BATON ROUGE – For the second time in three years, LSU running back Leonard Fournette has been tabbed the winner of the Corbett Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding amateur male and female athletes in the state of Louisiana.
Fournette will be presented with the Corbett Award on Saturday, August 6 as part of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Banquet at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. A total of 24 individuals, including this year's Hall of Fame class, and two teams will be honored at this year's banquet. All of the honorees are selected by the Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.