Sugar Bowl

Sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame was created in 1971 and has honored 264 sports figures (through 2025) who were born in New Orleans and achieved prominence in or away from the New Orleans area; or, those non-natives who achieved sports prominence in the New Orleans area in high school, college, professional or amateur sports. Plaques honoring the Hall of Famers were displayed prominently in the Caesars Superdome until the current phases of renovations. They will be returned to prominence as part of the current project.

Each year’s Hall of Fame class is selected by the New Orleans Sports Awards Committee, a volunteer group which has met monthly to pay homage to outstanding achievements in athletics in the New Orleans area for over six decades. In addition to the Hall of Fame, the committee recognizes a Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month for the New Orleans area and selects yearly winners for a variety of major awards, including the Eddie Robinson Award and the Jimmy Collins Awards. The group also selects the Corbett Awards, presented annually to the most outstanding male and female collegiate athletes in the State of Louisiana. The Corbett Award was created in 1967 and named in honor of the late James J. Corbett to commemorate his many contributions to intercollegiate athletics and specifically to the Sugar Bowl.

The Committee began in 1957 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. In 1970, the Sugar Bowl stepped in to sponsor and revitalize the committee, leading to the creation of the New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, honoring 10 legends from the Crescent City in its first induction class. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, nominees must have excelled in the sports field in New Orleans or been born or raised in the city. Each year, the Committee evaluates nominees and selects the inductees.

Those eligible for election shall be chosen from these categories: sports participants, coaches, and managers who shall have been retired for a minimum of six (6) years of active competition in their field of sport OR who have reached 65 years of age. Athletic directors, school officials, or team executives, need not be retired or inactive in order to be eligible.

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New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Members

Name	Sport	Position	Organizations	Years Active	Inducted
Danny Abramowicz	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1968-74	1984
Elmo Adolph	Boxing	Official	Warren Easton HS	1964-08	2000
Johnny Altobello	Baseball/Basketball	Coach	St. Aloysius HS/De La Salle HS	1943-81	1982
Morten Andersen	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints/NFL	1982-2007	2013
Ted Andrews	Multi-Sport	Broadcaster	New Orleans Pelicans/Tulane	1946-80	1980
Merryl "Mrs. Sam Israel" Aron	Golf	Golfer	Amateur	1934-65	1981
John Arthurs	Basketball	Player	De La Salle HS/Tulane	1963-69	2002
Alex Athas	Basketball	Player/Coach	Warren Easton HS/Tulane	1938-88	1980
Nehemiah Atkinson	Tennis	Player/Coach	New Orleans Recreation Department	1940-2002	2000
Bill Banker	Football	Player	Tulane	1927-29	1971
Warren Bankston	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1966-78	1997
Gary Barbaro	Football	Player	East Jefferson HS/Nicholls State/NFL	1970-83	1994
