Hank Lauricella

Francis Edward Lauricella, known as Hank Lauricella (October 9, 1930 – March 25, 2014),^[1] was an American real estate developer from suburban New Orleans, Louisiana, a college football player, and a member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature.

Hank Lauricella

Profile
Positions	Halfback, Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1930-10-09)October 9, 1930 Harahan, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	March 25, 2014(2014-03-25) (aged 83) Jefferson, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
College	Tennessee
NFL draft	1952: 17th round
Career history
1952	Dallas Texans
Awards and highlights
National champion (1951) Unanimous All-American (1951) 2× First-team All-SEC (1950, 1951)
Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame
Other information
Louisiana State Representative for Jefferson Parish
In office 1964–1972
Louisiana State Senator for Jefferson Parish
In office 1972–1996
Succeeded by	Art Lentini
Personal details
Party	Democrat / later Republican
Spouse	Betty Valker Lauricella
Children	Francis Lauricella Jr. Louis Lauricella Elizabeth Lauricella McStravick Marc Lauricella Christopher Lauricella
Alma mater	Holy Cross High School (New Orleans) University of Tennessee
Occupation	Real estate businessman
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Rank	First lieutenant

Early life

Lauricella was a star at Holy Cross High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. His team there won the city championship in 1947, using the single wing offense.

College career

Lauricella played under coach Robert Neyland at the University of Tennessee from 1949 to 1951. He was a member of the 1950 National Championship team and the 1951 National Championship team. Lauricella gained fame as the running back in the single wing offense, at the time that most schools had switched to the T-formation. At that position, Lauricella was responsible for the majority of the rushing and passing.

Lauricella was named as an All-American in 1951 and was the first runner up in the Heisman Trophy voting to Dick Kazmaier of Princeton University that same year.^[2] He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.