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Coach Armando Vega: Rest in peace
Posted on 9/29/26 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 9/29/26 at 12:17 pm
Got screwed over by LSU but he was a pretty good gymnastics coach.
Good man, great family.
WBRZ:
Good man, great family.
WBRZ:
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LSU Hall of Fame gymnastics coach Armando Vega died at the age of 90 on Monday at his home in Dallas.
Vega served as the Tigers' men's gymnastics coach from 1972 to 1984, securing the NCAA Gymnastics Coach of the Year award in both 1977 and 1978. He developed 58 All-American athletes during his tenure with the school.
Vega was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021 and produced nine teams that finished in the NCAA Top 10. He also led the Tigers to 12 straight Southern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League championships and was named SIGL Coach of the Year in 1973 and 1976, with him being inducted into the United States Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1977.
As a gymnast, Vega won 11 titles in the AAU Championships, earning seven silver and seven bronze medals as well as earning six NCAA titles.
He participated as a member of the 1956 and 1964 U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams and served as head coach for Mexico's 1968 Olympic squad.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 12:20 pm to prplhze2000
I forgot LSU had men's gymnastics
How did LSU screw him over?
I doubt he was making any $ as coach of that sport at the time
How did LSU screw him over?
I doubt he was making any $ as coach of that sport at the time
Posted on 9/29/26 at 12:28 pm to prplhze2000
Title Nine signaled the end of men's gymnastics and wrestling. Both had to be dropped or additional women's sport would have had to have been added.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 12:30 pm to Emergent C Steve
wrestling was the bigger loss
LSU had a really good team in the 80's
they had some football players that did both sports
LSU had a really good team in the 80's
they had some football players that did both sports
Posted on 9/29/26 at 1:03 pm to nicholastiger
George Atiyeh
Posted on 9/29/26 at 1:43 pm to nicholastiger
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nicholastiger
wrestling was the bigger loss
LSU had a really good team in the 80's
In 1981, after the LSU vs Florida basketball game they had a wrestling match that me and my Dad stayed for. I was disappointed because it WASN'T "Mid-South" style wrestling.
But I did get Rudy Macklin's autograph and met Dale Brown as well left.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 2:21 pm to prplhze2000
Armando was a very nice and genuine man. Rest in peace Coach.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 2:37 pm to prplhze2000
Great man, coach and Tiger.
He may have been a Nittany Lions but he had the “HEART OF A TIGER!!
I remember Jerry George
He may have been a Nittany Lions but he had the “HEART OF A TIGER!!
I remember Jerry George
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