Marilyn Barnett	Tennis	Player/Reporter	New Orleans Item/WTIX AM	1940-90	1993
Joe Bartholomew	Golf	Contributor		1900-60	1972
Tom Benson	Football/Basketball	Owner	New Orleans Saints/New Orleans Pelicans	1985-2018	2018
Bernie Bierman	Football	Coach	Tulane	1927-31	1971
Ernie Blandin	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1942-53	1987
Les Bonano	Boxing	Trainer/Manager	Fortier High School	1974-2022	2021
Henry “Zeke” Bonura	Baseball	Player	Loyola/MLB	1927-40	1979
Ken Bordelon	Football	Player	Brother Martin HS/LSU/NFL	1972-82	1997
Lloyd Bourgeois	Track & Field	Athlete	1928 Olympics/Loyola	1926-32	1978
Warren Braden	Football	Player/Coach	Xavier Prep/Southern/Carver HS	1945-85	1994
Johnny Brechtel	Football	Coach/Contrib.	Warren Easton HS	1932-50	1983
Ashley Brignac	Softball	Player	John Curtis Christian School/UL Lafayette	2004-12	2022
Joe Brockhoff	Baseball	Coach	East Jefferson HS/Tulane	1969-93	2008
Javonne Brooks	Volleyball	Player	U. of New Orleans	1988-92	2011
Ray Broussard	Horse Racing	Jockey		1945-77	1983
Bobby Brown	Baseball	Player/Admin.	Tulane/MLB	1945-94	1993
Gernon Brown	FB/Base/BKB	Coach	Jesuit HS	1931-51	1976
Joe Brown	Boxing	Boxer/Trainer		1943-70	1977
Pat Browne, Jr.	Basketball/Golf	Player/Contrib.	Jesuit HS/Tulane/General	1947-2007	1995
Jim Bullinger	Baseball	Player	Rummel HS/UNO/MLB	1980-98	2005
Arthur I. Burke		Sportswriter	New Orleans States-Item	1930-75	1985
Marty Burke	Boxing	Boxer/Promoter		1912-48	1978
Randy Bush	Baseball	Player	UNO/MLB	1978-93	1996
Ralph “Putsy” Caballero	Baseball	Player	Jesuit HS/MLB	1942-52	1994
Clay Calhoun	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/Loyola	1931-38	1999
John Aruns Callery		Contributor	Sugar Bowl	1966-92	1992
Tony Canzoneri	Boxing	Boxer		1925-39	1984
Harold “Hal” Cervini	Basketball	Player	St. Aloysius HS/Tulane	1947-60	2014
Ed Champagne	Football	Player	S.J. Peters HS/LSU/NFL	1940-50	1992
Perry Clark	Basketball	Coach	Tulane	1989-00	2020
Will Clark	Baseball	Player	Jesuit HS/Miss. St./MLB	1978-00	2003
Milt Clavier	Base/Basketball	Coach	Warren Easton HS/Fortier HS	1944-79	2005
Kirk Marshall Clayton	Track & Field	Athlete	Grambling/San Jose State	1964-70	1996
Ray Coates	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/LSU/NFL	1941-49	1997
James M. Collins		Contributor			1977
Marques Colston	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	2006-15	2022
Bobby Conlin	Football	Coach	Brother Martin HS	1970-96	1999
Wayne Cooper	Basketball	Player	UNO/NBA	1974-92	2000
Dean Courtade	Bowling	Athlete/Coach	Professional Bowlers Association	1941-2016	2017
J.T. Curtis	Football	Coach	John Curtis Christian School	1970-	2017
Grace Daley	Basketball	Player	Tulane/WNBA/Europe	1997-2006	2023
Jerry Dalrymple	Football	Player	Tulane	1929-31	1971
Jesse Danna	Baseball	Player	Jesuit HS/N.O. Pelicans	1933-49	1999
Dr. Artis M. Davenport	Track & Field	Coach	SUNO	1961-2003	2003
Jack Defee	Horse Racing/Base	Contributor	New Orleans Pelicans	1957-81	1990
Fred Digby		Writer/Contributor	New Orleans Item/Sugar Bowl	1912-58	1980
Buddy Diliberto		Broadcaster	WWL	1951-05	1999
Steve Dimak	Bowling	Bowler			2001
David F. Dixon		Contributor	Tulane/New Orleans	1961-2010	1983
Bernard Docusen	Boxing	Boxer		1942-53	1976
Bill Dudley	Swimming	Athlete	Tulane/1948 Olympics	1948-53	1986
A.J. Duhe	Football	Player	Leon Godchaux HS/LSU/NFL	1970-84	2018
Bobby Duhon	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1965-72	1980
