Saints fans are mourning the death of legendary kicker Tom Dempsey, who for over four decades held the NFL record for longest made field goal. Dempsey booted a 63-yard field goal in 1970 despite missing toes and fingers on his right foot and hand. Dempsey tested positive for coronavirus over a week ago and late last week was transferred to hospice care. The 73-year-old also battled Alzheimer’s and dementia and lived at the Lambeth House senior living center in New Orleans, which has had dozens of COVID-19 cases.

Tonight Who Dat nation can re-live the Saints historic return to the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina as ESPN will re-air the iconic Monday night football game that saw the Saints beat the hated Atlanta Falcons in 2006. The game will be forever remembered for Steve Gleason’s blocked punt. But it was also the Superdome debut for Sean Payton, Drew Brees and Reggie Bush with the Black and Gold.

Louisiana native Kim Mukley will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August. The Tickfaw native won a national championship as a player and an assistant coach with the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. Mulkey has also won three national championships as the head coach at Baylor. She’s the first person in NCAA women’s basketball history to win a national title as a player, assistant coach and head coach.

Alexandria’s Lance Brasher has been named the Class 5A Boys Basketball Coach of the Year. Brasher led the Trojans to their first boys’ basketball championship. The girls’ 5A Coach of the year is Mary Lowry Ward. Under Ward’s direction, Benton went 29-5 and won the 5A title.

Over the weekend, President Trump held a conference call with the commissioners for the major sports leagues and said afterward he believes the NFL season should start on time in September, but the governors in California and New York are skeptical.