Paul Augustin joined September 2008

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Paul Augustin

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Paul Augustin has been a sports fan since he was old enough to walk. He has been a Saints fan since the franchise.was granted, saw Tom Dempsey's amazing 63 yard field goal in person, and was present for the Saint's first game in the Superdome and first playoff victory..

Paul sold programs in the old Tulane Stadium for many years so he could get in and see parts of the games and was present at all of the Superbowls at the venerable old stadium.

As a child, he used to walk to go see the New Orleans Buccaneers games when the old ABA was around. and spent many mights in the cheap seats in the upper deck of the Superdome watching the New Orleans Jazz.

His father was a Tulane grad, but he has always been an LSU Tiger fan, even through the Curley Hallman and David Archer years.

Paul has played football, soccer, baseball, softball. track, racquetball, bowling and volleyball. He is a former FIFA certified referee and has coached basketball and baseball including serving as assistant on 2 state champion basketball squads and one national champ.

Paul's oldest son, Paul Augustin, Jr., is an excellent writer on B/R and is father of future sportsman Joshua Paul Augustin who was born May 16, 2009 at 4:38 PM in Lafayette, LA.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    John Stockton, Pete Maravich, Drew Brees, Larry Bird, Chris Paul Deuce McAlister

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans Saints, LSU Tigers

  • Favorite Coaches

    John Wooden, Don Shula, Tom Landry, Mike Krzyzewski, Byron Scott, Joe Paterno

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Hakeem dropped the ball, Hakeem Dropped the Ball

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    11/8/1970 Saints vs Lions ending with Tom Dempsey's 63 yard field goal

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Chamberlain 100 points in a game

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays, if only because personally Ruth was such a bum.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Who cares

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Neither

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Car racing is not a sport

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Are these models of antique cars?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    SEC

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    Karl commented on Tic Tac Toe: The Improbable New Orleans Hornets Have Won Three in a Row

    It's really curious that New Orleans is finally winning, though Chris Paul has been on the bench. I believe that CP3 is the second best point...

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    New Article: Tic Tac Toe: The Improbable New Orleans Hornets Have Won Three In A Row

    In an unlikely turn of events, the New Orleans Hornets have won their third game in a row by defeating the Atlanta Hawks 96-86 Saturday night in the Hive. Coming into this game, the Southwest Division leading Hawks had the best record in the NBA...

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    Since all else has failed, I see no reason for the Knicks not to sign Allen Iverson.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293159-allen-iverson-a-new-york-knick-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen

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    Hayley-L Graham said...

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    Good morning! I'd like to refer you to a piece that was written by Juan which I think could serve as a good tool for younger writers.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/290739-quality-over-quantity-some-tips-for-aspiring-writers?just_published=1

    7 days ago

    Suzette Lampard Brantley said...

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289040-new-orleans-saintsbelieve

    Do you believe?

    10 days ago

    Suzette Lampard Brantley said...

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    Sorry Paul,
    Just logged on and saw your post on my BB. My answer..damn right! All of them!
    Robert is/was my dad.
    Then there is Pete,Joey,Jamie(Space),Pam and NuNu...all my peeps.

    29 days ago

    Suzette Lampard Brantley said...

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/276131-a-second-helping-of-saints-gumbo

    whats for dinner?

    32 days ago

    Erick Blasco said...

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    It was a well-informed article, and well-worth the read. Keep up the great work!

    116 days ago

    Paul Augustin, Jr. said...

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    your article is on hornets247.com!

    http://www.hornets247.com/news/lagniappe/2009/07/06/the-five-worst-hornets-draft-picks-of-all-time

    139 days ago

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