Sugar Bowl

After an exceptional year on the mound in high school and summer baseball, Ryan Martin was selected as the Male Athlete of the Year for New Orleans. The honors are selected by the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s New Orleans Sports Awards Committee.
 
Martin was an outstanding pitcher and infielder for Jesuit High School. Martin finished the prep season with a 10-3 record on the mound, leading the Blue Jays to the state championship. He also posted a 12-1 record for Retif Oil, the American Legion district champion and state runners-up.

The New Orleans Sports Awards 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. While adding the responsibility of selecting Hall of Famers, the committee has continued to recognize Sugar Bowl Athletes of the Month.

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