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Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Natchitoches, Louisiana.jpg |
| established | |
| location | Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States |
| type | Hall of fame |
| executive_director | Ronnie Rantz |
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (LHOF) is an hall of fame exhibit that honors the accomplishments of athletes, coaches and other sports figures in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in a facility in the downtown historic district of the city of Natchitoches, the LHOF is part of the broader Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum – Natchitoches. The LHOF formally opened on June 28, 2013.
History
The museum had been fifty-five years in search of a permanent home. Many of the artifacts had previously been stored at Prather Coliseum on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there were concerns that the proposed museum would be removed from the list of approved projects in 2005 by the Louisiana Bond Commission. However, then-state representative Taylor Townsend informed Hall of Fame executive director Doug Ireland that the sports museum, unlike other similar proposals, had survived the vetting process.
Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey said the museum is a "tremendous" boost to Natchitoches-area tourism. On June 28, 2013, the LHOF was officially opened. Then-Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, whose office handles state tourism matters, was on hand for the grand opening.
In 2016, Ronnie Rantz, a former Louisiana State University pitcher and sports broadcaster, was chosen to lead the Sports Hall of Fame. In 2020, the exhibit postponed its induction ceremony for the Class of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inductees
The first inductees were named to the Hall of Fame in 1958.
| Name | Sport/Team/City | Year Inducted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | ||||
| Danny Abramowicz | ||||
| Joe Adcock | ||||
| Joe Aillet | ||||
| Charles Alexander | ||||
| Teddy Allen | ||||
| Billy Allgood | ||||
| John Altobello | ||||
| Morten Andersen | ||||
| Eric Andolsek | ||||
| Bobby Ardoin | ||||
| Ronald Ardoin | ||||
| Alexander Athas | ||||
| Seimone Augustus | ||||
| Carrice Russell Baker | ||||
| Bill Banker | ||||
| Gary Barbaro | ||||
| Leon Barmore | ||||
| Alana Beard | ||||
| Albert Belle | ||||
| Skip Bertman | ||||
| Bernie Bierman | ||||
| Courtney Blades | ||||
| Buddy Blair | ||||
| Mel Blount | ||||
| Vida Blue | ||||
| Tommy Bolt | ||||
| Zeke Bonura | ||||
| Sid Bowman | ||||
| Warren Braden | ||||
| Terry Bradshaw | ||||
| Drew Brees | ||||
| Frank Brian | ||||
| Lou Brock | ||||
| Michael Brooks | ||||
| Marty Broussard | ||||
| Billy Brown | ||||
| Bruce Brown | ||||
| Charlie Brown | ||||
| Dale Brown | ||||
| Gernon Brown | ||||
| James E. "Big Fuzzy" Brown | ||||
| Joe Brown | ||||
| P. J. Brown | ||||
| Ro Brown | ||||
| Willard Brown | ||||
| Willie Brown | ||||
| Pat Browne | ||||
| Queen Brumfield | ||||
| Buck Buchanan | ||||
| Tom Burnett | ||||
| Jerry Byrd | ||||
| Paul Byrd | ||||
| Chris Cagle | ||||
| Billy Cannon | ||||
| Tony Canzoneri | ||||
| Harold Carmichael | ||||
| Roger Carr | ||||
| Mark Carrier | ||||
| Tommy Casanova | ||||
| Jim Cason | ||||
| Don Chaney | ||||
| Jimmy Childress | ||||
| Jay Cicero | ||||
| Perry Clark | ||||
| Will Clark | ||||
| Marques Colston | ||||
| Hollis Conway | ||||
