Mr. Mike Plyler

Lloyd had a passion for baseball and formed and managed sandlot baseball teams in the early 1950s.

Lloyd, his dad and several others built the first little league and pony league parks in Durant. He later started and built the American Legion Baseball program in Durant into a major contender for years, hosted state playoffs, organized tournaments and otherwise put Durant, Oklahoma on the map concerning American Legion Baseball. Lloyd was honored when the city changed the park name to Lloyd Plyler Park. In 1960 he organized Lloyd Plyler Construction Company of Sherman, Texas and Durant, Oklahoma and was soon building major projects nationwide. He was well known for his ability to construct projects at a record pace and within budget. Lloyd was still going to work on his 89th birthday.