Don Shows

Donald Harrison Shows, known as Don Shows (February 15, 1940 – March 3, 2014), was an American athlete of five sports, a coach of the Northeast Louisiana Indians (renamed the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks in 2006) and the Northwestern State Demons. Most of his career was as a high school football coach whose last team, from 1989 until 2012, was the Class 5-A West Monroe High School Rebels in West Monroe, Louisiana, USA. At least one poll declared the Rebels in both 1998 and 2000 as national champions, a subjective designation.

On June 25, 2011, Shows (pronounced SHAUZ) was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, located in Natchitoches. Chosen by a 30-member committee of the Louisiana Sportswriters Association, the 2011 nominees brought the number honored to that time to 285.

Background

One of three sons of George Melvin and Thelma Shows, Don Shows was born and reared in Ruston in Lincoln Parish. He graduated in 1958 from Ruston High School, where he lettered in baseball, basketball, and track and field, as well as football. He played under the legendary Ruston High School coach Hoss Garrett: "We ran the Notre Dame Box. I played tailback, which is essentially the same as a quarterback in the 'gun'. I also ran track and played baseball. I won four state championships in track."

Rachel Bloom

Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian and writer, best known for creating, writing and playing the lead role of Rebecca Bunch in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She created the Hugo Award-nominated music video "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury".

Early life

Bloom was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Manhattan Beach, the daughter of Shelli (née Rosenberg) and Alan Bloom. Her family is Jewish.

In 2009, Bloom graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. While at NYU, Bloom was the head writer and director of the school's premier sketch comedy group, Hammerkatz. Post-college, Bloom performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and Los Angeles.

Career

In April 2010, Bloom wrote and sang the song, "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury", which gained a cult following when it was released on Ray Bradbury's 90th birthday in 2011. The song was inspired by her favorite Ray Bradbury book, The Martian Chronicles. There was a photo of Bradbury posted online that purported to show him watching the video. Bloom has worked as a television writer on Allen Gregory and Robot Chicken.