Doug Thornton retiring

Don’t worry. Joe Dumars knows what he is doing.

wut

Thornton has served us well. He won’t be easily replaced.

you cant fully measure what Thornton has done for the city and the Saints.

Legend.

I had no idea who he was until about a year ago. His son and grandson moved from Northern California to Stonewall, La. a few years ago. The grandson ended up in middle school with my son. They became fast friends and now both attend Loyola.
Last year when they had the UFC in New Orleans, the father and son invited us to attend the event with them. He said my Dad manages the super dome and some other venues. We can sit in a box and stay at his house. They have several extra bedrooms.
So of course we went. Had a great time. I woke up early the next morning and went down for coffee. Doug had obviously been up for awhile. He was already showered and dressed for the day.
Just the 2 of us were awake, so we sat and visited for half an hour or so. Great conversationalist. Friendly and engaging.
Later, I googled him and was like holy shite. He does a little more than manage a few venues….
Interesting tidbit, he played football at Woodlawn with Terry Bradshaw.
Woodlawn was the powerhouse high school in Shreveport in the 60’s and 70’s.

Yeah if you don’t know Doug Thornton I presume you weren’t alive for Katrina