All-75th Anniversary McNeese team continues with tight ends

LAKE CHARLES – The revealing of McNeese’s All-75th Anniversary team to commemorate the 75th year of football continues on Monday with a look at the All-Tight Ends team.

A total of eight players make up the team that includes two McNeese Sports Hall of Famers, all-conference and all-Louisiana selections, all-Americans, and record holders.

The 75th Anniversary team is selected from players who have earned all-conference or all-America honors, a member of the McNeese Sports Hall of Fame, or record holders.

***Last week, the all-wide receiver team was released. Inadvertently missing from that squad was Mark Barousse. Barousse played for the Cowboys from 1979-82 and earned all-Southland Conference honors as well as being named the team’s offensive MVP for 1982. In his career, Barousse caught 54 passes in his career for 1,333 yards where he currently ranks 15th on the all-time receiving yards list. He led the team in receiving in 1980, 1981 and 1982 and in 1981, led the nation with an average of 26.5 yards per catch.***

Since the 2018 season is the 75th anniversary of McNeese football, current players will be eligible for the list at the conclusion of the season.

McNeese Football All-75th Anniversary Team – Tight Ends (Alphabetical Order)

Corday Clark (2007-10) – Ranked among the top receiving tight ends in school history… caught 59 passes for 700 yards in his career, ranking him sixth in history among TEs in catches and fifth in receiving yards… earned first team all-SLC honors in 2010 as well as the team’s Offensive MVP after he led the Cowboys with 30 catches (241 yards)… won a SLC title in 2007 and 2009.

Chris Fontenot (1994-97) – 1997 Walter Camp All-American… team captain (1997)… McNeese Offensive MVP (1996)… school record holder for most catches (99) and receiving yards (1,349) by a tight end in a career… his 44 catches in 1997 set a school record for most TE receptions in a season while his 563 receiving yards in 1996 ranks No. 2 in the record book by a TE… 99 career catches currently ranks tied for 11th on the McNeese all-time receptions list while his 1,349 receiving yards is ranked 14th… caught eight passes for 159 yards against Troy in 1996, setting a record for most catches and receiving yards in a game by a TE… the 159 yards is ranked as the seventh-most receiving yards in a game in school history… member of the 1995 and 1997 SLC championship teams.

Alan Heisser (1974-77) – Played on the Cowboys’ 1976 SLC championship team that went on to win the inaugural Independence Bowl game against Tulsa… led the team in receiving both the 1976 (23 catches for 378 yards) and in 1977 (20-224)… currently ranks fifth among tight ends with 59 career catches and is fourth in the record book with 800 receiving yards… at one time ranked in the top three among all receivers in catches.

Louis Landry (1977-80) – Played on the 1979 and 1980 SLC championship teams that participated in the Independence Bowl both years… first team all-SLC and all-Louisiana honors… caught 28 passes in his career for 514 yards and two touchdowns… played a big part in the dominating rushing game the Cowboys posted during his career.

Wes Mangan (2006-09) – Two-time all-Southland Conference selection… won three conference championships (2006, 2007, 2009) and a member of the ’07 team that posted a perfect 11-0 regular season… currently ranked fourth all-time among tight ends with 67 catches and sixth with 664 receiving yards… his 12 career TD catches is a tight end record while ranking tied for seventh among all receivers.

Pat Matthews (1996-99) – Two-time first team All-Southland Conference… all-Louisiana honors… SLC 1990s All-Decade Team… helped the Cowboys win the 1997 SLC championship and playing for the national title… currently ranked seventh among tight ends with 56 career catches and 653 receiving yards.

James Moore (1969-72) – 1972 first team AP All-American… first team all-SLC and all-Louisiana… SLC 1970s All-Decade Team… lettered as a guard his first year then switched to tight end for his final three seasons and was considered one of the best TEs in the nation… helped lead the Cowboys to a 9-0-1 record in 1971 and a spot in the Grantland Rice Bowl… led the team in receiving from 1970-72 and ended his career with 76 catches for 1,124 yards and 10 touchdowns, school records in all three categories at the time among all receivers… he’s one of only two tight ends in school history to surpass the 1,000-yard more in receiving, currently ranking second (22nd among all receivers)… his 76 catches also ranks second on the tight end list (19th overall) while his 10 TDs is second among TEs and tied for 13th with all receivers… inducted into the McNeese Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

R.C. Slocum (1964-67) – One of the early pass receiving greats in McNeese history… played for four seasons and at one time held all of the school’s pass receiving records… caught 74 passes for 945 yards in his career, ranking third all-time in receptions and receiving yards among tight ends… his 74 receptions ranks him tied for 20th all-time among all receivers… led the team in pass receiving in 1966 and 1967 and was named the team’s outstanding offensive lineman… inducted into the McNeese Hall of Fame in 2004 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

McNeese Football All-75th Anniversary Team – Tight Ends (List)
Corday Clark (2007-10)
Chris Fontenot (1994-97)
Alan Heisser (1974-77)
Louis Landry (1977-80)
Wes Mangan (2006-09)
Pat Matthews (1996-99)
James Moore (1969-72)
R.C. Slocum (1964-67)