A 1973 Northwestern State graduate, Rollins, a four-time Louisiana Sportscaster of the Year, has bee involved in sports broadcasting in Louisiana for five decades. Davis still holds the school mark for career receptions (183). He is also Co-Chair of the Manship School of Mass Communications Hall of Fame Committee. I got started bowling just for the love of the sport along with my good friend Avery LeBlanc (who is also a LSBA Hall of Famer), Boudreaux said. Year inducted: 1976 Congratulations to our newest Hall of Fame members Mr. C Kent Lowe and Mr. Ricky "Ziggy" Siegfried. Year inducted: 2000 The second pick of the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics, Beard played 14 seasons with the Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks and averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 419 career games. The mission of the LSHOF Foundation is to raise awareness and support of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum. In April of 2019, Partsch joined 103.7 The Game (KLWB) as the stations brand manager, while also hosting a weekday morning show RP3 & Company (6-9). Bowling: Honoring four well-deserved hall of famers. Year inducted: 1999 For Outstanding Performance four bowlers from across the state were enshrined. After three very successful years, he made the transition into the Sports Department, becoming the Northwestern State University beat writer, lead high school writer and eventually Sports Editor. Year inducted: 1991 Year inducted: 1984, Earl Anthony Imahara was a six-time USA national champion in the 60kg (132-pound) weight class while competing in the press, snatch and clean & jerk. David Ozio Year inducted: 1992 To browse through all LSHOF inductee profiles, 23 Celebrity Bowling Bash (Fri., July 28), 23 VIP Taste of Tailgating (Fri., July 28), WATCH THE REPLAY: 2022 Induction Ceremony presented by State Farm Agents of Louisiana, Bruce Brown, Lori Lyons are 2023 sports journalism inductees for LSHOF, Joan Cronan to receive SECs Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award, Arrangements set for Jerry Pierce, Father of the Hall of Fame. He lives in Kenner with his wife Kristi and son Jacob. For all our Cajun and French heritage friends and family! Hall of Fame inductees hit the lanes in Alexandria. Doug Tatum is the vice president of digital media for the New Orleans Pelicans and Saints. The striking two-story, 27,500-square-foot structure faces Cane River Lake in the National Historic Landmark District of Natchitoches and has garnered worldwide architectural acclaim and rave reviews for its contents since its grand opening during the 2013 Hall of Fame induction weekend. WebContact. Year inducted: 1995 Raymond Firestone Rush, who also serves as the host for Inside LSU Football with Les Miles, played for the Tigers from 1988-90. Year inducted: 1988 WebLouisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame. Mike Durbin He is very active in the community and holds civic leadership positions with the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, Paytons Play it Forward Foundation, Fore!Kids, March of Dimes, Our Lady of the Lake Foundation and Visit Baton Rouge. (KALB) - The 2022 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame kicked off its first day of events with a press conference, where each inductee came to Prior to Xavier, Stan attended the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where he was one of the top collegiate baseball players in the nation. The new merged organization of the Louisiana State USBC WBA/Louisiana State USBC BA/Louisiana Youth USBC will begin operation on August 1, 2018. WELCOME! Mike McGrath Doug Tatum. Among the marks Davis set were for receptions in a game (14), and he established single-season marks for catches (80), receiving yards (1,244), receiving TDs (11) and yards per game (113.1) in 1986 and also had the school record for career receiving yards (2,708). Year inducted: 1987 Certain criteria is required for the application to be accepted and the individual's name placed on the list for consideration. In his spare time, Dustin enjoys playing golf and tennis, hunting, fishing, and cooking for his family and friends. Certain criteria is required for the application to be accepted and the individual's name placed on the list for consideration. and U.P.I. Mainieri had his most success at LSU and Notre Dame, where he won 69.3 percent and 71.4 percent of his games, respectively. Year inducted: 1991 Norm Duke He is a member of the Cenla Restaurant Association, NAIFA, Ducks Unlimited, and the Coastal Conservation Association. Matt is a Registered Representative with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and an Investment Advisor Representative with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. RUSTON, La. He is believed to have called more televised college baseball games than anyone in the country, beginning as the primary play-by-play man for Jumbo Sports Networks groundbreaking telecasts of LSU baseball in 1994, and has done a wide array of college sports including football, basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, soccer and volleyball, and many high school football radio broadcasts. Joe Antenora Year inducted: 1993. The 11 state championships came over a 23-year span: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2002-2006, 2008 and 2009. PAST Wayne Zahn WebLMHOF's mission is to create a viable music industry for, and in, the State of Louisiana first by honoring our great artists and preserving their history and stories, by educating and Year inducted: 1998 The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame already includes 25 Pro Football Hall of Fame members, 18 Olympic medalists including 11 gold medal winners, 12 members of He graduated from Holy Savior Menard in 1970 and earned a Bachelor of Art degree from Southeastern Louisiana University shortly after. A 1996 graduate of Northwestern State in speech and communications, Liles is the owner of Blue Galaxy Entertainment, a Louisiana-based record label and recording company. Already a member of the Fulton Womens Bowling Hall of Fame (2015), Jackie Coon will now be inducted into Oswegos. Waynette is a graduate of Louisiana Tech with BA in psychology and a MA in Human Relations and Supervision. Year inducted: 2013 Washington, who was manager of the American League All-Star team in 2011 and 2012, won a World Series ring as third base coach of the Atlanta Braves in 2021, and remains with the Braves. Dick Evans Hall of Fame Bowlers. Ben Taylor is a LSU graduate where he was a SAE. Year inducted: 1979 Dave Ferraro Manning starred in 16 seasons with the New York Giants (2004-19) after a stellar four-year career at Ole Miss. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Pres Release. Rachael was a founding board member of the Palliative Care Foundation of Louisiana and served 4 years. ALEXANDRIA, La. Checks have been mailed. The competition started to heat up when the inductees picked up their bowling shoes, strapped them on and hit the lanes. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2022 Induction Celebration | C As a nurse of over 18 years she has worked in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Brian has been owner and chairman of several offshore marine transportation companies supporting the oil and gas exploration industry. He was the NCAA featherweight champion in 1957, 1959 and 1960 improving his total each time, lifting a total of 645 pounds in 1957, 695 pounds in 1959 and 725 pounds in 1960 when he was named an All-American and earned Best Lifter acclaim. The 74th Annual Louisiana State USBC BA Annual Championship Joe has over 20 years in varying levels of accounting to include serving as treasury manager for Ochsner Health Plan. A 17-14 win over the New England Patriots, who were 18-0 going into Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, 2008, is considered one of the all-time greatest upsets in sports history. Year inducted: 2022 Melvin Boudreaux, a lifelong resident of Houma, was recently inducted into the Louisiana Bowling Hall of Fame. Don McCune Doug Ireland is a native of Jonesboro and is an assistant athletic director/sports information director at Northwestern State University where he has worked since 1989. He received his bachelors degree in chemistry from LSU and graduated from LSU Medical School in 1977. Johnny Petraglia In 2004, he was inducted into The Long Purple Line and is currently serving on the Northwestern Foundation Board of Directors. ILLINOIS The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is now accepting nominations for the Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame, open to adults aged 65 and older who excel in the categories of community service, education, performance and/or other events this past weekend in Louisiana with the rest of the Class of 2020 that included a youth sports camp and a bowling outing. The mission of the LSHOF Foundation is to raise awareness and support of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum. Save Class of 2023 LSHOF Induction Ceremony Presented by State Farm Agents of LA to your collection. A phenomenal shooting guard at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, Beard was the 2000 Miss Basketball in Louisiana for Shreveports Southwood High School. The three-day festivities include two receptions, a free youth sports clinic, a bowling party, and a Friday night riverbank concert in Natchitoches. Walter Davis is a two-time Olympian in the horizontal jumps and a two-time World Games champion and four-time medalist. Doug Tatum is the vice president of digital media for the New Orleans Pelicans and Saints. He was the 1960 Junior National champion and 1967 Pan Am Games gold medalist; he also won eight Southern AAU titles, six Louisiana state titles, two Southern USA championships and was National Masters champion from 1980-2005 before retiring from competition at 68 with hundreds of Masters records while winning 26 consecutive national gold medals. He is a past member of the ULM Faculty Athletic Committee and he currently serves on the board of Neville Tiger Baseball Boosters, Inc. Following his junior season, Stan was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. Randy has won numerous industry awards, including A.P. George Pappas Charles was named to the Babe McCarthy Tip-Off Club All-State Team that year. Greg is proud to serve the Alexandria, Pineville, and surrounding areas in Louisiana. She was recognized as the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2009 and continues to be active in the fundraising through her active role on multiple boards in the Shreveport area to include the Feist Weiller Cancer Center, Gingerbread House, and SRAC. Tickets for the Induction Ceremony, along with congratulatory advertising and sponsorship opportunities, are available now through the LaSportsHall.com website. Year inducted: 1985 Year inducted: 2019 Year inducted: 2015 Lorraine Stitzlein Year inducted: 1992 ALEXANDRIA, La. WebCopyright 2022 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. She was named Woman of the Year by the Natchitoches Parish Chamber of Commerce and Outstanding Woman in Louisiana by the Louisiana Jaycees. Search + + + + + +--+ + PBA. He is currently the President for the LSWA and is on the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame voting committee. Joe received the second highest grade in Louisiana when he took the CPA examination. It encompasses a period of over 60 years, and is told by Mike, in his own words, based purely on his memories and recollections from his life in music, promoting and the LMHOF. The mission of the LSHOF Foundation is to raise awareness and support of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum. A former player at LSU, then UNO, he was the winningest active coach in the NCAA ranks when he retired with an overall record of 1,505-775-8 for a winning percentage of 65.9 percent. Year inducted: 1990 Louisiana Tech Athletics announced that the Hall of Fame Induction will be the weekend of Oct. 7 and 8 when the Bulldogs host UTEP in a Jim Doty Bart hosts a weekly radio call in show devoted to LSU sports from 4-6 pm every Monday. Barbara Gresham Hammerman is a native of Natchitoches and a graduate of Northwestern University where she received her bachelor degree in communication prior to receiving a law degree from Western State University College of Law in California. Standard and customized sponsorships are available. For his 5-year NFL career, he had 207 catches, 3,000 yards (14.5 yards per catch) and 14 TDs. Year inducted: 2005 Congratulations to the new Association and Board. Skee Foremsky The LHSAA and LHSCA invite all member school principals and coaches to make nominations of deserving coaches, athletes, administrators, officials, and athletic contributors for consideration into the Hall of Fame. Partsch then moved on to serve as the Managing Editor and LSU Tigers beat writer for The Daily Iberian. Charles played on the University of Louisiana at Monroe basketball team from 1979-1983 and earned his BBA from University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1983. Matt Fiorito Tag Rome is a graduate of Northeast Louisiana University where he received a Masters degree and finished as NLUs All Time Leading Receiver, an All-Conference honoree for three years, an All American Honorable Mention for 2 years all as a walk-on. Greg is very active in the Cenla community as he sponsors local schools, non-profit groups, and sports events. The complete 12-person Class of 2023 will swell the overall membership in the Hall of Fame to 480 men and women honored since its founding in 1958. He is the father to three sons of which two are NFL starting quarterbacks. Eric Gaines led the Blazers with 22 points, four rebounds and six assists. Bill Allen Year inducted: 1983. RUSTON, La. Heinz graduated from LSU in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Decision Sciences. Year inducted: 2020 Wes Malott Year inducted: 1986 Partsch has won numerous awards for his work from both the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and Louisiana Press Association. Mark Williams Contact. Year inducted: 1984 Five of the inductees Byrd, Walter Davis and Wendell Davis, Mainieri and Woodruff (who were baseball teammates as freshmen) competed at LSU. He is experienced in complex financial and legal matters involving private equity and hedge funds, utilities and rate disputes, oil and gas companies, gaming companies, medical facilities, public television broadcast companies, real estate ventures, hotels, casinos, quick service fast food franchisees, retailers and environmental and/or mass tort issues. Len Nicholson LMHOF's missionis to create a viable music industry for, and in, the State of Louisiana first by honoring our great artists and preserving their history and stories,by educatingand enlightening Louisiana's citizens,andall, to the incredible musical contributions and heritage ofLA's artists, writers, musicians and industrypeople who gave birth to, and grew Louisiana's music; the world's best; the soundtrack of the 20th Century;andto celebrateourmusic and musiciansas abase upon whichto build a viable, modern music industry in Louisiana.