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10 Facts About Roger Cador

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Roger Cador was born on January 30,1952 and is an American college baseball coach who most recently served as head coach of the Southern Jaguars baseball team.

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Roger Cador was named to that position prior to the 1985 season.

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Roger Cador is a member of a Major League Baseball task force to improve African-American participation in baseball.

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Roger Cador returned to Southern in 1978 as an assistant baseball coach.

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Roger Cador moved to assistant basketball coach of the Jaguars in 1980, where he remained four seasons before earning the head coaching job of the baseball team in 1985.

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Roger Cador's accomplishments include conference championships, 13 SWAC Coach of the Year awards, NCAA regional appearances, and three NCAA play-in appearances.

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Roger Cador tells a story that when he took over as head coach, the Jaguars had virtually no equipment or facilities.

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Roger Cador arranged a scrimmage with the Braves, then managed by his friend Dusty Baker, and returned to Baton Rouge with a truck full of equipment for his team.

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Roger Cador has spearheaded efforts to build an on-campus stadium, complete with lights, and ground was recently broken on a facility to house space exclusively for the Jaguars baseball team.

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Roger Cador completed his career at Southern with 14 SWAC titles, 11 NCAA tournament appearances, and two black national titles.