Greg LaFleur
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | September 16, 1958 Ville Platte, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Ville Platte (LA) | ||||||||
| College | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 3rd round, 82nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Gregory Louis LaFleur (born September 16, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). LaFleur was selected 82nd overall in the third round by the Philadelphia Eagles out of Louisiana State University in the 1981 NFL draft.[1] LaFleur was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Cardinals. He had career statistics of 64 Receptions and 3 Touchdowns.[2] He is the father of former NBA center Robert Sacre. His youngest son Greyson LaFleur is a senior linebacker at Southern University.
In 1995 he served as the national spokesperson for the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education. LaFleur was the athletic director at Texas State University from 2001 to 2004 and Chicago State University from 2004 to 2005. He was the athletic director at Southern University from 2005 until April 6, 2011. In 2016, LaFleur ran for mayor-president of Baton Rouge and the East Baton Rouge Parish.[3]
References
- ↑ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Greg LaFleur NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ Addo, Koran. "Southern settles lawsuits, avoids potentially costly legal fights". theadvocate.com. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
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- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football tight end, 1950s birth stubs