Allstate Sugar Bowl Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame

In January of 2000, the Sugar Bowl Committee took over the title sponsorship of the New Orleans Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Included in the Bowl’s sponsorship of the chapter is the administration of an annual awards banquet held each spring to honor deserving high school football scholar athletes from the metropolitan area. Since 2000, the Sugar Bowl has recognized nearly 500 student-athletes while distributing over $500,000 in scholarship money. To become a member of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, please click here.

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Scholar-Athlete recognition event was significantly different. Each of the 26 individual scholar-athletes were featured on social media while five scholarships were presented via an online Zoom call on Wednesday, May 6. The Zoom call featured Sugar Bowl Committee member Michael Christovich providing background on the Bowl’s relationship with the NFF; and Archie Manning, a Sugar Bowl Committee member and the chairman of the NFF, introducing five representatives of this year’s class of scholar-athletes. That was followed by Sugar Bowl President Ralph Capitelli officially announcing the awarding of the scholarships. Four young men received $10,000 scholarships while one was presented with the inaugural Oliver Delery Scholarship in the amount of $20,000. Oliver Delery was a longtime member of the Sugar Bowl Committee who passed away this past January. He was the youngest president of the organization (1996-97) and remained very active on a wide-range of committees, helping keep the Sugar Bowl at the top of the college football world.

Alfredo Avendano Salcedo from East Jefferson High School was the recipient of the $20,000 Oliver Delery Scholarship, while $10,000 scholarships were awarded to Robert Hudson III (De La Salle High School), Carter Ledbetter (Fontainebleau High School), Austin McCready (John Curtis Christian School) and Noah St. Pierre (Thomas Jefferson High School).

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In typical years, the Allstate Sugar Bowl would recognize also honor local leaders with awards in recognition of their contributions to the community and the sport of football. These awards were not presented in 2020.

• 2020: Allstate Sugar Bowl Goes Virtual for Scholar-Athlete Recognition and Scholarships
• 2019: Allstate Sugar Bowl Recognizes 29, Allocates $80,000 in Scholarships
• 2018: Allstate Sugar Bowl Teams With NFF To Honor Football Scholar Athletes
• 2017: Another Strong Class of Honorees at Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholar-Athlete Luncheon
• 2016: Allstate Sugar Bowl and NFF Host Annual High School Football Awards Luncheon
• 2015: Thirty-Three Local Football Standouts Recognized at Superdome Event
• 2014: Scholarships Highlight Allstate Sugar Bowl/NFF Honors Luncheon
• 2013: Allstate Sugar Bowl and NFF Honor 34 Local Scholar-Athletes
• 2012: Thirty-Four Local Scholar-Athletes Honored by Sugar Bowl and NFF
• 2011: Allstate Sugar Bowl and NFF Honor 35 Scholar-Athletes
• 2010: NFF Honors Local High School Football Players
• 2009: Talented Class of Honorees at 2009 NFF/College Football Hall of Fame Luncheon
• 2008: Nineteen Honored at 2008 Football Foundation Luncheon
• 2007: Sugar Bowl Honors Standouts at 2007 NFF Awards Luncheon
• 2006: No class recognized due to Hurricane Katrina
• 2005: Listing of the 2004-05 NFF Scholar Athletes
• 2004: Listing of the 2003-04 NFF Scholar Athletes
• 2003: Listing of the 2002-03 NFF Scholar-Athletes
• 2002: Listing of the 2001-02 NFF Scholar-Athletes
• 2001: Listing of the 2000-01 NFF Scholar-Athletes

Allstate Sugar Bowl Chapter of the NFF/CFHOF Special Awards