Only the elite sports figures in state history are chosen for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Now, thanks to a new membership opportunity, everybody can get involved.
NFL record-setting passer and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints joins LSU women’s basketball great and eight-time WNBA All-Star Seimone Augustus along with mixed martial arts icon Daniel Cormier of Lafayette in a star-studded nine-member group of 2024 “competitors” ballot inductees chosen for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, four-time WNBA All-Star Alana Beard and College World Series champion baseball coach Paul Mainieri are part of a star-studded 12-member group of honorees recently inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this July.
Twelve people does not a village make, but plenty of villages made the 12 inductees in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Perhaps the most famous reluctant center in football had the stage to himself Friday afternoon at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Once again, we enjoyed a brilliant induction weekend Friday afternoon in Alexandria with state sports legends.
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum hosted its annual welcome reception to kickoff Induction Weekend. We catch up with several members of the Class of 2023.
Thursday afternoon was about “R and R” for 11 members of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Consider the accomplishments of his father and brothers that Eli Manning was challenged to live up to on the way to his own considerable football stardom:
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.
