Lester Ricard

Lester Ray Ricard Jr. (born December 11, 1983) is an American former football player. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave. Ricard was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Edmonton Eskimos.

Early life Lester Ricard attended Amite High School in Amite, Louisiana, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he passed for 2,421 yards and 23 touchdowns, led his team to the semi-finals of the Class 3A playoffs, was named the District's Most Valuable Player, earned All-America honors from Parade Magazine, was a SuperPrep All-American, and named as a third-team All-South selection by BorderWars.

After his senior season, he was rated as the nation's No. 5 quarterback by Rivals.com, selected as a member of the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen as well as the Dallas Morning News Super Southern 100. In basketball, he was a four-year varsity letterman. Ricard graduated from Amite High School in 2002 with a 3.0 GPA.

College career Ricard signed with LSU out of high school and redshirted in 2002. At the end of fall camp in August 2003, Ricard transferred to Tulane University. Ricard signed with the New Orleans Jazz of the Stars Football League in summer 2011. Ricard served as the Jazz's starting quarterback. The Jazz played only two games during the league's abortive 2011 season, with Ricard leading the team to two victories.

After the Jazz franchise was mothballed, Ricard signed with Team Louisiana of the Exclusive Football League. Much like its SFL predecessor, the EFL team in Louisiana was also quick to disband, breaking away from the league after one game (a 25–20 win over the EFL's Texas squad).

Coaching career In 2014, Ricard was on the football coaching staff at De La Salle High School (New Orleans) as quarterbacks coach. On March 20, 2014, Ricard was named head football coach at St. Martin's High School in Metairie, Louisiana. In 2016, he accepted a teacher position at Hahnville High School. In 2017, Ricard was named head coach at Walker High School in Walker, Louisiana and in September 2018, resigned from the position.