We reflect on the moments where are enshrined greats were recognized elsewhere for their career accomplishments while also noting the passing of a trio of Hall of Famers.
Honors:
Harold Carmichael (Class of 1989) and Everson Walls (Class of 1998) – inducted in Black College Football Hall of Fame Feb. 11 in Atlanta
Aeneas Williams (Class of 2008) opened The Spirit Church in St. Ann, Missouri, in the St. Louis metro area in late January.
Kevin Faulk (Class of 2015) joined the LSU football staff as Director of Player Development Jan. 24.
Larry Hymel (Class of 2011, Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism) honored with a retirement party Jan. 20 in Hammond.
Ed Reed (Class of 2017) chosen for 2018 College Football Hall of Fame induction class
Alan Faneca (Class of 2014), Kevin Mawae (Class of 2013) and Everson Walls (Class of 1998) were among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.
Billy Allgood (Class of 1999) was honored before the tipoff of the NSU Cenla Classic basketball event Dec. 9 at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria.
Warrick Dunn (Class of 2012) was enshrined in the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor Dec. 7.
Marshall Faulk (Class of 2009) was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame Dec. 5.
Official Hall of Fame Artist Chris Brown did artwork commemorating the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl, featured on billboards and in publications and on graphics for the BCS Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31.
Pete Boudreaux (Class of 2014) led Catholic High of Baton Rouge to the state Class 5A cross country championship Nov. 14, the 17th under his tenure to go with almost three dozen indoor and outdoor track state titles.
ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi visited the Hall of Fame museum in Natchitoches on Sept. 27.
Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and LSHOF inductee Keith Prince (Class of 2004) entered the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in late September.
Basketball great Joyce Walker (Class of 1997) enshrined in the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in September.
Kevin Mawae (Class of 2013) was inducted in the New York Jets Ring of Honor Oct. 1.
Vaughan Johnson (Class of 2011) was inducted in the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in August.
The Media Room in the remodeled press box at Louisiana Tech’s Joe Aillet Stadium was named for 2009 inductee O.K. “Buddy” Davis, a Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism winner, at a preseason luncheon in the facility.
The dynamic D-D Breaux, a Class of 2017 inductee, was named the state’s Outstanding College Coach in 2016-17 in July by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
RIP:
Charlie Hennigan (Class of 1978), Dec. 20
Y.A. Tittle (Class of 1972), Oct. 8
Mel Didier (Class of 2003), Sept. 10
