By Malcolm Butler
With the groundbreaking ceremony for Champions Plaza set for this Saturday morning, work began Wednesday on the area on the north end of Joe Aillet Stadium.
The Louisiana Tech Athletics Department announced the plans for the construction of the Sarah and A.L. Williams Champions Plaza back in November of 2021.
Named in honor of former Louisiana Tech student-athlete and football coach A.L. Williams and his wife Sarah, the plaza will include recognition of the most highly-decorated student-athletes and teams in the University’s history, including Terry Bradshaw, Fred Dean, Karl Malone, Kim Mulkey, Willie Roaf and Teresa Weatherspoon.
Former Louisiana Tech football standout Chris Richardson, who is the nephew of A.L. and Sarah Williams, provided the philanthropic gift that will fund the plaza.
The plaza will be the front entrance to the new academic center that will be constructed in the north end of Joe Aillet Stadium that will house the student athlete success center. The new facility will also include a new video board and scoreboard for the stadium as well as some additional amenities that will be utilized on home football game days.
Louisiana Tech fans are invited to attend the groundbreaking of the Sarah and A.L. Williams Champions Plaza, which will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. prior to the start of the Bulldogs annual spring game.
