BATON ROUGE - Tiger Athletic Foundation honored the Rathjen and Rutland families this weekend with a ribbon cutting ceremony that took place Friday night outside of Gate 8 of Tiger Stadium. The ceremony was held to unveil the naming of the gate in their honor.
The Rathjen & Rutland Families Gate represents a million dollars of support to LSU Athletics! Family members include some former Tiger letterwinners: Craig Rathjen (LSU Football 83-85), Donna Rogers Rathjen (LSU Gymnastics 83-85) and James “Pepper” Rutland (LSU Football 70-72).
Giving back is nothing new for these former letterwinners, both families have returned to their alma mater to serve as ambassadors and supporters on numerous occasions.