NFL · Draftees

Louis Oubre

1981 · Round 5 · Pick 112 · G · New Orleans Saints

Louis Oubre was born in New Orleans and won a 1975 Class AAAA state title at St. Augustine High School. He played on Oklahoma's wishbone offensive line from 1977 to 1980, blocking for Heisman winner Billy Sims. He was first-team All-Big Eight in 1979 and 1980 and a consensus All-American as a senior. His hometown Saints drafted him in the fifth round, 112th overall, in 1981, and he played for Bum Phillips through 1984. He then spent time with Philadelphia and finished with Miami under Don Shula in 1987. He started 31 of 40 NFL games. He later coached at Bessie Coleman Middle School and was offensive line coach at Cedar Hill High School, which won Texas state titles in 2015 and 2016. A September 29, 1983 Oklahoman list of Sooners in the NFL shows "66 Louis Oubre, OG, OU" with New Orleans. The Oklahoman wrote on September 30, 1982: "In 1979, Sims' offensive line blockers were Forrest Valora, Louis Oubre, Terry Crouch, Paul Tabor, Don Key and Ed Culver."

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Oubre | https://grokipedia.com/page/Louis_Oubre | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OubrLo20.htm | The Oklahoman, 1983-09-29, "Sooners have 20 in NFL" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman) | The Oklahoman, 1982-09-30, "Stanley Wilson's big year at OU not so big" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman)

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