Terry Bradshaw, Karl Malone, Kim Mulkey, Willie Roaf, and Teresa Weatherspoon all in one place is quite a marquee and tonight their statues, along with Fred Dean’s will be unveiled at Louisiana Tech.
“The goal behind this project was really to be able to show Louisiana Tech fans, visitors, potential students, and recruits how you can achieve success no matter what your background is,” said Senior Associate Athletic Director Colton Primm.
After the statues are unveiled and the living recipients take part in a Q&A session, the public will be allowed to walk through Championship Plaza. Primm said it was difficult to limit the plaza to six individuals.
“The criteria were that they had to reach the highest Hall of Fame status in each of their individual sports, but there’s a lot of other former student-athletes and coaches that have come through here that have had major success here at Louisiana Tech and in the pros,” said Primm.
The Plaza is named in honor of former LA Tech student-athlete and football coach A.L. Williams and his wife Sarah. In addition to the six alum being honored tonight, Primm said they will also recognize their six national championship teams, three with football and three with women’s basketball.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get these five-living hall of famers together in one spot, so we’re really excited to see what they’ll have to say and welcome them back to Rushton with open arms,” said Primm.
The free event is open to the public and begins at 6 o’clock.
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