Former Tigers Coach, Administrator Steve Carter Dies, 77

BATON ROUGE – Steve Carter, who led LSU to the 1976 Southeastern Conference Championship in men's tennis and later served as an associate athletic director for the Tigers, passed away on Tuesday night from complications due to Covid-19.

Carter, a former Louisiana State Representative serving District 68 for 12 years, was a three-year letterwinner for the LSU tennis team from 1963-65, serving as team captain twice. He was also president of the LSU student body in 1965-66.

Carter was named head coach of the LSU men's tennis team in 1975, leading the Tigers to a 76-19 mark over a four-year span. He was selected as the SEC Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1978. LSU won the SEC title under Carter in…