Hall of Fame

Tony Citizen

  • Class
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Football
TONY CITIZEN
Citizen made national news in his very first game for the Cowboys.  The Church Point native ran for 306 yards in the 1986 season opener with Prairie View, setting what was then a NCAA freshman record plus Southland, McNeese and Louisiana single game records. He was a starter at tailback all four of his seasons with the Cowboys and total 3,284 career rushing yards which currently ranks third on the university's all-time chart. A first team all-Southland and all-Louisiana pick, Citizen was named his team's MVP in 1989 and the school's athlete of the year for the 1989-90 season and was named a member of the SLC's 1970s all-decade team.  He played two seasons of professional football, one year with Tampa Bay and one with Miami.
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