The 2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction class features one of the best receivers to play for the Saints, LSU’s most decorated player on defense, and a college basketball legend. Hall of Fame Chairman Doug Ireland says the Saints all-time leading receiver Marques Colston will be enshrined in June.
“Made the all-rookie team, immediately bonded with Drew Brees, and ultimately the highlight was the Super Bowl Championship but had a fabulous ten season career in New Orleans,” said Ireland.
Also going into the Hall from the gridiron is former LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, who helped lead the Tigers to a 2007 national championship. Ireland says Dorsey was a two-time All-American and named SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
“No LSU defender has ever swept so many national awards headlined by the Outland Trophy as Glenn Dorsey did in his senior year,” said Ireland.
Former LSU basketball star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is also part of the 2021 class. Ireland says the high-scoring guard for the Tigers was the SEC player of the year as a freshman and sophomore.
“When he was at LSU, it was transcendent of basketball around the country. He was one of the very elite performers, not only of a generation, but of all time in the game of college basketball,” said Ireland.
Former LSU track and field coach Pat Henry, former Southern star and MLB infielder Rickie Weeks, former Nicholls softball pitcher Courtney Blades-Rogers, former Richwood football coach Mackie Freeze and 1980 Bassmaster Classic Champion Bo Dowden of Natchitoches are the other 2021 inductees.
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