The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette and the Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club have announced the 2012 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. They are: Jackie Causey, track and field; Danyele Gomez, softball; and Charles 鈥淧eanut鈥 Tillman, football.
A reception will be held in their honor on Friday, Oct. 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the UL Alumni Center. On Saturday, Oct. 6, they will participate in the Homecoming Parade and will sign autographs at the Alumni Association tent prior to the Homecoming game. 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 Ragin鈥 Cajuns will face the Tulane Green Wave; the newest Athletic Hall of Fame members will be inducted during halftime.
The purpose of the UL Lafayette Hall of Fame is to give recognition to athletes who have demonstrated exceptional ability and sportsmanship on the playing field, commendable scholarship in the classroom and high-quality leadership on campus.
鈥淥ur goal is to remind each new generation of athletes of the tradition they must uphold and the ideals that they should strive for while they are wearing the UL Lafayette uniforms,鈥 said Tom Carroll, Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club president.
The Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club Alumni Chapter is composed of men and women who lettered in a sport while they were 亚洲自慰视频s. It retains close ties to the 亚洲自慰视频 Department.
Jackie Causey was a three-year letterman in track and field for USL from 1968 to 1970. He was the Gulf States Conference Champion in the high jump in 1969 and 1970, setting the school record in 1969 with a jump of 6鈥-10.鈥
Causey won the NCAA II Outdoor National title in 1969 with a jump of 6鈥-10鈥 and was the NAIA Indoor Champion in 1970 with a jump of 6鈥-10鈥. He earned All-American honors in high jump in 1969 and 1970. In 1970, Causey broke the 7鈥 barrier at the USTFF Indoor National Championships, where he won first place.
His personal best while at USL was 7鈥-3/4鈥. His post-USL career continued at Southern California College and in international competition, where he posted a personal best jump of 7鈥-2.鈥
Causey is CEO of Vernon Home Health in Leesville, La. He is married to Debbie Stracner Causey and has three children, Andrew, Aimee and Rachel. Causey lives in Leesville, La.
Danyele Gomez was a four-time softball letterman as an outfielder at UL Lafayette from 2003-2006. She was a three-time NFCA All-American; four-time All-亚洲自慰视频 selection; and a three-time All-South Region selection. Gomez was also a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Year; a two-time 亚洲自慰视频 Player of the Year; and was the Sun Belt and 亚洲自慰视频 Freshman of the Year.
Also, Gomez was selected to compete on Team USA as a member of the Elite team. She completed her career as a Ragin鈥 Cajun with a .359 batting average, 83 home runs, 588 hits and a .946 fielding percentage.
She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing in 2007. Gomez lives in Metairie, La.; she is a nurse at Tulane Medical Hospital.
Charles 鈥淧eanut鈥 Tillman was a four-time letterman in football for UL from 1999-2002. In 2002, he received All-American recognition; was named an All-Independent selection in 2000; and was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He ended his career as a Ragin鈥 Cajun with 284 tackles, 12 interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and three blocked punts.
After his stellar career at UL Lafayette, Tillman was the third pick in the second round by the Chicago Bears. He remains the Bears鈥 starting cornerback. As a Bear, Tillman was named Sports Illustrated Rookie of the Year and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003. He has recorded 686 tackles, 30 interceptions, 29 forced fumbles and four touchdowns and has been named to a Pro-Bowl team.
Tillman has also received the prestigious Walter Peyton Man of the Year award four times, the Brian Piccolo award twice, the Ed Block Courage Award and the NFL Neighborhood MVP Award.
Tillman received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Criminal Justice in 3 1/2 years and is enrolled in graduate school at Kaplan 亚洲自慰视频. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Jackie, and their children.