Dothan Eagle · Jul 4, 2019
Robichaux's death 'devastating' for Lafayette and college baseball, Smartt says
College baseball is mourning the death of Louisiana-Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux, the winningest coach at Louisiana and at McNeese State.
University of Louisiana photo Longtime Louisiana-Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux, who took the Ragin’ Cajuns to the College World Series in 2000, died Wednesday at 57.
Robichaux suffered a heart attack on June 23 and had been hospitalized since. Family members informed the school that he died at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
He was 1,177-767 in 33 seasons as a head coach and was 914-590 in 25 seasons at Lafayette. He is the winningest baseball coach at both Louisiana-Lafayette and McNeese State.