NORFOLK, Va. - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced former North Carolina Central University and National Football League standout Louis Breeden among the five members of its 2013 Hall of Fame Class on Wednesday.
Breeden and his fellow inductees will be enshrined during a brunch on Friday, March 15, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Va.
Breeden was a four-year letterwinner (1973-76) at NCCU. He is tied for fourth among NCCU’s career interceptions leaders with 17 and led the team in interceptions in each of his final three seasons (1974-1976). He is also tied for fourth in single-season interceptions with seven during his junior campaign in 1975. Breeden holds the NCCU record for career punt return average with 20.2 yards per return.
He received All-MEAC second-team honors in 1974 and was an All-MEAC first-team selection in 1975 and 1976.
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Breeden in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft, where he played 10 seasons. On Nov. 8, 1981, he set a club record with a 102-yard interception return for a touchdown against San Diego. He was named to the All-Pro first team in 1982, and finished his NFL career with 33 interceptions.
Breeden was inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985, and was named one of NCCU’s Centennial 100 Sports Legends in 2009.
The 2013 MEAC Hall of Fame class will also be recognized during the MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 11-16 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Virginia.
Tickets for the induction brunch are $35 per seat or $300 per table (10 persons). Tickets can be purchased by calling the MEAC office at 757-951-2055.
The MEAC Hall of Fame highlights former student-athletes, coaches, university and/or conference administrators as well as special contributors, who have enriched the legacy of the conference since its inception in 1970. Enshrinees were selected by a 13-person committee made up of administrators and representatives from member institutions.
The inaugural Hall of Fame class was inducted on May 29, 1981, during a 10-year anniversary banquet in Greensboro, N.C. Since its establishment, the Hall of Fame has enshrined 118 people, including the class of 2013.
