Douglas Paul Moreau (born February 15, 1945) is a former
American football
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tight end
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in the
American Football League
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and current broadcaster along with being a literature teacher.
He was drafted by the
Miami Dolphins
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in the sixth round of the
1966 AFL Draft
The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965. The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The Dolphins were awarded the first overa ...
. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
LSU
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.
Broadcasting career
Doug Moreau worked as both an LSU football radio analyst and sideline reporter from 1972 to 1981. From 1982 through 1987, he was the color analyst for LSU football games on TigerVision. He returned to the radio booth as color analyst in 1988.
Professional career
Moreau has served as assistant district attorney, judge and district attorney in
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish (french: Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Est) is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 U.S. census, its population was 440,171, and 456,781 at the 2020 census. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, ...
,
Louisiana
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. He was Assistant District Attorney for the 19th Judicial District from 1974 to 1978; Judge, Baton Rouge City Court, Division B from 1978 to 1979; Judge, 19th Judicial District Court, Division E from 1979 to 1990 and served as District Attorney, 19th Judicial District from 1991 to 2009.
References
1945 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Thibodaux, Louisiana
American football tight ends
American football placekickers
American football wide receivers
American radio sports announcers
American television sports announcers
LSU Tigers football players
LSU Tigers football announcers
Miami Dolphins players
American Football League players
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