Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Encyclopedia
Inductees
| Name | Sport/Team/City | Year Inducted |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Abramowicz | Pro Football, New Orleans Saints | 1992 |
| Joe Adcock Joe Adcock Joseph Wilbur "Billy Joe" Adcock was an American first baseman and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the powerful Milwaukee Braves teams of the 1950s, whose career included numerous home run feats... |
Major League Baseball, Coushatta, LSU | 1975 |
| Joe Aillet Joe Aillet Joe Aillet was the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1940 to 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. During his 26-year tenure, he amassed a career record of 151 wins, 86 losses, and 8 ties. Additionally, under Aillet, the Bulldogs won nine... |
Football Coach, Louisiana Tech | 1973 |
| Charles Alexander Charles Alexander (American football) Charles Alexander is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.-Louisiana State University:... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1993 |
| Billy Allgood | Coach, Louisiana College | 1999 |
| John Altobello | High School Basketball Coach, New Orleans | 1994 |
| Alex Greek Athas | Basketball, Track & Field, Tulane | 1992 |
| Bill Banker Bill Banker Willis "Blond Blizzard" Burton Banker was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. He was featured as part of the All-American football team in the 1930 Warner Bros. feature movie Maybe It's Love starring 20 year old Joan Bennett and comedian Joe... |
Football, Tulane | 1978 |
| Gary Barbaro Gary Barbaro Gary Wayne Barbaro is a former defensive back in the National Football League and United States Football League.... |
Football, New Orleans/Nicholls State/NFL | 2000 |
| Leon Barmore Leon Barmore Leon Barmore is a college women's basketball coach. He coached at Louisiana Tech University from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974 at the invitation of university president F. Jay Taylor... |
Women's Basketball Coach, Louisiana Tech | 2004 |
| Albert Belle Albert Belle Albert Jojuan Belle is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles... |
Major League Baseball, LSU | 2005 |
| Skip Bertman | Baseball Coach, LSU | 2002 |
| Bernie Bierman | Football Coach, Tulane | 1967 |
| Buddy Blair | Basketball, Track, Baseball, LSU | 1981 |
| Mel Blount | Football, Southern University, NFL | 1989 |
| Vida Blue Vida Blue Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 17-year career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics , San Francisco Giants , and Kansas City Royals He won the American League Cy Young award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971... |
Major League Baseball, Mansfield | 1990 |
| Tommy Bolt Tommy Bolt Thomas Henry Bolt was an American professional golfer.Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional in Shreveport, Louisiana... |
Professional Golf, Shreveport | 1974 |
| Zeke Bonura Zeke Bonura Henry John Bonura was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , New York Giants and Chicago Cubs . Bonura batted and threw right-handed... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 1989 |
| Sid Bowman | Track and Field, LSU | 1976 |
| Warren Braden | Football, Southern University, NFL | 1998 |
| Terry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday... |
Football, Louisiana Tech, NFL | 1988 |
| Frank Brian Frank Brian Frank Sands Brian is a former professional basketball player.A 6’1” guard from Louisiana State University, Brian signed with the Anderson Packers of the National Basketball League in 1947. In 1949 the NBL and BAA merged to form the NBA... |
Basketball, LSU, NBA | 1986 |
| Lou Brock Lou Brock Louis Clark "Lou" Brock is an American former professional baseball player. He began his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs but, spent the majority of his career as the left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league... |
Major League Baseball, Southern University | 1983 |
| Billy Brown | Track and Field, LSU | 1969 |
| Charlie Brown | High School Football Coach, Neville-Monroe | 2001 |
| Dale Brown Dale Brown (basketball) Dale Duward Brown is an American former college basketball coach who spent 25 years leading the LSU Tigers. His team earned Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He is also remembered as one of the most vocal critics of the NCAA because he said it legislated against human dignity.-Life in... |
Basketball Coach, LSU | 1999 |
| Gernon Brown | High School Coach, Jesuit-New Orleans | 1990 |
| James E. Big Fuzzy Brown | High School Football Coach, Istrouma-Baton Rouge | 1992 |
| Joe Brown Joe Brown (boxer) Joe Brown was an accomplished boxer who won the undisputed Lightweight Championship of the World in 1956, making 11 successful defences before losing his crown in his old age to Carlos Ortiz in 1962. Brown was a classic boxer and a knockout puncher... |
Professional Boxing, New Orleans | 1976 |
| Willard Brown Willard Brown Willard Jessie Brown , nicknamed "Home Run" Brown, was an American outfielder in the Negro Leagues, Major League Baseball, and inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.- Negro league :... |
Major League Baseball, Negro League Baseball, Shreveport | 2007 |
| Willie Brown | Football, Grambling, NFL | 1985 |
| Pat Browne | U.S. Golf Champion | 1998 |
| Queen Brumfield | Women's Basketball, Southeastern Louisiana University | 2002 |
| Buck Buchanan Buck Buchanan Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American collegiate and professional Football defensive tackle. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and in the National Football League .... |
Football, Grambling, NFL | 1986 |
| Chris Cagle | Football, Merryville, USL, Army | 1960 |
| Billy Cannon Billy Cannon William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved... |
Football, LSU, AFL, NFL | 1976 |
| Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri was an American boxer who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana.Canzoneri, an Italian American, was one of the members of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions.- Early life :When he was a teenager, he and his family moved... |
Professional Boxing, Slidell | 1959 |
| Harold Carmichael Harold Carmichael Lee Harold Carmichael is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played 13 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles , and one season for the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Southern University... |
Football, Southern University, NFL | 1989 |
| Tommy Casanova Tommy Casanova Thomas Henry "Tommy" Casanova, III is an ophthalmologist in Crowley, Louisiana, and a former American football player and politician. He played football for the LSU Tigers and the Cincinnati Bengals... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1985 |
| Jim Cason Jim Cason James Allnut "Jim" Cason, Jr. is a former professional American football defensive back / halfback who played eight seasons in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League, mainly for the San Francisco 49ers. He was selected for two Pro Bowls.He is retired and currently... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 2003 |
| Don Chaney Don Chaney Donald Ray Chaney is an American former professional basketball player and coach, most notable for his long stints as a player on the Boston Celtics.-Career as a player:... |
Basketball, McKinley-Baton Rouge, NBA | 1991 |
| Jimmy Chick Childress | High School Football Coach, Ruston | 2001 |
| Will Clark Will Clark William Nuschler Clark, Jr. is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants from to .Will was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill"... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 2004 |
| Hollis Conway Hollis Conway Hollis Conway is a track and field All-American and two-time Olympic medalist. Conway was the top-ranked high jumper in the U.S. seven straight years from 1988–94 and in the world for two of those years... |
Track and Field, Shreveport, Louisiana-Lafayette, USA Olympic Team | 2004 |
| Jim Corbett Jim Corbett (athletic director) James J. Corbett was the athletics director at Louisiana State University from 1955 until 1967. He also served as the first president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics from 1965-1966... |
Athletic Director, LSU | 1985 |
| Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.... |
Professional Golf, Alexandria | 1985 |
| John David Crow John David Crow John David Crow was the Heisman Trophy winner and halfback from Texas A&M University in 1957... |
Football, Springhill, NFL | 1976 |
| Jerry Dalrymple Jerry Dalrymple Gerald R. "Jerry" Dalrymple was an American football player and coach of football and basketball in the United States. Dalrymple was All-Southern in sophomore year; All-American in his junior and senior year at Tulane University. In 1931, he was the only unanimous All-American in the country... |
Football, Tulane | 1964 |
| Alvin Dark Alvin Dark Alvin Ralph Dark , nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for five National League teams from 1946 to 1960. Named the major leagues' Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves when he batted .322... |
Major League Baseball, Lake Charles, LSU | 1976 |
| Willie Davenport Willie Davenport William "Willie" D. Davenport , nicknamed "Breeze" Davenport, was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. William attended Howland High School, a suburb of Warren in Northeast Ohio. He attended college at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
Track and Field, Southern University, USA Olympic Team | 1988 |
| Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (kicker) Tommy Davis was an American football punter and kicker.-College football:Davis was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team.-NFL:... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1988 |
| Willie Davis | Football, Grambling, NFL | 1977 |
| Fred Dean Fred Dean Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean is a former American football player in the National Football League, and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. His career started with the San Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season. Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of... |
Football, Louisiana Tech, NFL | 1995 |
| Joe Dean Joe Dean Joe Dean was an All-SEC basketball player for Louisiana State University from 1950–52 and later became the school's athletic director, serving in the role from 1987–2000.-Early life and playing career:... |
Athletic Director, LSU | 2001 |
| Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins... |
Horse Racing Jockey, New Iberia | 2002 |
| Joe Delaney Joe Delaney Joe Alton Delaney was an American football running back who played two seasons in the National Football League . In his two seasons with the Chiefs, Delaney set four franchise records that would stand for over 20 years.... |
Football, Northwestern State University, NFL | 1996 |
| Bill Dickey Bill Dickey William Malcolm Dickey was a Major League Baseball catcher and manager.He played his entire 19-year baseball career with the New York Yankees . During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships... |
Major League Baseball, Bastrop | 1981 |
| Mel Didier | Baseball, Baton Rouge, LSU | 2003 |
| Paul Dietzel Paul Dietzel Paul Dietzel is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Louisiana State University , the United States Military Academy , and the University of South Carolina , compiling a career record of 109–95–5... |
Football Coach, LSU | 1988 |
| Dave Dixon | Entrepreneur, New Orleans | 1999 |
| Dr. Jack Doland | Football Coach, McNeese State | 2002 |
| Atley Donald Atley Donald Richard Atley Donald was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of Morton, Mississippi, the right-hander played for the New York Yankees from 1938 to 1945. "Swampy", as he was nicknamed, stood 6'1" and weighed 186 lbs.Donald was usually a fourth or fifth starter during his career, and... |
