Nationally acclaimed and impactful statewide, New Orleans sportscaster Ed Daniels and Glenn Guilbeau of Baton Rouge have been selected for the 2025 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
LSU graduate Herb Vincent, associate commissioner of the Southeastern Conference for the past 11 years after more than two impactful decades as an administrator and publicist at his alma mater, is the 2025 winner of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award presented by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2025 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration has been set for Thursday, June 26-Saturday night, June 28, featuring eight shining stars in state sports history.
A champion at every level, West Monroe, LSU and NFL standout Andrew Whitworth, is joined by pro basketball All-Stars Danny Granger and Vickie Johnson, the state’s winningest all-time college baseball coach Joe Scheuermann and Danny Broussard, one of the nation’s most successful high school basketball coaches, among a star-studded eight-member group of competitors’ ballot inductees chosen for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Former Northwestern State All-American linebacker Gary Reasons already had one Top 100 designation on his resume after his alma master bestowed it upon him 17 years ago as part of the Demons’ centennial celebration.
A captivating induction ceremony June 22 that enshrined 12 new members of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will be the centerpiece of a two-hour program premiering Thursday evening at 7 statewide on Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
The 12 members of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 brought worldwide acclaim to their home state – adopted or natural.
