Athletics Hall of Fame
The Purpose of the Hall of Fame
The Athletics Hall of Fame shall be to give perpetual recognition to those athletes, coaches and athletic administrators who have made a significant contribution to the good name of the University by demonstrating exceptional ability and sportsmanship on the playing fields, as a coach or as an administrator in their contribution to athletic and sports excellence. Athletes shall have attained significant achievements during their eligibility while maintaining commendable scholarship in the classroom, high quality leadership on campus and elsewhere. Former student- athletes who have distinguished themselves through achievements on the highest level in their professional athletic careers while still indirectly representing the University with integrity and character are eligible for the Hall of Fame.
The purpose shall also be to further remind each new generation of athletes of the tradition they must strive to uphold and the ideals that they should strive to realize while they are wearing the uniform of the athletic teams of the University or in their achievements in their professional careers in continuing to represent the University.
Procedure for Selection
Nominations for consideration to the Hall of Fame may come from any source such as friends, family, former coaches, peers, etc. Primary selection for the Hall of Fame shall be made by majority vote of the Ragin’ Cajun Lettermen Club Board of Directors. The Ragin’ Cajun Lettermen Club is comprised of all men and women who lettered in varsity athletics while a student at SLI/USL/UL Lafayette and is a constituent chapter of the UL Alumni Association and it retains close ties to the Athletic Department. The Athletic Director and the President of the University then approve the candidates for induction into the Hall of Fame.
Categories of Nominees
- Student-athlete – preferably a graduate of the University or a student-athlete whose eligibility has expired, a student-athlete who entered the professional ranks prior to expiration of eligibility or a student-athlete who did not complete eligibility with appropriate reasons (ex. Injury). Eligibility would commence five (5) years from graduation or the end of athletic competition at the University. For those former student-athletes whose nominations are based on outstanding achievement in their professional career, eligibility would commence three (3) years after competition on the professional level.
- Coach – Eligible for nomination five (5) years after retirement or end of association with the University having attained a minimum of five (5) years of service to the University.
- Administrator – Eligible for nomination five (5) years after retirement or end of association with the University having attained a minimum of ten (10) years of service to the University. Revised July 2016
Eligibility Requirements for Nomination
- Nominations of student-athletes, coaches or administrators to the Hall of Fame shall be considered by the Ragin Cajun Lettermen Club Board of Directors based on the nominee’s dedication and performance while at the University or through their professional career. Those items listed below are desirable attributes and may serve as a guideline for consideration by the Board, however, the Board shall have authority, with concurrence by the Athletic Director and University President, to waive specific requirements if deemed appropriate, warranted and justified:
- Have earned a baccalaureate, professional or graduate degree from UL Lafayette or other accredited institution of higher learning.
- Have earned varsity letters and participated at two (2) years of athletic competition at SLI/USL/UL Lafayette.
- Have gained distinction through superlative performance as a student-athlete at the University with recognition of All-Conference, All-American, and Olympian; or with significant achievement and recognition on the professional level. In the absence of a conference affiliation at the time of participation in University athletics, the student- athlete must have achieved significant regional or national recognition.
- Have gained distinction as a Coach with appropriate conference or National recognition.
- Have made significant achievements, accomplishments or contributions to the University as an Administrator during their tenure or career.
- Have shown that they possess sound character and outstanding qualities of sportsmanship and leadership.
- Have represented the University with dignity and respect, either while at the University, during their professional career and afterwards as stewards of continued support for the University.
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Glynn Abel
Football
Melissa Coronado Abner
Softball, 2016
Michael Allen
Basketball, 2014
Jose Alvarez
Baseball, 2019
David A. Alvis
Baseball, 2007
Rollie Andre
Weightlifting, 2000
Baron P. Babineaux
Football, 2004
Gene M. Bacque
Baseball, 2013
Carroll R. Baggett
Track & Field/Cross Country
James E. Barton
Football
William T. Bass
Football, Boxing
Charles D. Beazley
Track & Field/Cross Country
Thomas E. Bickham, Jr.
