Greg LaFleur | |
Number: | 89, 83 |
Position: | Tight end |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1958 |
Birth Place: | Ville Platte, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 236 |
High School: | Ville Platte (LA) |
College: | LSU |
Draftyear: | 1981 |
Draftround: | 3 |
Draftpick: | 82 |
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Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statvalue1: | 64 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 729 |
Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 3 |
Pfr: | LaFlGr00 |
Gregory Louis LaFleur (born September 16, 1958) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). LaFleur was selected in the third round by the Philadelphia Eagles out of Louisiana State University in the 1981 NFL draft. LaFleur has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Cardinals. He had career statistics of 64 Receptions and 3 Touchdowns.[1] He is the father of former NBA center Robert Sacre. His youngest son Greyson LaFleur is a linebacker at College of the Desert.
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.[2]