Lynn Amedee, LSU quarterback and long-time coach with Tigers, Saints, Tulane and UL, dies at 83

Lynn Amedee, LSU quarterback and long-time coach with Tigers, Saints, Tulane and UL, dies at 83

Lynn Amedee, who quarterbacked LSU in the early 1960s and went on to a lengthy football coaching career on the high school, college and professional levels, died May 20. He was 83.

Former LSU QB, Assistant Coach Lynn Amedee Passes Away

GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Lynn Amedee, one of the most well-traveled college football assistant coaches in history who played quarterback and kicked at LSU from 1960-62 and returned twice as an assistant coach, died last week at the age of 83 in Baton Rouge. A native of Baton Rouge who went Istrouma High, Amedee

Former LSU player, coach Lynn Amedee dies at 83

BATON ROUGE — Former LSU and Saints coach Lynn Amedee died at age 83, an obituary says.Amedee died May 20, preceded in death by his wife Judy Daigle Amedee.Amedee's Baton Rouge roots run deep. He attended Istrouma High School before playing quarterback for LSU between 1960 and 1962. During his time at LSU, he was named outstanding player of the 1963 Cotton Bowl and pitched for the 1960-1961 SEC championship-winning team.Amedee later played profe…