Football, 1975
Catherine Sconzo Blackburn
Softball, 2001
Don A. Blair
Football, 1996
Stewart B. Blue
Track & Field
Phedias W. Bordelon
Football, Basketball
Charles D. Bordes
Baseball, 1998
Ray J. Boudreaux
Football
Steve A. Brackin
Baseball, 1977
Sen. John Breaux
Tennis, 2016
Dr. Emily L. Britton
Softball, 2013
Joseph O. Broussard, Jr.
Basketball
Dion Brown
Basketball, 2017
Bill L. Bryan
Tennis, 2011
Alton M. Bujard
Football, Basketball, Baseball
Dr. Joseph G. Burleigh
Weightlifting, 1995
Christian K. Cagle, Sr.
Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball
Roland J. Cambre
Baseball, Basketball
Louie A. Campbell
Boxing
Jack M. Causey
Cross Country/Track, 2012
Ronald Church, Sr.
Basketball
Joesph A. Chustz
Weightlifting
William C. Coker, III
Golf, 2004
Hollis Conway
Track & Field, 1996
Danny Cottonham
Administration, 2017
George W. Crowson, Jr.
Baseball
John W. Davis
Track & Field, 1998
Stephanie DeFeo
Softball, 2019
Jake C. Delhomme
Football, 2006
Gerald R. Didier, Sr.
Baseball, Basketball, 1998
Scott Dohmann
Baseball, 2018
Jerry Y. Duncan
Football
Mort W. Elkind
Basketball, 1978
John M. Falgout
Football, 1977
Steven Feehan
Baseball, 2014
Kevin A. Figaro
Basketball, 2006
Dr. David H. Fisher, Sr.
Football
Jerry R. Flake
Basketball
Ben H. Freeman, Jr.
Golf
Christopher S. Gannon
Football, 1998
Bret Garnett
Tennis, 2019
Brooke M. Garrity
Softball, 2010
Yvette Girouard
Softball, 2018
Danyele K. Gomez
Softball, 2012
Stephen D. Gossen
Football, Baseball
Sydney M. Grider
Basketball, 2013
Paul R. Griffith
Tennis, 2000
Neal T. Guidry
Track & Field, 2000
Rocky P. Guidry
Football, Track & Field, 2009
Ron Guidry
Baseball, 2015
Patrick J. Gullett
Track & Field
Tiffany Clark Gusman
Softball, 2018
Alyson A. Habetz
Basketball, Softball, 2003
Kyla R. Hall
Softball, 1999
Brad Hamilton
Football, 1975
Donald S. Harper
Boxing
JoJo Harris
Track & Field, 2017
Tiffany W. Harris
Softball, 2007
Aubrey R. Hawkins
Cross Country/Track, 1975
Gene P. Hebert
Weightlifting, 2005
Gerald Hebert
Administration, 2018
James J. Hebert
Football
Leigh Hennessy
Gymnastics, 2019
Jeff Hennessy
Administration, 2019
Xavier Hernandez
Baseball, 2008
John C. Herron, Jr.
Football, 1978
Cheryl L. Hogan
Softball, 2011
John W. Hunt
Tennis, 1981
Carl R. Hurst
Basketball
Walter M. Imahara
Weightlifting
Joseph E. Johnston
Cross Country/Track, 1963
Dr. James E. Kennison
Football, Baseball, 1975
Nia Nakafeero Kiggundu
Volleyball, 2006
Leonard E. Kleinpeter
Football, Baseball
Joseph E. Labauve
Basketball
Grady J. Labbe
Track & Field, 2001
Glenn D. Lafleur
Football, 1976
Dwight Lamar
Basketball
Charles Lancon
Track & Field, Administration, 2019
Gerald M. Landry
Football, 2003
Walter John Landry, Jr.
