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Kurt Hester passed away

Posted on 10/25/25 at 11:34 pm
Posted by tigerskin
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Posted on 10/25/25 at 11:34 pm
Houston strength coach. Former Tulane strength coach. Gayle Hatch protege

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Posted by nicholastiger
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Posted on 10/25/25 at 11:51 pm to tigerskin
He worked with lsu baseball as well when he was at lsu
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Posted by OKBoomerSooner
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 12:16 am to tigerskin
Damn. I had just heard his story on Gameday a few weeks ago too.

"Death is undefeated, but I'll take it to three overtimes."
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Posted by Zchlsu
Twin Peaks, Washington
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 1:00 am to tigerskin
Stage IV Melanoma damn. Take care of your skin and get checked regularly folks.
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Posted by bobbydigital
New Orleans
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:39 am to tigerskin
Amazing guy. Trained with him when younger. Sad day.
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Posted by dupergreenie
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:47 am to tigerskin
Very sad. I know he was fighting very hard.Prayers to his family and friends.

And while this is meaningless he was a huge part in Tulane turn around.
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Posted by Larry_Hotdogs
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Posted on 10/26/25 at 12:09 pm to tigerskin
Hester is an S&C coaching legend. He was a great coach and mentor to a lot of my Mandeville are friends, and I have some extended family that knew him as well through coaching. We also share the Hatch family tree relation, although I never personally met him. I’ve heard a huge number of stories about what a great guy he was, how much he helped, and how in touch he was with his athletes. I count it as a life regret not meeting him personally when I had the chance.

Part of the joy of coaching is that your legacy ends up being the habits, the mentality, the ethic, and the will you impart to your athletes. In that way he lives on. Rest easy, Coach.
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Posted by yallgood
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 10:17 am to Larry_Hotdogs
Awesome human being. Left PAC to become strength coach at La Tech. Phenomenal job up there before going to Tulane. Prayers to his wonderful family.
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Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 10:28 am to yallgood
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Left PAC to become strength coach at La Tech.


Never encountered a guy with a better reputation. Players absolutely love this guy, every single one of them
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Posted by lsu777
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 11:03 am to tigerskin
a great guy and a S&C legend. He would always take time out of his day to talk to you if you reached out. Even when he was sick he was getting back to people that had questions.
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Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 12:51 pm to tigerskin
Strength coaches are the heartbeat of the teams that they coach
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