern Jaguars in the mid-1950s.^[4] After the 1958 season, John Ferguson left LSU and Politz was hired for the 1959 football season to broadcast LSU football and men's basketball.^[5] During the 1959 football season, Politz called what could arguably be one of the more memorable plays in college football history.^[6] He was the radio announcer during Billy Cannon's Halloween run versus Ole Miss.^[7]^[8] Politz remained at LSU through the 1960 season before John Ferguson returned for 1961.^[9]

After leaving LSU, Politz spent three years calling St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) football games for KMOX-AM before returning to Baton Rouge.^[10] He called games for the Tulane Green Wave, Southeastern Louisiana Lions, Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, New Mexico Lobos and New Orleans Privateers. He returned to Southern University in the 1990s and called his final game on November 30, 2002 in the Bayou Classic.^[4]

Politz died in 2006 at the age of 81 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[2]

References

↑ "Former 'Voice of the Tigers' Leaves Gift to LSU Vet School". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
1 2 3 4 "Broadcaster J.C. Politz dies at age 81". theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ "LSU hires Georgia Southern announcer Chris Blair to replace the retiring Jim Hawthorne". nola.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
1 2 Aiello, Thomas. Bayou Classic [The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry]. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: LSU Press. ISBN 0807145939. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ "How LSU and Clemson Advanced to the 1959 Sugar Bowl". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ "All Systems Geaux". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ Aiello, Thomas. The Best of Peter Finney, Legendary New Orleans Sportswriter. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: LSU Press. p. 42. ISBN 0807163074. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ "Politz, Morris never got just due". The Houma Courier. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ Barnhart, Tony. Southern Fried Football (Revised) [The History, Passion, and Glory of the Great Southern Game]. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. ISBN 1623684889. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
↑ "Rattlers Are On A Roll And Go For 5 In A Row". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.

Southern University
Located in: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Academics	Southern University System Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at Shreveport Southern University Law Center
Athletics	Jaguars and Lady Jaguars Baseball Basketball Men Women Football
Campus	Ace W. Mumford Stadium F. G. Clark Center Lee-Hines Field
Student life	Human Jukebox
People	Theophile T. Allain Joseph Samuel Clark Felton Grandison Clark G. Leon Netterville Jesse N. Stone Joffre T. Whisenton Dolores Richard Spikes Leon R. Tarver II Edward Jackson Ralph Slaughter Ronald Mason Jr. Ray Belton
Founded: 1880

LSU Tigers basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass
People	Head coaches Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National award winners
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

LSU Tigers football
Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag
Culture & lore	History Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Golden Girls and Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Jersey No. 18 Cannon's Halloween run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

Louisiana State University
Located in: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Academics	LSU System E. J. Ourso College of Business LSU Honors College LSU Laboratory School LSU School of Dentistry LSU School of Music Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Athletics	Sports: LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers Baseball Basketball (Men/Women) Beach Volleyball Cross Country (Men/Women) Football Golf (Men/Women) Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving (Men/Women) Tennis (Men/Women) Track and Field - Indoor and Outdoor (Men/Women) Volleyball Venues: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field Bernie Moore Track Stadium Carl Maddox Field House Charles McClendon Practice Facility Highland Road Park LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Gymnastics Training Facility LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Natatorium LSU Soccer Stadium LSU Strength and Conditioning facility LSU Tennis Complex Mango's Beach Volleyball Club Pete Maravich Assembly Center Tiger Park Tiger Stadium University Club of Baton Rouge Traditions: LSU traditions Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Golden Girls and Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Tiger Girls LSU Hall of Fame LSU Sports Network Tiger Athletic Foundation
Campus	Greek Theatre Highland Road Park Observatory Huey P. Long Field House Louisiana Museum of Natural History LSU Business Education Complex LSU Campus Mounds LSU Hilltop Arboretum LSU Rural Life Museum LSU Tiger Band Hall Memorial Tower Mike the Tiger Habitat John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Shaw Center for the Arts Swine Palace/Reilly Theatre
Media	KLSU Louisiana State University Press New Delta Review The Daily Reveille The Southern Review
Research	Center for Computation and Technology Grok Knowledge Base Horace Hearne Institute Louisiana Business Technology Center Louisiana Geological Survey LSU AgCenter LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport Pennington Biomedical Research Center Stephenson Disaster Management Institute
Student life	LSU Communication across the Curriculum LSU Rugby Red Stick International Animation Festival Tiger Trails
People	Notable LSU People
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Founded: 1860 Students: 31,527 Endowment: 788 million

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