Perhaps the most famous reluctant center in football had the stage to himself Friday afternoon at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Perhaps the most famous reluctant center in football had the stage to himself Friday afternoon at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Recruiting services listed Matt Forte as a fullback coming out of Slidell High School. He would make his mark over four years at Tulane and 10 more in the NFL as a lead back.
Eight “Heroes of the Game” have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021.
Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches is the host site for nine Louisiana high school football state championship games.
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame family mourns the tragic loss of Wade Williams, part of the Hall of Fame staff as a student worker and intern from 2010-14.
LSU All-American and Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor has died at age 83, the Green Bay Packers announced on Saturday morning.
A record group of 200 boys and girls ages 6-16 received football and basketball instruction in a free camp run by the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans at the NSU Randall Webb Wellness and Recreation Center and at adjacent Turpin Stadium.
By Ted Lewis
Written for the LSWA
When Steve Gleason received the devastating diagnosis in 2011 that he had contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, he could have, understandably, accepted his fate — that his condition was terminal, usually within a couple of years.
By Joel Erickson
Written for the LSWA
Reggie Wayne left such an indelible mark on his teams that it’s hard to imagine him playing for anybody else.
By Dan McDonald
Written for the LSWA
Hundreds of athletes and prominent sports figures have been enshrined in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in its 60 years of existence. None of them found out about their upcoming induction in the manner than Brandon Stokley did.