Hall of Fame
Bossier, a native of Edgard, Louisiana, graduated from Second Ward High School. He was an NAIA All-American at the pitcher position. The righthander led the nation with a 0.53 earned run average in 1961, as Grambling State claimed its first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball title. Bossier and the team then advanced for the first of four national NAIA tournament appearances under R.W.E Jones.
Bossier once struck out 17 batters during a seven-inning game against the Alcorn State Braves. Grambling State pitchers topped the individual charts in 1961, 1962 and 1963, with Bossier’s nation leading 0.53 ERA. As a team, Grambling State led the nation in both hitting and pitching in 1963 with a .370 batting average and a 0.61 ERA.
He signed with the Midwest’s minor-league affiliate of the New York Mets, going 6-2 in 1962 with 71 innings pitched. Bossier is a member of the Grambling State University’s Legends Sports Hall of Fame.
Bossier received his Bachelor’s degree from Grambling State University in Physical Education with a minor in Social Studies. He went on to earn his Master’s in Secondary Education and joined Second Ward High School in Edgard, Louisiana as an educator and began his coaching career in football as a defensive coordinator, and head baseball coach.
He retired as a Supervisor of Instruction for St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools and founded IMPCO, Inc., a leading wholesale distributor of maintenance, janitorial, and operating (MRO) products and services.
Bossier married his college sweetheart and the two are 61 years strong in marriage. He resides in Edgard, Louisiana where he is an avid golfer and President of IMPCO, Inc.