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==Background==
==Background==
Kilpatrick was born in tiny Eros in Jackson Parish. He first attended the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish), formerly known as Northeast Louisiana Junior College. He later earned his bachelor's degree from Northwestern State and master's degree and [[Ph.D.]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps) during [[World War II]].
Kilpatrick was born in tiny Eros in Jackson Parish. He first attended the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish), formerly known as Northeast Louisiana Junior College. He later earned his bachelor's degree from Northwestern State and master's degree and [[Ph.D.]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was a sergeant in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps during [[World War II]].
In 1946, he began his educational career as a [[teacher]] and coach at the still standing Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jackson Parish, at which he built a successful basketball program. The team won the Class A state championship in 1951, when it achieved forty-five victories, a school record.
In 1946, he began his educational career as a [[teacher]] and coach at the still standing Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jackson Parish, at which he built a successful basketball program. The team won the Class A state championship in 1951, when it achieved forty-five victories, a school record.