NEW ORLEANS (July 31) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl is scheduled to welcome four inductees into its Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame at its annual awards banquet on Saturday, August 5 at the Caesars Superdome. In addition to the Hall of Famers, the annual James J. Corbett Awards for the top male and female amateur athletes in the state of Louisiana will be presented along with honors for 18 other individuals and three teams. The Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee selects all of the honorees.
 
Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductee: Grace Daley, Tulane Basketball
Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductee: Frank Monica, St. Charles Catholic Football
Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductee: Steve Mura, Redemptorist/Tulane Baseball
Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductee: Wayne Reese, Carver/McDonogh 35 Football
 
Corbett Award – Male: Dylan Crews, LSU Baseball
Corbett Award – Female: Angel Reese, LSU Basketball
 
Jimmy Collins Special Awards: Tulane Football & Lisa Stockton (Tulane Women's Basketball Coach)
 
Outstanding Boys' Prep Coach of the Year, New Orleans: Cullen Doody, Jesuit Cross Country
Outstanding Girls' Prep Coach of the Year, New Orleans: Chris Prator, St. Scholastica Swimming
Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete, New Orleans: Alia Armstrong, LSU Track & Field
Outstanding Male Amateur Athlete, New Orleans: Tyjae Spears, Tulane Football
Outstanding Boys' Prep Team, New Orleans: Carver Basketball
Outstanding Girls' Prep Team, New Orleans: McGehee Track & Field
Outstanding Collegiate Coach, Louisiana: Kim Mulkey, LSU Women's Basketball
 
Greater New Orleans Amateur Athletes of the Month, 2022-23
June, 2022: Alia Armstrong, LSU Track & Field
July, 2022: Gavriella Smith, Penn Tennis
August, 2022: Chris Olivier, New Orleans Boosters
September, 2022: P.J. Martin, De La Salle Football
October, 2022: Michael Pratt, Tulane Football
November, 2022: Tyjae Spears, Tulane Football
December, 2022: D'Wanye' Winfield, Lutcher Football
January, 2023: Kameron Johnson, Archbishop Shaw Basketball
February, 2023: Spencer Lanosga, Jesuit Wrestling
March, 2023: Ellie Schneider, Country Day Softball
April, 2023: Giancarlo Arencibia, Archbishop Rummel Baseball
May, 2023: Kali Magana, Louise McGehee Track & Field
 
The Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee came together when James Collins spearheaded a group of sports journalists to form a sports awards committee to immortalize local sports history. For 13 years, the committee honored local athletes each month and a variety of annual award winners. In 1970, the Sugar Bowl stepped in to sponsor and revitalize the committee, leading to the creation of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, honoring 10 legends from the Crescent City in its first induction class. While adding the responsibility of selecting Hall of Famers, the committee has continued to recognize the top amateur athlete in the Greater New Orleans area each month as well as a range of annual awards – the honors enter their 67th year in 2023.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 102 Hall of Fame players, 52 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 89-year history. The 90th Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Semifinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2024. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting nearly $2.4 billion into the local economy in the last decade.