Dale Brown Court and the Battle for Humanity

He's a role model of courage, tenacity, citizenship and social justice. As such, his name belongs in a highly visible spot at LSU. This generation needs role models. Same for every generation. If more people followed in Dale Brown's footsteps, LSU – and the world in general – would be a better place. As the renowned coach John Wooden once put it in a letter to Brown: “If heads of state throughout this troubled world of ours had real concern and consideration for others as you do, I doubt if our racial, religious and political problems would be major issues. You have that. Please keep and nurture it.” Coach Brown continues to be a warrior for social justice and a strong defender of the God-given dignity of all people. He was and is the undisputed leader of the movement to reform the NCAA rule book, to modify or delete rules that he believes “legislate against human dignity.” Partly because of his untiring efforts over a 35-year period, some 500,000 student-athletes per year throughou