Chris Duhon	Basketball	Player	Salmen HS/Duke/NBA	1997-2013	2024
Reggie Dupard	Football	Player	John Curtis/SMU/NFL	1978-90	2005
Ralph Dupas	Boxing	Boxer		1950-66	1978
Al Ecuyer	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/Notre Dame	1953-58	1978
Whitey Esneault	Boxing	Trainer		1930-68	2006
Jahri Evans	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	2006-17	2024
Barbara Farris	Basketball	Player	St. Martin’s Episcopal/Tulane/WNBA	1990-2009	2017
Marshall Faulk	Football	Player	Carver HS/San Diego St./NFL	1986-06	2011
Jim Finks	Football	Administrator	New Orleans Saints	1986-92	1993
Peter Finney		Sportswriter	Jesuit/Loyola/Times-Picayune	1946-2015	1998
Billy Fitzgerald	Baseball/Basketball	Player/Coach	Jesuit HS/Tulane/Newman HS	1964-2014	2008
Peggy Flournoy	Football	Player	Rugby Academy/Tulane	1919-25	1980
Tim Floyd	Basketball	Coach	UNO	1988-94	2020
Dr. Eddie Flynn	Boxing	Boxer	Loyola/1932 Olympics	1929-35	1981
Steve Foley	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/Tulane/NFL	1969-86	1992
Matt Forté	Football	Player	Slidell HS/Tulane/NFL	2000-17	2024
Shan Foster	Basketball	Player	Bonnabel HS/Vanderbilt/NBA	2001-13	2025
John Fourcade	Football	Player	Archbishop Shaw HS/Ole Miss/New Orleans Saints	1974-90	2018
Dr. James Frank		Contributor	Southwestern Athletic Conference	1983-98	1998
Gene Freese	Baseball	Player	N.O. Pelicans/MLB	1954-66	1988
Buddy Friedrichs, Jr.	Sailing	Sailer	Tulane/Southern Yacht Club/1968 Olympics	1950-91	1985
Harry Gamble	Football/Boxing	Player/Coach	Warren Easton HS/Tulane	1918-26	1983
Stacey Gaudet	Basketball	Player	C.C. Baptist/Tulane	1979-87	2001
Joe Gemelli		Contributor		1965-91	1990
Charlie Gilbert	Baseball	Player	Jesuit HS/MLB	1932-47	1980
Larry Gilbert	Baseball	Coach	N.O. Pelicans	1910-55	1971
Lloyd “Hap” Glaudi		Broadcaster	Jesuit HS/Loyola/New Orleans Item/WWL-TV	1939-78	1989
Tad Gormley	Track & Field	Coach/Contrib.	Loyola/New Orleans	1907-65	1971
Gilbert Gray	Sailing	Sailor/Contrib.	Warren Easton HS/Southern Yacht Club/1932 Olympics	1927-78	1977
Ron Greene	Basketball	Coach	Loyola/UNO	1965-97	1998
Bernard Griffith	Basketball	Coach	Xavier University/St. Aug HS	1967-2020	2021
Fred Haas, Jr.	Golf	Golfer	LSU/New Orleans	1934-99	1980
Jim Hall		Sportswriter	Louisiana Weekly		1980
Sam Harnsongkram	Wrestling	Coach	Jesuit HS	1972-98	2000
Joe Heap	Football/Track	Player	Holy Cross/Notre Dame	1947-53	2008
Alexander Heinemann	Baseball	Contributor	N.O. Pelicans	1900-30	1991
Ellis Henican	Foot/Base/Basket	Player	Tulane	1923-26	1981
Pete Herman	Boxing	Boxer		1912-22	1971
Brother Martin Hernandez	Multiple	Contributor	St. Aloysius HS/Brother Martin HS	1932-91	1989
Jackie Higgins	Golf	Golfer	Isidore Newman School	1936-73	1980
Dr. Thomas Hill	Track & Field	Athlete	Cohen HS/Arkansas State/1972 Olympics	1966-77	1998
Dalton Hilliard	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1986-93	1999
Billy Ray Hobley	Basketball	Player	Dillard/Globetrotters	1973-98	2022
Sandra Hodge	Basketball	Player	UNO/Globetrotters	1980-87	1995
Rodney Holman	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1979-96	2013
Roch Hontas	Football	Player	Tulane	1976-80	1988
Rich Jackson	Football	Player	Landry HS/Southern/NFL	1961-72	1988
Rickey Jackson	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1981-95	1999
Aaron James	Basketball	Player	Cohen HS/Grambling/N.O. Jazz	1966-79	2012