Major League Baseball, Choudrant | 1982 |
| A.J. Duhe | Football, LSU | 2001 |
| Joe Dumars Joe Dumars Joe Dumars III , nicknamed Joe D, is a retired American basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons' President of Basketball Operations.... |
Basketball, Natchitoches/McNeese State/NBA | 2003 |
| Ralph Dupas Ralph Dupas Ralph Dupas was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship.-Early boxing career:... |
Professional Boxing, New Orleans | 1994 |
| Mark Duper Mark Duper Mark Super Duper is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League from 1982 to 1992. He played collegiately at Northwestern State University and was selected by the Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 1982 NFL Draft... |
Football, Northwestern State, NFL | 2005 |
| Billy Joe Dupree Billy Joe Dupree Billy Joe DuPree is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League who played his entire career for the Dallas Cowboys.-Early years:DuPree was born and reared in Monroe, Louisiana... |
Football, West Monroe/NFL | 2003 |
| Tom Dutton | Football, LSU | 1969 |
| Eddie Dyer Eddie Dyer Edwin Hawley Dyer was an American left-handed pitcher, manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922–44 and 1946–50... |
Major League Baseball, Morgan City | 1966 |
| Ken Ellis Ken Ellis Kenneth Alfonzo Ellis is an athlete who played in the National Football League from 1970 to 1979.Ellis's football career began at Ralph Johnson Bunche High School in Woodbine, Georgia. He was one of the best high school running backs in the state of Georgia... |
Football, Southern, NFL | 2000 |
| Ron Estay Ron Estay Ron Estay is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 1972, he was selected by the Denver Broncos in the 8th round of the 1972 NFL Draft... |
Football, LSU | 2006 |
| Lenny Fant Lenny Fant Leonard O'Neil Fant, known as Lenny Fant , was from 1957–1979 the men's basketball coach of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Indians . During his tenure, Fant compiled a ULM record of 326–221. His 326-game record was topped in 1999 by one of his understudies, ULM Coach Mickael E... |
Basketball Coach, Northeast Louisiana University | 1988 |
| Doc Fenton Doc Fenton George Ellwood "Doc" Fenton was an American football player. He was elected to the LSU Hall of Fame in 1937 and to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.... |
Football, LSU | 1968 |
| Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive... |
Football, Shreveport, NFL | 1994 |
| Jim Finks Jim Finks James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:... |
Administrator, New Orleans Saints | 2000 |
| Chuck Finley Chuck Finley Charles Edward "Chuck" Finley is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1986-2002 for three different teams, but pitched primarily with the California Angels... |
Baseball, ULM, Monroe | 2006 |
| Peggy Flournoy | Football, Tulane | 1968 |
| Steve Foley Steve Foley (defensive back) Stephen James Foley is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played his entire 11-year NFL career with the Denver Broncos after one year with the Jacksonville Express of the World Football League.As a member of the Broncos, Foley played in the Super Bowl twice... |
Football, Tulane, Jesuit-New Orleans, NFL | 2002 |
| Alton Red Franklin | High School Football Coach, Haynesville | 2004 |
| John Franks John A. Franks John Franks was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested in real estate with Franks... |
Horse Racing Thoroughbred Owner, Shreveport | 1995 |
| Stan Galloway Stan Galloway Stan Galloway was the seventh head football coach for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions located in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for fourteen seasons, from 1951 until 1964. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 84 wins, 42 losses, and 4 ties... |
Football Coach, Southeastern Louisiana University | 1989 |
| Lin Gamble | Women's Basketball, Grand Cane | 2001 |
| Ralph Garr Ralph Garr Ralph Allen Garr is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right... |
Major League Baseball, Grambling | 1985 |
| L. J. Hoss Garrett | High School Football Coach, Ruston | 1997 |
| Leslie Gaudet | High School Basketball Coach, Pine Prairie | 1997 |
| Paul Geisler | Football, Centenary | 1967 |
| Larry Gilbert | Baseball, New Orleans | 1964 |
| Matt Gordy | Track and Field, LSU | 1985 |
| Tad Gormley Tad Gormley Frank 'Tad' Gormley was the former head of the New Orleans Gymnastics Club and Amateur Athletic Union.He was a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts... |
Coach, Tulane, LSU, Loyola | 1968 |
| Hoyle Granger Hoyle Granger Hoyle John Granger is a former collegiate and professional American football player in the United States. He played his college football at Mississippi State. He was the first pick in the fifth round of the 1966 American Football League draft, by the Houston Oilers... |
Football, Mississippi State, NFL | 2005 |
| Mike Green Mike Green (basketball) For the basketball player born in 1985, see Michael Green .Michael Kenneth Green is a retired American professional basketball player.... |
Basketball, Louisiana Tech | 1996 |
| Grits Gresham Grits Gresham Claude Hamilton "Grits" Gresham, Jr. was an internationally-known American sportsman, author, photographer and television personality who hosted ABC's The American Sportsman series from 1966-1979... |
Outdoorsman, Natchitoches | 1989 |
| Bob Groseclose | Track & Field Coach, Northeast Louisiana University | 1992 |
| Eric Guerin Eric Guerin Oliver Eric Guerin is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater country, twenty-four miles west of Baton Rouge... |
Horse Racing Jockey, Maringouin | 1984 |
| Ron Guidry Ron Guidry Ronald Ames Guidry , nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees... |
Major League Baseball, Lafayette, USL | 1992 |
