NFL legend and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees of the @Saints, @LSUwbkb great & eight-time @WNBA All-Star Seimone Augustus and MMA icon Daniel Cormier are among the 9 “competitors” ballot inductees for Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2024https://t.co/1eaceQFts7
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Here’s one Hall of Fame induction down for Drew Brees. The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback will be inducted as part of the nine-member Class of 2024, with tickets for the three-day event in Natchitoches to become available later this year.
Brees achieved one of the greatest careers in NFL history with the Saints, twice winning recognition as the NFL Offensive Player of the Year as well as nods for the 2006 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award, the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award, and the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Brees led the team to its iconic victory in Super Bowl XLIV and held every significant passing record in league history when he retired from the game.
He’s joined on the Class of 2024 by a number of Louisiana sports standouts including:
- Seimone Augustus (LSU women’s basketball)
- Perry Clark (Tulane men’s basketball)
- Daniel Cormier (mixed martial arts)
- Wilbert Ellis (Grambling baseball coach)
- Frank Monica (high school football and baseball coach)
- Kevin Jackson (LSU wrestling)
- Kerry Joseph (McNeese State football)
- Ray Sibille (horse racing)
Brees will be eligible for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio in 2026, and he’s widely expected to be selected on his first ballot. But honors like this in-state recognition do a lot to help his case — not that the voters needed much more convincing.
