Hedges was a three-sport star (football, basketball, baseball) at Fair Park, an All-State running back in 1947 who help Fair Park run its winning streak against crosstown rival Byrd to five years in a row in the annual Thanksgiving Day game at Louisiana State Fair Stadium in Shreveport [REF].
An outfielder in baseball, he played two years professionally (1952-53) with the Baton Rouge Red Sticks of the Evangeline Baseball League [REF].