| Sue Gunter Sue Gunter Sue Gunter was a women's college basketball coach. She is best known as the head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team.... |
Women's Basketball Coach, LSU | 2005 |
| Freddie Haas | Amateur Golf, New Orleans | 1978 |
| Darryl Hamilton Darryl Hamilton Darryl Quinn Hamilton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Texas Rangers , San Francisco Giants , Colorado Rockies and New York Mets . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
Major League Baseball, Baton Rouge, Nicholls State | 2008 |
| Jake Hanna | Football, Centenary | 1978 |
| Billy Hardin | Track and Field, LSU | 1998 |
| Slats Hardin Glenn Hardin Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics.... |
Track and Field, LSU | 1962 |
| James "Shack" Harris | Football, Monroe, Grambling, NFL | 1999 |
| Gayle Hatch | Weightlifting Coach, Baton Rouge, Northwestern State | 2008 |
| Joel Hawkins | High School Basketball Coach, Southern Lab, Lake Providence, G.W. Griffin | 2007 |
| Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes Elvin Ernest Hayes is a retired American basketball player and radio analyst for Houston Cougars men's basketball, where he played college basketball... |
Basketball, Rayville, NBA | 1988 |
| Ed Head Ed Head Edward Marvin Head , was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1940-1946.... |
Major League Baseball, Selma | 1965 |
| Bobby Hebert Bobby Hebert Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr., is an American sportscaster who is best known as a retired Pro bowl American football quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. He played professionally in the USFL and NFL from 1983 to 1996 for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons... |
Football, Cut Off, Northwestern State, NFL, New Orleans Saints | 2000 |
| Jay Hebert | Professional Golf, Lafayette | 1982 |
| Lionel Hebert Lionel Hebert Lionel P. Hebert was an American golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour including the 1957 PGA Championship, the last to be held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team... |
Professional Golf, Lafayette | 1982 |
| Charlie Hennigan Charlie Hennigan Charles Taylor Hennigan, Sr., known as Charlie Hennigan , is a retired American football player with the former Houston Oilers who resides in Shreveport, Louisiana. Born in Bienville in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, Hennigan grew up in nearby Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, located... |
Football, Northwestern State University, AFL | 1978 |
| Tommy Henry | High School Administrator, Alexandria | 2008 |
| Pete Herman Pete Herman Pete Herman was one of the all time great bantamweight world champions. An Italian-American, Herman was born Peter Gulotta in New Orleans, Louisiana, and fought from 1912 until 1922... |
Professional Boxing, New Orleans | 1960 |
| Dalton Hilliard Dalton Hilliard Dalton Hilliard is a former professional American football running back for the New Orleans Saints from 1986-1993. He played his entire NFL career for the Saints and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1989... |
Football, LSU, New Orleans Saints | 1997 |
| Tom Hinton Tom Hinton William Thomas "Tom" Hinton is a former Canadian Football League offensive guard who played nine years for the BC Lions from 1958 to 1966. In 1991, he was enshrined into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.-College career:... |
Football, Louisiana Tech, CFL | 2005 |
| Fred Hobdy | Basketball Coach, Grambling | 1994 |
| Bob Hopkins Bob Hopkins Robert M. Hopkins is a former National Basketball Association player and coach. He played college ball at Grambling where he scored 3,759 points , and then played in the NBA for four seasons with the Syracuse Nationals... |
Basketball, Grambling, NBA | 1978 |
| Cal Hubbard Cal Hubbard Robert Calvin Hubbard was a professional American football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame... |
Football & Baseball, Centenary | 1966 |
| Stan Humphries Stan Humphries William Stanley "Stan" Humphries is a former professional American football quarterback. He played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Northeast Louisiana... |
Football, ULM, NFL | 2007 |
| Luke Jackson | Basketball, Olympic & NBA | 1998 |
| Rich Jackson Rich Jackson Rich Jackson was an American college and professional football player. In college Jackson played for Southern University. Jackson played for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders in 1966 and the AFL Denver Broncos from 1967 through 1969. He played for the NFL Broncos in 1970 through... |
Football, Southern University, NFL | 1994 |
| Rickey Jackson Rickey Jackson Rickey Anderson Jackson is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers . In 1997, Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Jackson won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX one year before retiring... |
Professional Football, New Orleans Saints | 1999 |
| Dana Jenkins | Track and Field, LSU | 1968 |
| Kathy Johnson (Clarke) Kathy Johnson Kathy Johnson, also known as Kathy Johnson Clarke is an American commentator and retired artistic gymnast... |
Gymnastics, Centenary College, USA Olympic Team | 1996 |
| Gary "Big Hands" Johnson | Football, Grambling, NFL | 1991 |
| Charlie Joiner Charlie Joiner Charles B. Joiner Jr. is a former American football player who starred in professional football for eighteen seasons, virtually exclusively at the position of wide receiver. He retired with the most career receptions, receiving yards, and games played of any wide receiver in NFL history. He was... |
Football, Grambling, NFL | 1990 |
| Bert Jones Bert Jones Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle"... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1986 |
| Biff Jones Biff Jones -External links:... |
Football Coach, LSU | 1966 |
| Dub Jones | Football, Tulane, NFL | 1982 |
| Esther Jones Esther Jones Esther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:... |
Track, LSU | 2007 |