Felix James	Multiple	Coach/Admin.	Gaudet/Landry/Xavier	1947-97	1989
Pamela Jiles	Track & Field	Athlete	Abramson HS/Dillard/1976 Olympics	1971-77	2002
Avery Johnson	Basketball	Player	St. Augustine HS/Southern/NBA	1981-2004	2014
Ervin Johnson	Basketball	Player	University of New Orleans/NBA	1989-2006	2018
Temeka Johnson	Basketball	Player	Bonnabel HS/LSU/WNBA	1996-2018	2025
Vaughan Johnson	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1986-93	2017
Carmen Jones	Basketball	Player	McMain Magnet HS/Tulane	1982-90	2024
Rick Jones	Baseball	Coach	Tulane	1994-2014	2020
Terrence Jones	Football	Player	Lutcher HS/Tulane	1982-88	2001
W.A. “Dub” Jones	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1943-51	1984
William McG. Keefe		Sportswriter	Times-Picayune	1912-67	1980
Joe Keller	Football	Coach	River Parishes HS	1934-70	2006
Jim Kerwin	Basketball	Player/Coach	Tulane/Semipro/Juco/Oklahoma	1960-2003	1987
James King	Basketball	Player	Clark HS/Ok. St./68 Olympics	1962-68	2005
Shaun King	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1995-2004	2022
Rick Kingrea	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1968-78	1999
William H. Kirchem	Football	Player/Coach	Warren Easton HS/Tulane	1934-69	1987
Kerry Kittles	Basketball	Player	St. Augustine HS/Villanova/NBA	1990-2005	2014
Henry “Cotton” Knaupp	Baseball	Player	MLB/N.O. Pelicans	1909-20	1999
Anna Koll	Multi-Sport	Player	Wiltz Athletic Club/AAU	1925-45	2014
Nina Korgan	Softball	Player	N.O. Jax Maids	1942-48	1978
Jack Kramer	Baseball	Player	Warren Easton HS/MLB	1936-51	1980
M.L. Lagarde	Multiple	Administrator	Tulane	1970-06	2006
Milfred Laurent	Baseball	Player	Negro Leagues	1918-37	1980
Hank Lauricella	Football	Player	Holy Cross/Tennessee	1946-51	1975
Lester Lautenschlaeger	Football	Player/Coach	Tulane/NORD	1922-61	1980
Dutch Legett	Baseball	Player	Warren Easton HS/MLB/NORD	1919-75	1983
Theron Lewis	Track & Field	Athlete	Carver HS/Southern/1964 Olympics	1960-68	1990
Henry Carl Lind	Baseball	Player	Tulane/MLB	1924-30	1981
Randy Livingston	Basketball	Player	Newman HS/LSU/Professional	1988-2007	2016
Ron Maestri	Baseball	Coach/Admin.	UNO/N.O. Zephyrs	1970-00	1996
Archie Manning	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1971-84	1989
Pete Maravich	Basketball	Player	New Orleans Jazz	1974-80	1990
“Oyster Joe” Martina	Baseball	Player	N.O. Pelicans/MLB	1907-24	1979
Harry Martinez		Sportswriter	New Orleans States	1916-66	1980
William R. Martinez	Football	Player	Warren Easton HS/Loyola	1934-42	1988
Tommy Mason	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1958-71	1979
Deuce McAllister	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	2001-10	2015
Jim McCafferty	Basketball	Player/Coach	Loyola U./Xavier (Ohio)	1938-85	2011
Harley McCollum	Football	Player	Tulane	1938-41	1984
Perry McDonald	Basketball	Player	Carver HS/Georgetown	1980-88	2009
Max McGee	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1951-67	1999
Joe McKnight	Football	Player	John Curtis Christian School/USC/NFL	2004-16	2025
Dr. Abe Mickal	Football	Player	LSU	1932-36	1985
Mike Miley	Baseball	Player	E. Jefferson HS/LSU	1970-76	2000
Sam Mills	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1983-97	2002
Frank Misuraca	Baseball	Coach/Admin.	Jesuit HS	1962-07	2012
Frank Monica	Football	Coach	Lutcher HS/Riverside/Jesuit HS/St. Charles Catholic HS/Tulane	1971-2021	2023
