Induction Ceremonies
OVERVIEW
This special gathering brings together alumni, students, and friends to honor the rich history, lasting impact, and bright future of our Grambling community.
We celebrate the remarkable achievements of our legendary alumni whose journeys have inspired generations. We also welcome and recognize the next wave of Grambling graduates, who continue to carry the torch of excellence forward.
Come celebrate tradition, unity, and the spirit of Grambling Legends!
Congrats to the 2026
18th class HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Meet our Legends
Inductee Classes
Class of 2026
- Lennox Yearwood
- Reggie Baldwin
- Aaron Randall Sr.
- Rod Henderson
- Paul Haynes
- Leonard Griffin
- Gilad Landau
- Robin Foster
- Cynthia Green
- Cedric Shaw
- Calvin Spears
- Martin Lemelle Sr.
- Jerry Gordon
- Bennie Thompson
- Randy Himes
- Michael Cummings
- Robert Williams, Jr.
- Napoleon Johnson
- Elsie Dillard
- Larry Pannell
- Glynn Alexander
- Aldrich Allen
- Scotty Anderson
- Herman Arvie
- Arlester Brown
- Ainsley Armstrong
- Gail Emmanuel
- Courtney Duncan
- James Thompson
- Kenneth Sykes
- Shrieka Evans
- Thomas Moorehead
- Evret Edwin Stevens
- Jesse O’Neal
- Jason Hatcher
- Jimmy Roe
- Andre Robinson
- Richard Brown
- James Hammond
- Juan Watkins
- Joseph Jones
- Joseph Simpson
- Shiakiea Carter
- Conrad Hutchison, Jr.
- Clemente Gordon
- Andrew Jackson
- Robert Taylor
- Rodney Tureaud, Jr.
- Yolande Small
- Wilmer Sigler
- Kenneth Simpson
- O.K. “Buddy” Davis
- Robert Barber
- Lee Fobbs
- Dwight Scales
- Willie Williams
- John Jeter
- Albert Hartwell
- Virgie Broussard
- Daniel Washington
- Andrew Glover
- Michael Moore
- Carlos Pennywell
- Wendell Henderson
- Terrace Sykes
- Tom Williams
- Samuel Holden
- Elfrid Payton
- Michael Williams
- Miechelle Willis
- Frank Patterson
- Donald Welsh
- Emanuel Cannon
- Richard Johnson
- C.D. Henry
- Ezil Bibbs
- Eric Gant
- Richard Lee
- Larry Metevia, Sr.
- Charles Smith
- Janice Bernard
- Juan McWilliams
- James Randall
- Tommie Bowens
- Bobby Ricks
- Robert Atkins, Jr.
- Albert Dennis, III
- Robert Parham
- Robert Pennywell
- Ernest Sterling
- Brenda Gulledge
- Gary Eave
- Leonard Webster
- Rufus Calhoun
- Billy Manning
- Clifton McNeil
- Henry Davis
- Virgil Robinson, Sr.
- Robert Smith
- Debra Armstrong
- Jack Phillips
- Bunny Hudson
- Ben Williams
- Howard Davis
- Charlie Anderson
- Willie Armstrong
- Walter Dean
- J.D. Garrett
- Clarence Harris
- Albany Jones
- Goldie Sellers
- Alice Jackson
- Jophrey Brown
- John Wyatt
- Fred Hilton
- Johnny Comeaux
- Doris Robinson
- Leroy Carter
- Steve Dennis
- Billy Newsome
- Matthew Reed
- Leon Simmons
- Winston Short
- Hilliary Bossier
- Wilbur Frazier
- Rex Tippitt
- Paula Mayo
- Robert Piper
- Jamie Caleb
- Frank Cornish
- Bruce Eugene
- Richard Harris
- Michael Howell
- John Mendenhall
- Woodrow Peoples
- Clyde Parquet
- Aaron James
- Howard Willis
- LaChandra LeDay
- Wilbert Ellis
- Alphonse Dotson
- Essex Johnson
- Trumaine Johnson
- Albert Lewis
- Preston Powell
- Jake Reed
- Bertram Lovell
- Frank Garnett
- Alex Pero
- James Jones
- Larry Wright
- Tarcha Hollis
- Douglas Porter
- Al Dennis, Jr.
- James Harris
- Delles Howell
- James Hunter
- Gary Johnson
- Frank Lewis
- Everson Walls
- Robert Woods
- Robert Williams
- Jerry Barr
- James Hooper
- Mary Currie
- Patricia C. Bibbs
- Eugene Harvey
- Joseph B. Johnson
- Garland Boyette
- Adolph Byrd
- Mackie Freeze
- Melvin Lee
- Jerry Robinson
- Roosevelt Taylor
- Douglas L. Williams
- Sammy White
- Tommie Agee
- Ralph Garr
- Robert Hopkins
- Charles Hardnett
- Willis Reed
- Hershell West
- Ralph W.E. Jones
- Eddie G. Robinson
- Collie Nicholson
- Fredrick C. Hobdy
- Helen Richards Smith
- Junious Buchanan
- Willie Brown
- Willie Davis
- Henry Dyer
- Lane Howell
- Charlie Joiner
- Wilie Joseph
- Ernest Ladd
- Legolian Moore
- Edward Murray
- Richards Stebbins
- Willie Young
- Paul Younger
- Stone Johnson