| Ken Kavanaugh Ken Kavanaugh Ken Kavanaugh was an American football player, coach and scout. He played college football at LSU, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the Southeastern Conference in 1939. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.After college, Kavanaugh played in the National Football... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1970 |
| Pam Kelly (Flowers) | Basketball, Louisiana Tech | 1994 |
| Kenny Konz Kenny Konz Kenneth Earl Konz was an American football defensive back who played with the National Football League's Cleveland Browns from 1953 to 1959. Konz was selected by the Browns in the 1951 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State.-External links:*... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 2000 |
| Ernie Ladd Ernie Ladd Ernest "Ernie" Ladd , nicknamed "The Big Cat" was an American collegiate and professional football player and a professional wrestler.-Pro Football career:... |
Football, Grambling, AFL, NFL | 1994 |
| Dwight "Bo" Lamar Bo Lamar Dwight "Bo" Lamar is a former professional American basketball player. He attended high school in Columbus and graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.... |
Basketball, University of Southwestern Louisiana | 1984 |
| Maxie Lambright | Football Coach, Louisiana Tech | 1986 |
| Hank Lauricella Hank Lauricella Francis E. Lauricella, known as Hank Lauricella was a Hall of Fame American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. He served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs from 1972 to 1996... |
Football, New Orleans | 1983 |
| Lester Lautenschlaeger Lester Lautenschlaeger Lester Lautenschlaeger was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.... |
Football, Football Coach, Tulane | 1983 |
| Janice Lawrence (Braxton) Janice Lawrence Braxton Janice Lawrence Braxton is an American professional basketball player.-College:She played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where she helped lead the Lady Techsters to national championships in 1981 and 1982... |
Pro Basketball, Louisiana Tech, USA Olympic Team | 2005 |
| Walter Ledet | Track & Field Coach, Northwestern State University | 1995 |
| Bill Lee Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) William Crutcher "Big Bill" Lee was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1934 through 1947 for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Braves.... |
Major League Baseball, Plaquemine | 1972 |
| Eun Jung Lee (Ok) | Basketball, Northeast Louisiana University | 1998 |
| Albert Lewis Albert Lewis (American football) Albert Ray Lewis is a former American football player who played in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders... |
Football, Mansfield, Grambling, NFL | 2004 |
| Frank Lewis | Football, Grambling | 2006 |
| Bob Love Bob Love Robert ' Earl “Butterbean” Love is a retired American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the NBA's Chicago Bulls... |
Basketball, Southern University, NBA | 1983 |
| Bobby Lowther | Basketball, Track & Field, LSU | 1995 |
| Johnny Lynch | Football Referee, New Orleans | 1975 |
| Ted Lyons | Major League Baseball, Lake Charles | 1960 |
| Charles McClendon Charles McClendon Charles Youmans McClendon , also known as Charlie or "Cholly Mac," was an American football player and coach. He served at the head coach at Louisiana State University from 1962 to 1979. McClendon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.-Early years:McClendon was born on... |
Football Coach, LSU | 1982 |
| Dick McCloskey | High School Football Coach, Hanson Memorial-Franklin | 2003 |
| Max McGee Max McGee William Max McGee was a professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954-67. He served as the team's punter during a few years of his career. McGee may be best known for his performance during the first Super Bowl game. Prior to his NFL career, he played college... |
Football, Tulane, NFL | 1984 |
| Jimmy McGonagill | Amateur Golf, Shreveport | 1970 |
| Bo McMillin Bo McMillin Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin was an American football player and coach, who served at both the collegiate and professional levels. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where was a three-time All-American at quarterback, and led the Centre Praying Colonels to a... |
Football Coach, Centenary | 1964 |
| Rudy Macklin Rudy Macklin Durand "Rudy" Macklin is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward from Louisville, Kentucky, Macklin played at Louisiana State University from 1976 to 1981. In his very first game for LSU, he grabbed 32 rebounds against Tulane University... |
Basketball, LSU, NBA | 2005 |
| Carl Maddox Carl Maddox Carl Maddox was the athletics director of Louisiana State University and Mississippi State University. The Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus is named after him.-Honors and awards:Maddox was awarded the Corbett Award in 1986.-External links:*... |
Athletic Director, LSU | 1986 |
| Ron Maestri | Baseball Coach, University of New Orleans | 1995 |
| Faize Mahfouz | High School Football Coach, Eunice, New Iberia | 1981 |
| Karl Malone Karl Malone Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate... |
Basketball, Summerfield, Louisiana Tech, NBA | 2008 |
| Archie Manning Archie Manning Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings... |
Football, New Orleans Saints | 1988 |
| Pete Maravich Pete Maravich Peter "Pistol Pete" Press Maravich was an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University and played for three NBA teams until injuries induced him to retire in 1980... |
Basketball, LSU, NBA | 1984 |
| Oliver Marcelle Oliver Marcelle Oliver Hazzard Marcelle , nicknamed "Ghost", was an American third baseman in the Negro Leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1931. He also played shortstop. A Creole born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, he batted and threw right-handed.While the Negro Leagues had many statistics... |
Negro Leagues Baseball, Thibodaux, New Orleans | 1996 |
