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6 unusual facts about Southern University


Gardena High School

George Farmer: NFL wide receiver, 1982–1984, 1987, attended Southern University, played for the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins.

Louisiana Highway 408

From its western terminus, LA 408 begins as an undivided, two lane highway before dividing and expanding to four lanes before a railroad overpass on the eastern edge of Southern University.

From the west, LA 408 begins along Harding Boulevard at the entrance of Southern University in Baton Rouge, one mile (1.6 km) west of US 61 (Scenic Highway).

Sarwar Jahan

Sarwar Jahan (born 1962) is the founder of Southern University, Bangladesh.

Since 2003, Sarwar Jahan is the treasurer and vice-president at Southern University, Bangladesh, as well as the secretary general of Southern University Bangladesh Trust since 2005.

Southern University

The Southern University marching band, nicknamed the "Human Jukebox", has been featured in television commercials, music videos and invited to participate in the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, Presidential Inauguration ceremonies and 4 Super Bowl halftime presentations.


Bob Love

After starring at Morehouse High School (now defunct) in Louisiana, Love played basketball for Southern University, where he also became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega.

Pablo S. Torre

On the March 11, 2013 edition of Around the Horn, Torre boldly predicted Southern University would defeat Gonzaga the following Thursday and thus become the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the history of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament since the field was expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Sterling Lands II

He is a graduate of the Southern University School of Engineering, with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Master's International School of Divinity.


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Amir Johnson

His sister Indi plays forward for the women’s basketball team at Southern University while his cousins, Kevin and Kaelin Burnett both play linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.

Carol Vance

Some of the trials Vance was involved in, either as prosecutor or as district attorney, include the Elmer Wayne Henley/Houston mass murder case, the Joan Robinson Hill/John Hill murder cases, the Deep Throat v. Vance Supreme Court case, the Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough impeachment case, the Lee Otis Johnson marijuana possession case, the Texas Southern University riot prosecutions, and the District Judge Garth Bates case.

Jeffrey Price

Jeff Price, head men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University

Jesse N. Stone

Stone's tenure over the Southern University system coincided with that of F. Jay Taylor of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, also a native of Gibsland.

Ronald Steele

His father, Ronald Sr., graduated as a football player from Southern University, and played pro football with the Birmingham Vulcans.

Thomasville High School

The school has produced major college and NFL players including: William Andrews, Mike Bobo, Shawn Jones, Mike Jones (University of Georgia),Charles Bostick (Georgia Southern University), Eric Curry, Guy McIntyre, and most recently, Brandon Thompson of the Cincinnati Bengals.

University Oaks, Houston

Elizabeth Brown-Guillory, distinguished Professor of Theatre and Associate Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas Southern University