| Jim Corbett | ||||
| Daniel Cormier | ||||
| Clifford Ann Creed | ||||
| John David Crow | ||||
| J.T. Curtis | ||||
| Jerry Dalrymple | ||||
| Alvin Dark | ||||
| Willie Davenport | ||||
| Tommy Davis | ||||
| Walter Davis | ||||
| Wendell Davis | ||||
| Willie Davis | ||||
| Fred Dean | ||||
| Joe Dean | ||||
| Eddie Delahoussaye | ||||
| Joe Delaney | ||||
| Bill Dickey | ||||
| Mel Didier | ||||
| Paul Dietzel | ||||
| Dave Dixon | ||||
| Dr. Jack Doland | ||||
| Atley Donald | ||||
| Glenn Dorsey | ||||
| Villis P. “Bo” Dowden | ||||
| A. J. Duhe | ||||
| Steve Duhon | ||||
| Joe Dumars | ||||
| Matt Dunigan | ||||
| Ralph Dupas | ||||
| Mark Duper | ||||
| Claney Duplechin | ||||
| Billy Joe Dupree | ||||
| Tom Dutton | ||||
| Eddie Dyer | ||||
| Ken Ellis | ||||
| Wilbert Ellis | ||||
| Ron Estay | ||||
| Jahri Evans | ||||
| Lenny Fant | ||||
| Kevin Faulk | ||||
| Marshall Faulk | ||||
| Doc Fenton | ||||
| Joe Ferguson | ||||
| Jim Finks | ||||
| Chuck Finley | ||||
| Norman Allen "Norm" Fletcher | ||||
| Peggy Flournoy | ||||
| Edward Flynn | ||||
| Steve Foley | ||||
| Garland Forman, Jr. | ||||
| Matt Forte | ||||
| Alton "Red" Franklin | ||||
| John Franks | ||||
| Eddy Furniss | ||||
| Stan Galloway | ||||
| Lin Gamble | ||||
| Ralph Garr | ||||
| L. J. Hoss Garrett | ||||
| Leslie Gaudet | ||||
| Paul Geisler | ||||
| Larry Gilbert | ||||
| Matt Gordy | ||||
| Tad Gormley | ||||
| Hoyle Granger | ||||
| Mike Green | ||||
| Grits Gresham | ||||
| Bob Groseclose | ||||
| Eric Guerin | ||||
| Ron Guidry | ||||
| Sue Gunter | ||||
| Freddie Haas | ||||
| Darryl Hamilton | ||||
| Jake Hanna | ||||
| Billy Hardin | ||||
| Slats Hardin | ||||
| James "Shack" Harris | ||||
| Gayle Hatch | ||||
| Joel Hawkins | ||||
| Elvin Hayes | ||||
| Ed Head | ||||
| T.P. "Skipper" Heard | ||||
| Bobby Hebert | ||||
| Jay Hebert | ||||
| Lionel Hebert | ||||
| Lee Hedges | ||||
| Bob Henderson | ||||
| Charlie Hennigan | ||||
| Pat Henry | ||||
| Tommy Henry | ||||
| Pete Herman | ||||
| Ron Higgins | ||||
| Tynes Hildebrand | ||||
| Dalton Hilliard | ||||
| Tom Hinton | ||||
| Fred Hobdy | ||||
| Sonja Hogg | ||||
| Bob Hopkins | ||||
| Cal Hubbard | ||||
| Stan Humphries | ||||
| Walter Imahara | ||||
| Doug Ireland | ||||
| Kevin Jackson | ||||
| Luke Jackson | ||||
| Rich Jackson | ||||
| Rickey Jackson | ||||
| Susan Jackson | ||||
| Dana Jenkins | ||||
| Kathy Johnson (Clarke) | ||||
| Gary "Big Hands" Johnson | ||||
| Vaughan Johnson | ||||
| Charlie Joiner | ||||
| Bert Jones | ||||
| Biff Jones | ||||
| Dub Jones | ||||
| Esther Jones | ||||
| Kerry Joseph | ||||
| Ken Kavanaugh | ||||
| Pam Kelly (Flowers) | ||||
| Kenny Konz | ||||
| Venus Lacy | ||||
| Ernie Ladd | ||||
| Dwight "Bo" Lamar | ||||
| Maxie Lambright | ||||
| Hank Lauricella | ||||
| Lester Lautenschlaeger | ||||
| Janice Lawrence (Braxton) | ||||
| Walter Ledet | ||||
| Bill Lee | ||||
| Eun Jung Lee (Ok) | ||||
| Albert Lewis | ||||
| Frank Lewis | ||||
| Bob Love | ||||
| Bobby Lowther | ||||
| Johnny Lynch | ||||
| Lori Lyons | ||||
| Ted Lyons | ||||
| Terry McAulay | ||||
| Charles McClendon | ||||
| Dick McCloskey | ||||
| Max McGee | ||||
| Jimmy McGonagill | ||||
| Bo McMillin | ||||
| Rudy Macklin | ||||
| Carl Maddox | ||||
| Ron Maestri | ||||
| Faize Mahfouz | ||||
| Paul Mainieri | ||||
| Karl Malone | ||||
| Archie Manning | ||||
| Eli Manning | ||||
| Peyton Manning | ||||
| Pete Maravich | ||||
| Oliver Marcelle | ||||
| Leonard Marshall | ||||
| Eric Martin | ||||
| Tommy Mason | ||||