| Leonard Marshall Leonard Marshall Leonard Allen Marshall Jr. is a former American football defensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the National Football League . Marshall played defensive end for the New York Giants for ten seasons, then played a season each as a defensive tackle for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins... |
Football, Franklin, LSU, NFL | 2008 |
| Eric Martin | Football, LSU, New Orleans Saints | 2006 |
| Tommy Mason Tommy Mason Thomas Cyril Mason is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was selected first overall by the expansion Minnesota Vikings in the 1961 NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Vikings, he rushed for 3,252 yards and 28 touchdowns. In 1967, he was signed by the Los... |
Football, Tulane, NFL | 1981 |
| Abe Mickal Abe Mickal Abe "Miracle" Mickal was an American football player. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame for his career as a halfback at LSU. Although selected in the 1936 NFL Draft, Mickal did not play professionally... |
Football, LSU | 1970 |
| Rod Milburn | Track and Field, Southern University, USA Olympics | 1988 |
| Fred Miller Fred Miller (defensive lineman) Fred David Miller was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League from 1963 through 1972. During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Louisiana State University.Miller was born in Homer, Louisiana... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1990 |
| Sam Mills Sam Mills Samuel Davis "Sam" Mills, Jr. was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.-Early life:... |
Football, New Orleans Saints | 2001 |
| Brian Mitchell | Football, ULL, NFL | 2007 |
| J. D. Mooney | Horse Racing Jockey, New Orleans | 1976 |
| Bernie Moore Bernie Moore -External links:... |
Football, Track Coach, LSU | 1963 |
| Jim Mora Jim E. Mora James Earnest Mora is the former head coach of the USFL's Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars and the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. He played football at Occidental College where he was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. His son Jim L... |
Football Coach, New Orleans Saints | 2003 |
| Al Moreau | Track and Field, LSU | 1963 |
| Jackie Moreland Jackie Moreland Jack Wade "Jackie" Moreland was an American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and the former New Orleans Buccaneers.-Early Life & High School:... |
Basketball, Louisiana Tech | 1984 |
| Johnny Morriss | Track & Field, University of Southwestern Louisiana | 1989 |
| Kim Mulkey | Basketball, Louisiana Tech, USA Olympic Team | 1990 |
| A.W. Mumford Ace Mumford Arnett W. "Ace" Mumford was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at historically black colleges and universities in Texas and Louisiana from 1924 to 1961, compiling a career college football record of 233–85–23... |
Football Coach, Southern University | 1984 |
| Charles Cotton Nash | Basketball, Baseball, Lake Charles High School | 1993 |
| Calvin Natt Calvin Natt Calvin Leon Natt is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward, Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons , spending time with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio... |
Basketball, Northeast Louisiana University, NBA | 1993 |
| Mel Ott Mel Ott Melvin Thomas Ott , nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played his entire career for the New York Giants . Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 1963 |
| Emmett Paré Emmett Pare J. Emmett Pare was an outstanding tennis player in early part of the 20th century and a coach at Tulane University.... |
Tennis Coach, Tulane | 1997 |
| Robert Parish Robert Parish Robert Lee Parish is a retired American basketball center. He was known for his strong defense and jump shooting, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003... |
Basketball, Woodlawn-Shreveport, Centenary, NBA | 2001 |
| Raymond “Buddy” Parker Buddy Parker Raymond "Buddy" Parker is a former football player and coach in the National Football League who served as head coach for three teams: the Chicago Cardinals, the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers.... |
Football, Centenary, NFL | 1991 |
| Mel Parnell Mel Parnell Melvin Lloyd Parnell is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.Parnell spent his entire ten-year career with the Boston Red Sox , compiling a 123-75 record with 732 strikeouts, a 3.50 earned run average, 113 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 1752.2 innings pitched in 289 games... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 1963 |
| Willie Pastrano Willie Pastrano Wilfred Raleigh Pastrano was a light heavyweight boxer who held the world crown from 1963 until 1965.-Early life:... |
Professional Boxing, New Orleans | 1965 |
| Audrey "Mickey" Patterson (Tyler) Audrey Patterson Audrey Patterson is the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal; she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.-Biography:... |
Track and Field, New Orleans, USA Olympics | 2000 |
| John Pennel John Pennel John Thomas Pennel was an American pole vaulter, and four-time world record holder.When Robert Gardner became the first man to clear 13 feet in 1912 many people thought the pole vault limit was close at hand. It was nothing of the sort, of course, but progress was painfully slow – about one inch... |
Track & Field, Northeast Louisiana University | 1976 |
| Warren Perkins | Basketball, Tulane, NBA | 2007 |
| Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races... |
Horse Racing Jockey, New Orleans | 2006 |
| Jimmy Perrin | Professional Boxing, New Orleans | 1965 |
| Kim Perrot Kim Perrot Kim Perrot , was an American basketball player. She played in the WNBA for the Houston Comets.Perrot attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana , and played four years there as a guard... |
Basketball, ULL, WNBA | 2007 |
