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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
BY SENATOR BERNARD
A RESOLUTION
To commend Eric Andolsek on being inducted into the 2022 class of the Louisiana Sports
Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, Louisiana, each year
collaborates with the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in selecting a limited number of
sports figures who embody the character, skill, and talent worthy of being named to the Hall
of Fame; and
WHEREAS, the 2022 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class includes
Erik Andolsek; and
WHEREAS, born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Eric Andolsek was an
outstanding football lineman at Thibodaux High School showing incredible versatility by
playing both on offense and defense; and
WHEREAS, as a senior in 1983, he was named an Adidas Prep All-American
selection; and
WHEREAS, Andolsek chose to stay in his home state to play football at Louisiana
State University (LSU); and
WHEREAS, the six-foot two-inch, two hundred eighty-six pound freshman started
in three games his freshman year and earned a full-time starting spot on the offensive line
as a sophomore; and
WHEREAS, in the 1985 Sugar Bowl against the University of Nebraska, Andolsek
again showed his versatility, but this time at the college level playing both offense and
defense; and
WHEREAS, Andolsek received a multitude of honors and awards at LSU including
being named to the Football News Freshman All-American team in 1984, and the
All-Louisiana team in 1985, 1986, and 1987; and
WHEREAS, he was a member of the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team when
LSU won the SEC conference championship in 1986, and again in 1987, when LSU finished
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ranked as one of the top five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I
football teams in the nation; and
WHEREAS, in 1986, Sporting News named Andolsek as one of the best offensive
guards in the nation and Football News named him as a third-team All-American selection;
and
WHEREAS, Andolsek was very popular with his college teammates and was named
a team captain in 1986 and 1987, and was also named the outstanding senior player in spring
practice in 1987; and
WHEREAS, Andolsek was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1988, and in his rookie
season, he played thirteen games and added a kickoff return for three yards to his career
statistics; and
WHEREAS, Andolsek started in the position of left guard for all sixty-one games for
Detroit over the next three years and helped the team to its first postseason berth in eight
years, and aided running back teammate Barry Sanders to a gain of more than one thousand
yards in a season; and
WHEREAS, in 1991, in his last season with the Detroit Lions, the team posted a
record of twelve wins and four losses and won its division title; and
WHEREAS, the Detroit Lions have since named its outstanding offensive lineman
award after Eric Andolsek and LSU has named its award for the outstanding senior football
player in spring practice the Eric Andolsek Award; and
WHEREAS, Eric Andolsek was also named to the LSU Modern Day Team of the
Century in 1993.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Eric Andolsek on being inducted into the 2022 class of the Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
brother, Andy Andolsek.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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