| Ben McDonald | ||||
| Abe Mickal | ||||
| Sheldon Mickles | ||||
| Rod Milburn | ||||
| Fred Miller | ||||
| Sam Mills | ||||
| Brian Mitchell | ||||
| Frank Monica | ||||
| J. D. Mooney | ||||
| Bernie Moore | ||||
| Jim Mora | ||||
| Al Moreau | ||||
| Jackie Moreland | ||||
| Johnny Morriss | ||||
| Kim Mulkey | ||||
| A.W. Mumford | ||||
| Charles Cotton Nash | ||||
| Calvin Natt | ||||
| George Leon Nattin Jr. | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | ||||
| Britni Sneed Newman | ||||
| Mel Ott | ||||
| Emmett Paré | ||||
| Robert Parish | ||||
| Raymond "Buddy" Parker | ||||
| Mel Parnell | ||||
| Willie Pastrano | ||||
| Audrey "Mickey" Patterson (Tyler) | ||||
| John Pennel | ||||
| Warren Perkins | ||||
| Craig Perret | ||||
| Jimmy Perrin | ||||
| Kim Perrot | ||||
| John Petitbon | ||||
| Richie Petitbon | ||||
| Bob Pettit | ||||
| Jelly Pigott | ||||
| Howie Pollet | ||||
| Harold Porter | ||||
| H. Lee Prather | ||||
| Eddie Price | ||||
| Greg Procell | ||||
| Joe Profit | ||||
| Harry Rabenhorst | ||||
| Gary Reasons | ||||
| Willis Reed | ||||
| Bill Reigel | ||||
| Dutch Reinhardt | ||||
| Nick Revon | ||||
| Shane Reynolds | ||||
| J. R. Richard | ||||
| Ham Richardson | ||||
| Willie Roaf | ||||
| Isiah Robertson | ||||
| Johnny Red Robertson | ||||
| Scotty Robertson | ||||
| Rick Robey | ||||
| Tony Robichaux | ||||
| Eddie Robinson | ||||
| Johnny Robinson | ||||
| Randy Romero | ||||
| Rolland Romero | ||||
| Connie Ryan | ||||
| Nick Saban | ||||
| Leo Sanford | ||||
| Michael Sanders | ||||
| Tony Sardisco | ||||
| Glynn Saulters | ||||
| Rags Scheuermann | ||||
| Clark Shaughnessy | ||||
| Don Shows | ||||
| Ray Sibille | ||||
| James Silas | ||||
| Monk Simons | ||||
| Jackie Smith | ||||
| Lee Smith | ||||
| Neil Smith | ||||
| Bobby Spell | ||||
| Freddie Spencer | ||||
| Rusty Staub | ||||
| Jerry Stovall | ||||
| George "Bo" Strickland | ||||
| Pat Studstill | ||||
| Dave Styron | ||||
| Don Styron | ||||
| Hal Sutton | ||||
| Pat Swilling | ||||
| Edna Tarbutton | ||||
| Jim Taylor | ||||
| Rosey Taylor | ||||
| Red Thomas | ||||
| Sheila Thompson (Johnson) | ||||
| Charles Tillman | ||||
| Gaynell Tinsley | ||||
| Y. A. Tittle | ||||
| Charlie Tolar | ||||
| Andrew Toney | ||||
| Emmett Toppino | ||||
| Jack Torrance | ||||
| Harry Turpin | ||||
| Steve Van Buren | ||||
| Mike Vining | ||||
| Sparky Wade | ||||
| Joyce Walker | ||||
| Everson Walls | ||||
| Ralph Ward | ||||
| Ron Washington | ||||
| Teresa Weatherspoon | ||||
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | ||||
| Barbara White Boddie | ||||
| Sammy White | ||||
| Aeneas Williams | ||||
| Doug Williams | ||||
| Kyle Williams | ||||
| Earl "Moose" Wilson | ||||
| Larry Wilson | ||||
| Roy "Moonie" Winston | ||||
| M. L. Woodruff | ||||
| Orlando Woolridge | ||||
| Jim Wynn | ||||
| Tank Younger | ||||
| Don Zimmerman |
References
References
- (June 22, 2013). "Long Road: After years of waiting Sports Hall of Fame to open Friday'".
- "Jason Pugh, "Worthwhile wait ends Friday for Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum", June 26, 2013". [[The Times (Shreveport).
- (2016-09-15). "Ronnie Rantz tabbed to lead Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation".
- (2020-11-25). "Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame postpones its 2020 induction ceremony".
- (September 30, 2014). "Obituary: George Nattin, Jr.". [[Bossier Press-Tribune]].
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