| John Petitbon John Petitbon John Petitbon was an American football player.A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Petitbon was a three-sport star in baseball, basketball, and football at Jesuit High School. He was named the Louisiana All-State Most Valuable Player in football in 1946, and led Jesuit with 18 touchdowns in 1946... |
Football, Notre Dame, NFL | 1998 |
| Richie Petitbon Richie Petitbon Richard Alvin Petitbon is a former American football safety and head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League... |
Football, Tulane, NFL | 1992 |
| Bob Pettit Bob Pettit Robert Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks . He was the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970... |
Basketball, LSU, NBA | 1973 |
| Jelly Pigott | High School Basketball Coach, Jena | 2008 |
| Howie Pollet Howie Pollet Howard Joseph Pollet was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s. A three-time All-Star in , and , he twice he led the National League in earned run average .Born in New Orleans, Pollet signed his first professional contract with the St... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 1981 |
| Harold Porter | Track & Field, University of Southwestern Louisiana | 1997 |
| H. Lee Prather H. Lee Prather Henry Lee Prather was an American football and basketball coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for one season in 1912, compiling a record of 3–4... |
Basketball Coach, Northwestern State University | 1965 |
| Eddie Price Eddie Price Edward J. Price was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the second round of the 1950 NFL Draft. Price led the NFL in rushing in 1951... |
Football, Tulane | 1975 |
| Greg Procell | High School Basketball, Ebarb | 1988 |
| Joe Profit Joe Profit Joe Profit is a former American football running back with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League . He spent three seasons on the Atlanta Falcons before moving to the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft... |
Football, Monroe, Northeast Louisiana University | 1999 |
| Harry Rabenhorst Harry Rabenhorst Harry Rabenhorst is the former head basketball and baseball coach at Louisiana State University. He won a mythical national championship in basketball in 1935 and led his 1953 team to the Final Four... |
Coach, LSU | 1970 |
| Gary Reasons Gary Reasons Gary Phillip Reasons is a former American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League, winning Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV as a member of the team.-Biography:... |
Football, Northwestern State University, NFL | 1997 |
| Willis Reed Willis Reed Willis Reed, Jr. is a retired American basketball player, coach and manager of basketball teams. He spent his entire professional playing career with the New York Knicks. In 1982, his outstanding record and achievements were recognized by his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall... |
Basketball, Grambling, NBA | 1981 |
| Bill Reigel | Basketball, McNeese State University | 1988 |
| Dutch Reinhardt | Basketball Coach, University of Southwestern Louisiana | 1986 |
| Nick Revon | Basketball, New Orleans | 2002 |
| J. R. Richard | Major League Baseball, Vienna | 1988 |
| Ham Richardson | Tennis, Tulane University | 1983 |
| Isiah Robertson Isiah Robertson Isiah "Butch" Robertson is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills . He was selected to six Pro Bowls during his years with the Rams. He picked off 25 passes in his career, returning three for touchdowns... |
Football, Southern University, NFL | 1996 |
| Johnny Red Robertson | High School Football Coach, Ferriday | 2002 |
| Scotty Robertson Scotty Robertson Robert Scott Robertson, III, known as Scotty Robertson , was an American basketball coach of four NBA teams. He was the first coach for the New Orleans Jazz , and he later coached the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons... |
Basketball Coach, Louisiana Tech, NBA | 1997 |
| Rick Robey | Basketball, New Orleans | 2006 |
| Eddie Robinson | Football Coach, Grambling | 1985 |
| Johnny Robinson | Football, LSU, NFL | 1984 |
| Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J... |
Horse Racing Jockey, Erath | 2005 |
| Rolland Romero | Track and Field, Loyola, US. Olympic Team | 1974 |
| Connie Ryan Connie Ryan Cornelius Joseph Ryan was an American second baseman, third baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball.... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 1993 |
| Leo Sanford Leo Sanford Leo Sanford is a former professional American Football player for the Chicago Cardinals.... |
Football, Louisiana Tech, NFL | 1990 |
| Michael Sanders Mike Sanders (basketball) Michael Anthony Sanders is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Sanders was selected by the Kansas City Kings with the 74th overall pick of the 1982 NBA Draft... |
Basketball, DeRidder, UCLA, NBA | 2000 |
| Tony Sardisco Tony Sardisco Anthony Guy "Tony" Sardisco was an American football guard/linebacker. He played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins in 1956. Sardisco then served in the U.S. Air Force for two years, although he continued to play football, making All-Air Force in... |
Football, Shreveport, Tulane, AFL | 2004 |
| Glynn Saulters Glynn Saulters Glynn Saulters is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from Northeast Louisiana University , Saulters competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team... |
Basketball, Northeast Louisiana University | 1981 |
| Rags Scheuermann | Baseball Coach, Delgado, Loyola | 1990 |
| Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the... |
Football Coach, Tulane, Loyola | 1970 |
| James Silas | Basketball, Tallulah, ABA | 1995 |
| Monk Simons | Football, Tulane | 1969 |
| Jackie Smith Jackie Smith Jackie Larue Smith is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. He played tight end for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys from 1963 to 1978. He has career marks of 480 receptions, 7,918 yards, and 40 touchdowns... |
Football, Northwestern State University, NFL | 1983 |
