Steve Gleason, whose place in New Orleans Saints history is now secondary to the impact he is making on ALS research and in the lives of thousands of victims of the disease, is the 2018 winner of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award presented by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Hall officials announced the honor at Gleason's 41st birthday party on Thursday night in downtown New Orleans.
Gleason, whose pro football career ended in 2007, will become the 18th recipient of the Dixon Award since its inception in 2005 at the Hall of Fame's 2018 induction dinner and ceremony June 30 in Natchitoches.