Evelyn Monsted	Golf	Player/Contributor	McGehee School/USGA	1936-94	1997
William “Bucky” Moore	Football	Player	Loyola	1925-29	1979
Jim Mora	Football	Coach	New Orleans Saints	1986-96	2002
Eddie Morgan	Baseball	Player	Rugby Academy/Tulane/N.O. Pelicans/MLB	1920-36	1975
Steve Mura	Baseball	Player	Redemptorist HS/Tulane/MLB	1970-85	2023
Eddie Murray	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1976-00	2006
Johnny Oelkers	Track/Football	Player/Coach	Warren Easton HS/Tulane	1925-78	1991
Mel Ott	Baseball	Player	Gretna HS/MLB	1923-47	1971
Emmett Pare	Tennis	Coach	Tulane	1934-73	1981
Mel Parnell	Baseball	Player	S.J. Peters HS/MLB	1940-56	1972
Willie Pastrano	Boxing	Boxer		1951-63	1973
Audrey Patterson-Tyler	Track & Field	Athlete/Coach	Gilbert Academy/1948 Olympics	1940-96	1978
Craig Perret	Horse Racing	Jockey		1967-2005	2020
Dr. Warren Perkins	Basketball	Player	Warren Easton HS/Tulane/NBA	1938-51	1981
Jimmy Perrin	Boxing	Boxer	St. Aloysius HS	1930-41	1979
John Petitbon	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/Notre Dame/NFL	1944-57	1979
Richie Petitbon	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/Tulane/NFL	1954-72	1979
Andy Pilney	Football	Coach	Tulane/Jefferson Parish	1954-61	1986
Howie Pollet	Baseball	Player	Fortier HS/MLB	1935-56	1973
Brother Melchior Polowy	Wrestling	Coach	Holy Cross	1944-68	1982
Earl J. “Bubba” Porche	Multiple	Trainer	Tulane	1946-85	1985
Abner Powell	Baseball	Contributor	New Orleans Pelicans	1887-1904	1972
Marlbert “Spider” Pradd	Basketball	Player	Dillard/ABA	1963-69	1986
Eddie Price	Football	Player	Warren Easton HS/Tulane/NFL	1940-55	1971
Alfred Priestley	Football/Baseball	Player/Coach	Xavier Prep/Xavier U.	1915-69	1981
Tom Priestley	Basketball	Coach	Carver HS		1997
George Queyrouze	Track & Field	Athlete	Jesuit HS/1906 Olympics	1898-1910	1979
Ed Reed	Football	Athlete	Destrehan HS/U. of Miami/NFL	1994-2013	2019
Wayne Reese	Football	Coach	Carver HS/Booker T. Washington HS/McDonogh 35 HS	1965-2020	2023
Tony Reginelli	Football	Coach	Newman HS	1969-93	2013
Milton Retif	Baseball	Player/Coach	Jesuit HS/Tulane	1949-74	2001
Nick Revon	Basketball	Player	St. Aloysius HS/Hinds CC/Southern Miss	1943-54	1991
Ham Richardson	Tennis	Player	Tulane/Amateur & Pro Tennis	1950-65	1972
Lou Riecke	Weightlifting	Lifter	Jesuit HS/N.O. Athletic Club/1964 Olympics	1942-80	1980
Vincent Rizzo	Baseball	Administrator	N.O. Pelicans	1924-59	1987
Willie Roaf	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1993-02	2012
Jim Robarts	Basketball	Coach	Archbishop Rummel HS/East Jefferson HS	1969-2018	2019
Isiah Robertson	Football	Player	Rosenwald HS/Southern/NFL	1968-82	2010
Rick Robey	Basketball	Player	Brother Martin HS/Kentucky/NBA	1971-86	1995
Eddie Robinson	Football	Coach	Grambling	1941-97	2008
Terry Robiskie	Football	Player	Second Ward HS/LSU/NFL	1969-81	2003
Alden Roche	Football	Player	Xavier Prep/Southern/NFL	1963-78	1991
Bob Roesler		Sportswriter	Times-Picayune	1950-94	1996
Rolland Romero	Track & Field	Athlete	Loyola/1932 & 36 Olympics	1931-36	1988
Herman Roth	Baseball	Player	Negro Leagues	1920-32	1979
Andy Russo	Basketball	Player/Coach	Fortier HS/USL/Brother Martin HS	1956-78	2025
Connie Ryan	Baseball	Player	Jesuit HS/LSU/MLB	1936-54	1978
Jack Salter	Football	Coach	Covington HS	1960-93	2012
Tony Sardisco	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1952-63	1990
Rags Scheuermann	Baseball	Coach	Delgado/Loyola	1951-90	1982