| Lee Smith Lee Smith (baseball) Lee Arthur Smith is an American right-handed former baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball for eight teams. Pitching primarily for the Chicago Cubs, with whom he spent his first eight seasons, Lee served mostly as a relief pitcher during his career... |
Major League Baseball, Castor | 2003 |
| Neil Smith | Football, New Orleans, NFL | 2004 |
| Bobby Spell | Professional Softball, Lake Charles | 1977 |
| Freddie Spencer Freddie Spencer Freddie Spencer , known by the nickname Fast Freddie, is an American former World Champion motorcycle racer. Spencer is regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of the early 1980s.-Biography:... |
Motorcycle Racing, Shreveport | 2009 |
| Rusty Staub Rusty Staub Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman. He enjoyed a 23-year baseball career with 5 different teams... |
Major League Baseball, New Orleans | 1989 |
| Jerry Stovall Jerry Stovall Jerry Lane Stovall is a former All-American running back and head football coach for LSU. He was also a star defensive back in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals.... |
Football, LSU | 1981 |
| George “Bo” Strickland | Baseball, New Orleans | 2006 |
| Pat Studstill Pat Studstill Pat Studstill is a former National Football League punter and wide receiver from for the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots.... |
Football, Shreveport, NFL | 1999 |
| Dave Styron | Track & Field, Northeast Louisiana University | 1977 |
| Don Styron Don Styron Donald Augustus Styron is the world record holder in the 200 meter low hurdles. He remains the current world record holder because the event has not been run frequently by elite athletes since the early 1960s.... |
Track & Field, Northeast Louisiana University | 1977 |
| Pat Swilling Pat Swilling Patrick Travis Swilling is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and a delegate in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He earned five Pro Bowl appearances.-College career:... |
Football, New Orleans Saints | 2007 |
| Edna Tarbutton | High School Basketball Coach, Baskin | 1993 |
| Jim Taylor | Football, LSU | 1974 |
| Rosey Taylor Roosevelt Taylor Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor is a former American football safety who played for the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football at Grambling State University.Taylor was a key defensive player on the 1963 Bears NFL... |
Football, Grambling, NFL | 1996 |
| Red Thomas | Basketball, Northwestern State University | 1969 |
| Sheila Thompson (Johnson) | Basketball, Louisiana College, Pitkin | 2006 |
| Gaynell Tinsley Gaynell Tinsley Gaynell Charles "Gus" Tinsley was an American football end and coach. He was a consensus All-American for Louisiana State in 1935 and 1936 and an All-NFL selection while playing for the Chicago Cardinals in 1937 and 1938... |
Football, LSU | 1959 |
| Y. A. Tittle Y. A. Tittle Yelberton Abraham Tittle , better known as Y. A. Tittle, is a former football quarterback in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference who played for the Baltimore Colts, San Francisco 49ers, and the New York Giants... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1972 |
| Charlie Tolar Charlie Tolar Charlie Tolar was an early American Football League star.Tolar attended Northwestern State University of Louisiana... |
Football, Northwestern State University, AFL | 1991 |
| Andrew Toney Andrew Toney Andrew Toney is an American former professional basketball player who played for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers from 1980 to 1988... |
Basketball, University of Southwestern Louisiana, NBA | 1992 |
| Emmett Toppino Emmett Toppino Martin Emmett Toppino was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
Track and Field, Loyola | 1981 |
| Jack Torrance | Track and Field, LSU | 1961 |
| Harry Turpin | Football Coach, Northwestern State University | 1974 |
| Steve Van Buren Steve Van Buren Stephen W. Van Buren is a former professional American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1944–1951, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1961 |
| Sparky Wade | Basketball, LSU | v 1962 |
| Joyce Walker Joyce Walker Joyce Walker is an American basketball player who is most renowned for being the third woman to join the Harlem Globetrotters, following fellow LSU All American Jackie White.Walker was a basketball star at Garfield High School in Seattle in the late 1970s... |
Basketball, LSU, Harlem Globetrotters | 1997 |
| Everson Walls Everson Walls Everson Collins Walls is a former American football cornerback in the NFL, having played for the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns. During his 14 seasons, he was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. He was also a 3-time All-Pro selection... |
Football, Grambling, NFL | 1998 |
| Ralph Ward | Basketball Coach, McNeese State University | 1991 |
| Barbara Fay White | Golf, Shreveport | 2008 |
| Sammy White | Football, Grambling, NFL | 1995 |
| Aeneas Williams Aeneas Williams Aeneas Demetrius Williams is a former American football cornerback and free safety, who played with the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams. Williams attended Fortier High School, where he played football on a team with three future NFL players. Although he was admitted to Dartmouth College,... |
Football, New Orleans, Southern, NFL | 2008 |
| Doug Williams | Football, Grambling, NFL | 1993 |
| Earl "Moose" Wilson | Major League Baseball, Ponchatoula | 1996 |
| Roy “Moonie” Winston Roy Winston Roy Charles Winston is a former professional American football player.Roy Winston graduated from Louisiana State University, where he starred as an offensive guard... |
Football, LSU, NFL | 1991 |
| Tank Younger | Football, Grambling, NFL | 1973 |
| Don Zimmerman | Football, Tulane | 1975 |
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- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame website