Cardinal Hall of Honor
One of Lamar University’s most celebrated football players, Anthony (Tony) Guillory dismantled opposing offenses in 1964 when he had an awesome season in leading the Cardinals to their first outright football championship.
In that great campaign, Guillory earned an All-Southland Conference spot at defensive guard and was selected as Lamar’s “Most Outstanding Lineman.”
Guillory integrated Lamar’s athletic program in the 1962-63 season. He received All-America honorable mention in football that autumn and helped the Cardinals capture their first rack title in the spring of 1963 by scoring points in the shot put and discus. Guillory set a shot put record of 53 feet, 11¾ inches in 1963. He earned three letters in each sport.
From 1965 through 1969, Guillory was a standout performer for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams as a linebacker and captain of special teams. He blocked a punt to set up the winning score in a late 1967 game against Green Bay that enabled the Rams to win the NFL’s Coastal Division title.