Track & Field, 2007
Beverley R. Langley
Track & Field, 2006
Sherry LeBas
Administration, 2017
William L. LeBlanc
Weightlifting
Louis O. Lenfant, Jr.
Cross Country/Track
Marvin J. Leonard
Baseball
Priscilla Lima
Volleyball, 2019
Carlo P. Listi
Boxing, 1978
Dr. Carter Odell Lomax, Jr.
Tennis, 2005
Stefni W. Lotief
Softball, 1996
Jonathan Lucroy
Baseball, 2017
George L. Luffey
Football, Baseball, 1975
Twilet N. Malcolm
Track & Field, 1999
Jennifer H. Marsh
Tennis, 2009
Andy A. Martin
Football, 2013
Damon Mason
Football, 2018
Mike J. McDonald
Football
John McDonnell
Track & Field
Dr. William H. McHorris
Basketball
Becky J. McMurtry
Softball, 2009
Ndabezinhle Mdhlongwa
Track & Field, 2003
Ken J. Meyers
Baseball, 1999
Brian K. Mitchell
Football, 2007
Jeffery J. Mitchell
Football, 2010
Frank G. Mixon
Football, 1978
Dr. David G. Moore
Football
Larry F. Moore
Track & Field, 2005
John W. Morriss
Basketball
Kathy Morton
Softball, 2019
Joseph H. Murry, Jr.
Track & Field
Dr. Michael W. Neustrom
Football, 2005
Garrett W. O'Connor
Baseball, 2003
Leslie E. O'Neal
Baseball, 2004
Elfrid Payton
Men's Basketball, 2020
Craig W. Perks
Golf, 2000
Warren A. Perrin
Weightlifting
Kim Perrot
Women's Basketball, 2017
Robert J. Petitfils, Jr.
Baseball
Anna Petrakova
Women's Basketball, 2018
John Porche
Administration, 2017
Harold B. Porter
Football, Track & Field
Edward A. Pratt
Football
Ursula A. Quoyeser
Softball, Volleyball
Dr. James R. Reinhardt
Weightlifting, 1978
Ashley Rhoney
Tennis, 2019
Major Edwin S. Richardson, III
Baseball, Basketball
Jill Robertson
Softball, 2014
Malcolm E. Robinson
Cross Country/Track
Robert F. Rodgers
Golf
Dr. Louis B. Roth, Jr.
Football, 1976
BJ Ryan
Baseball, 2016
William T. Ryckman
Baseball, Basketball, 2001
Todd C. Scott
Football, 2010
Rafael Septien
Football
Lacey Bertucci Sharp
Softball, 2017
Nolan E. Sharon, Jr.
Football, 1996
Michael H. Shea
Golf
Dr. William J. Sheffield, Jr., Ph.D.
Track & Field, 1999
Beryl Shipley
Basketball Coach, 2016
Paul C. Short, Jr.
Golf, 1977
Winston R. Sinclair
Track & Field, 2010
Willard Smith
Football, 1997
Stephen M. Spinella
Football, 2009
Byron O. Starks
Basketball, 2011
Harry Stelly
Baseball
Brandon R. Stokley
Football, 2008
Lana J. Stokley
Softball, 2008
S. Major Swindler, Jr.
Baseball, 1997
Ivan "Ike" Taylor
Football, 2019
Alana M. Templet
Softball, 2008
Clifton J. Theriot
Baseball, Basketball
Orlando P. Thomas
Football, 2011
Tommy F. Thomas
Golf
Tim Thompson
Basketball, 1975
Charles A. Tillman
Football, 2012
Andrew Toney
Basketball
Gustave Trahan, Jr.
Basketball
Matt Trevino
Golf, 2014
Lucius R. Trosclair, Jr.
Baseball, 1999
Mark Trosclair
Baseball, 2004
M. Robert Voitier, Sr.
Football, 1963
George K. Weatherford, Jr.
Weightlifting
Dudley Wilkins
Track & Field
Keisha O. Williams
Track & Field, 2004
James A. Zock
Football, Basketball