Hebert graduated from Abbeville High School
with the class of 1962. Before he left, he
lettered in football, baseball and
basketball. Two of those years were listed
as an all-state player. He continued with
baseball for two years at USL and went on to
play professional baseball from 1967-1973
with the New York Mets and the Milwaukee
Brewers organizations.
Married to Claudy Dell Hebert, he has a
daughter, Michelle Marie Hebert, and a
stepson, Tony Louviere.
Following his playing days, he used his
degree in education to teach and coach Scott
Middle School through six undefeated seasons
during the seven years he was on campus. At
that time, the school also won seven
consecutive track championships.
Returning to USL, he coached the freshman
baseball team to a 22-0 for the 1972 and
1973 season. Following this, he continued
his roll in coaching baseball, leading his
teams to eight consecutive American Legion
District championships of which four were
state finalists.
He then went on to work with the City of
Lafayette as the athletic director and then
youth marketing manager for Coca-Cola of
Lafayette, where he was also the event
coordinator and worked in public relations.
Hebert is also responsible for the Liberty
Card as a school fund-raiser. Beginning in
1995, the program has now gone on to raise
more than $1.2 million for Acadiana area
schools. He has also been responsible for
bringing the Top 28 basketball finals to
Lafayette and has hosted numerous wrestling
championships, softball championships
all-star baseball games and the National AAU
Girls 14-year-old basketball tournament to
Lafayette.
Currently, Hebert is the athletic
development coordinator at UL Lafayette.
Much of the drive Hebert has shown through
the years comes from the example set by his
father, Oneil “Parker” Hebert. His father
was mayor pro-tem on the Abbeville City
Council and was extremely active in
promoting Vermilion Parish.
In Abbeville, Hebert is responsible for
leading the renovation of Roy Theriot Field
and also donated monies for other field
improvements at A.A. Comeaux Park. He also
worked to help bring the Louisiana High
School All-Star Baseball games to Abbeville
and was the promoter that brought the
Temptations musical group in concert to
Abbeville to benefit youth baseball several
years ago.
Previously, Hebert has been honored with the
City of Abbeville Outstanding Service Award
in 1990; Lafayette City Parish Council
Distinguished Citizen Award in 1998; LHSAA
Distinguished Service Award in 2000 and the
LHSAA Super Sport Award in 1997 and again in
2006.