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==College ''Coach of the Year''==
==College ''Coach of the Year''==
Kilpatrick joined Northeast Louisiana State College in 1951 as a faculty member and assistant football and basketball coach and later head basketball coach and the director of athletics. In his three final seasons at Northeast, his teams had three consecutive winning seasons. Kilpatrick guided the team to its first 20-win season in 1954–1955. He was honored by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association that season as "Coach of the Year" in the Gulf States Conference. Kilpatrick was also a guiding force in the success of the conference, having served as vice-president and later president of the league. In 1957, Lenny Fant became the Northeast basketball coach and guided the team to eighteen victorious seasons, culminating in his final year, 1978–1979.
Kilpatrick joined Northeast Louisiana State College in 1951 as a faculty member and assistant football and basketball coach and later head basketball coach and the director of athletics. In his three final seasons at Northeast, his teams had three consecutive winning seasons. Kilpatrick guided the team to its first 20-win season in 1954–1955. He was honored by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association that season as "Coach of the Year" in the Gulf States Conference. Kilpatrick was also a guiding force in the success of the conference, having served as vice-president and later president of the league. In 1957, Lenny Fant became the Northeast basketball coach and guided the team to eighteen victorious seasons, culminating in Fant's final year, 1978–1979.
After leaving coaching, Kilpatrick remained on the Northeast faculty and served as head of the Department of Education at the college in 1965 to 1966. He was appointed dean of the college at Northwestern State in March 1966 and became the NSU president later in the year.
After leaving coaching, Kilpatrick remained on the Northeast faculty and served as head of the Department of Education at the college in 1965 to 1966. He was appointed dean of the college at Northwestern State in March 1966 and became the NSU president later in the year.