Former LSU running back Terry Robiskie and former baseball player Eddy Furniss will join a class of eight in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this summer.
Former football players Roger Carr, Deuce McAllister and Warrick Dunn will also be inducted, along with former Southern University football coach Pete Richardson, former Grambling basketball player Aaron James and jockey Mark Guidry.
Furniss, a College Baseball Hall of Fame member, played for the Tigers from 1995-98, helping LSU to national titles in 1996 and 1997.
Furniss remains the Southeastern Conference all-time leader in hits (352), doubles (87), home runs (80), RBIs (308) and total bases (689).
Robiskie played tailback at LSU from 1973 to 1976, becoming the first running back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Robiskie, who finished his career as the Tigers’ all-time rushing leader is now ranked No. 5 in school history with 2,517 yards.
Dunn, who graduated from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, was a second-team All-American for Florida State and went to three Pro Bowls as an NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons.
McAllister, a two-time Pro Bowler, is the New Orleans Saints’ career rushing leader.
The class will be inducted June 23 in Natchitoches.
 
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