Former Nicholls football great Mark Carrier and men's basketball star Larry Wilson will be enshrined in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, La. The induction ceremony will begin with a reception on June 24.
Carrier played at Nicholls from 1983-86, and finished as the Colonels all-time leader in catches (147), receiving yards (2,709) and touchdowns (24). After his illustrious collegiate career, the Church Point, La. native went on to have a 12-year NFL career that included an All-Pro season with Tampa Bay in 1989, and he holds the Buccaneers record for most receiving yards in a season with 1,422.
Wilson is a native of Raceland, La. and a product of Central Lafourche product was a three-time All-American, setting 42 Nicholls and Gulf South Conference records from 1975-79. He still stands as the all-time leading scorer in school history, while holding many other records.
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