Augie Schmidt	Baseball	Player	UNO	1979-82	2005
Larry Schneider	Baseball	Coach	Rummel HS	1972-95	2009
Arthur Schott	Baseball	Contributor	New Orleans Baseball	1930-2016	1992
Pat Screen	Football	Player	Jesuit HS/LSU	1958-66	2003
Bruce Seals	Basketball	Player	B.T. Washington HS/Xavier/NBA	1967-80	1995
“Buck” Seeber	Football	Coach	Holy Cross/Nicholls/De La Salle/Fortier	1927-80	1984
Clark Shaughnessy	Football	Coach	Loyola/Tulane	1915-26	1973
Firmin E. Simms	Basketball	Contributor	Biddy Basketball	1955-2020	1986
Claude Simons, Jr.	Football	Player/Coach	Newman HS/Tulane/Sugar Bowl	1932-34	1974
Joanne Skertich	Volleyball	Coach	Chapelle HS/Newman HS	1977-2001	2021
Neil Smith	Football	Player	McDonogh 35/Nebraska/NFL	1980-00	2008
Rusty Staub	Baseball	Player	Jesuit HS/MLB	1960-85	1989
Kordell Stewart	Football	Player	John Ehret HS/U. of Colorado/NFL	1988-2005	2016
Russell “R.L.” Stockard		Contributor		1950-2017	2001
George Strickland	Baseball	Player	S.J. Peters HS/Pelicans/MLB	1940-61	1980
Cliff Sutter	Tennis	Player	Tulane	1930-33	1980
Bill Svoboda	Football	Player	Tulane/NFL	1947-59	1987
Pat Swilling	Football	Player	New Orleans Saints	1986-98	2019
Ashley Tappin	Swimming	Athlete	St. Martin’s Episcopal/Arizona/Team USA	1988-2000	2020
Roosevelt Taylor	Football	Player	Clark HS/Grambling/NFL	1956-72	1979
Skeeter Theard, Jr.	Baseball	Coach	Redemptorist HS	1955-94	1993
Henry Thomas	Golf	Contributor	Warren Easton HS/City Park	1925-93	1977
Paul Thompson	Basketball	Player	Tulane/NBA/Europe	1979-99	2024
Emmett Toppino	Track & Field	Athlete	Jesuit HS/Loyola/1932 Olympics	1926-34	1971
Billy Truax	Football	Athlete	Holy Cross H.S./LSU/NFL	1957-73	2019
Linda Tuero	Tennis	Athlete	St. Martin’s Episcopal/Professional	1958-73	2015
Edmund J. Tunstall		Sportswriter	St. Aloysius HS/Tulane	1951-92	2002
Skeets Tuohy, Jr.	Basketball	Coach	Newman HS	1956-75	1993
Marion Turpie	Golf	Golfer		1924-45	1971
Carvie Upshaw	Basketball	Player	University of New Orleans	1985-89	2022
Steve Van Buren	Football	Player	Warren Easton HS/LSU/NFL	1938-51	1985
Jimmy Warren	Football	Player	Cohen HS/Illinois/NFL	1956-77	1994
Lionel Washington	Football	Player	Lutcher HS/Tulane/NFL	1977-98	2014
Otis Washington	Football	Player/Coach	Xavier University/St. Augustine HS	1958-86	1994
Ron Washington	Baseball	Player/Coach	McDonough HS/MLB	1967-89	2006
Ted Washington	Basketball	Coach	Booker T. Washington HS		2003
Douglas Watters	Tennis	Player/Contributor	Tulane/Sugar Bowl	1916-21	1981
Don “Slick” Watts	Basketball	Player	Xavier/NBA	1969-79	1996
Reggie Wayne	Football	Player	John Ehret HS/U. of Miami/NFL	1994-2014	2021
Cliff Wells	Basketball	Coach	Tulane	1945-63	1976
Wally Whitehurst	Baseball	Player	UNO/Major League Baseball	1983-96	2015
Nelson Whitney	Golf			1905-20	1981
Tommy Wilcox	Football	Player	Bonnabel HS/Alabama	1973-84	2016
Aeneas Williams	Football	Player	Fortier HS/Southern/NFL	1984-04	2010
Frank Wills	Baseball	Player	De La Salle HS/Tulane/MLB	1976-91	2021
Austin Wilson		Sportswriter	Tulane/Associated Press	1972-92	1992
Johnny Wright	Baseball	Player	Negro Leagues	1934-55	2022
Walter C. Wright	Baseball	Player	McDonogh 35 HS/Xavier/Negro Leagues	1925-39	1982
Lenny Yochim	Baseball	Player	New Orleans Pelicans/MLB	1945-02	1995
Charles C. Zatarain		Contributor	Sugar Bowl		1986
Marc Zeno	Football	Player	Lutcher HS/Tulane	1979-87	2016
Don Zimmerman	Football	Player	Tulane	1930-32	1978