On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame we would like to offer our condolences to the family and friends of Roosevelt Bridges. Mr. Bridges was an inductee in the class of 2025.
He was a pioneer of athletics at Motley High School ( now West Lowndes High School). He coached the first basketball, baseball, and football teams and coached all three sports at the same time until he became the schools principal in 1979/1980.
Coach Bridges started the basketball program in 1968/1969 and coached the team for 11 years. He never had a losing season and coached the Panthers to six sub- district championships and to the North State tournament four times.
He started the baseball program in 1970. He coached the Panthers to the clas BB state championship in 1979 and a state runner- up finish in 1970.
In 1980 he was the recipient of the WKOR Sports Award. The Commercial Dispatch named him the Lowndes County Baseball coach of the year in 1980 and 1981. He also served on the Board of the Mississippi High School Activities Association and the Board of the Columbus/Lowndes Park and Recreation.
Lowndes County has produced a number of great athletes over the years. One of the main reasons for all of the success has been great dedicated coaches like Roosevelt Bridges. There is no telling how many lives he has touched due to his coaching endeavors. Thank God for all this man did for Lowndes County and the innumerable athletes he influenced.
Glenn Lautzenhiser
President, Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame
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