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==Joe Gemelli Fleur-De-Lis Award== The ''Joe Gemelli Fleur-De-Lis Award'' is given yearly to a person who has contributed to the betterment of the New Orleans Saints organization.<ref name=HoF>{{cite web|title=Complete list of Saints Hall of Fame members|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/complete-list-of-saints-hall-of-fame-members-15303675|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630222418/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/complete-list-of-saints-hall-of-fame-members-15303675|url-status=live}}</ref> The award is named for Joe Gemelli, a New Orleans clothing store owner and an active supporter of sports in the city, who was known as the team's biggest fan.<ref>[http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site603.php Joe Gemelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906055239/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site603.php |date=September 6, 2015 }}, Allstate Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 20, 2015.</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * 1989: [[Al Hirt]] * 1990: Joe Gemelli * 1991: [[David Dixon (businessman)|Dave Dixon]] * 1992: Charlie Kertz * 1993: [[Wayne Mack]] * 1994: Erby Aucoin * 1995: [[Aaron Broussard]] * 1996: Marie Knutson * 1997: [[Angela Hill (journalist)|Angela Hill]] * 1998: Joe Impastato * 1999: Frank Wilson * 2000: Bob Remy * 2001: Peter "Champ" Clark * 2002: Dean Kleinschmidt * 2003: Jim Fast * 2004: Bob Roesler * 2005β06: [[Bernard "Buddy" Diliberto]] (2005 induction ceremonies postponed to October 27, 2006, due to Hurricane Katrina) * 2007: New Orleans Saints fans<ref name="HoF" /> * 2008: Barra Birrcher<ref name="HoF" /> * 2009: Jerry Romig<ref name="TP20091106" /> * 2010: Dan "Chief" Simmons and Glennon "Silky" Powell<ref>James Varney, [http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_saints_longtime_eq.html "New Orleans Saints longtime equipment managers receive Gemelli Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234135/http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_saints_longtime_eq.html |date=March 3, 2016 }}, ''[[Times-Picayune]]'', May 25, 2010.</ref> * 2011: Bruce Miller * 2012: [[Jim Henderson (sportscaster)|Jim Henderson]]<ref name="HOF2012">[http://www.wwltv.com/sports/black-and-gold/McAllister-Benson-Henderson-to-be-honored-by-Saints-Hall-of-Fame-152053695.html "McAllister, Benson, Henderson to be honored by Saints Hall of Fame"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523195339/http://www.wwltv.com/sports/black-and-gold/McAllister-Benson-Henderson-to-be-honored-by-Saints-Hall-of-Fame-152053695.html |date=May 23, 2012 }}, [[WWL-TV]], May 18, 2012.</ref> * 2013: Peter Finney<ref name="d295">{{cite web | last=Gegenheimer | first=Mike | title=Peter Finney, La'Roi Glover honored by New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame | website=NOLA.com | date=2013-11-16 | url=https://www.nola.com/sports/peter-finney-laroi-glover-honored-by-new-orleans-saints-hall-of-fame/article_fc9c6674-96e9-55c2-88aa-73ca60cb42ce.html | access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> * 2014: Al Nastasi and Tony Piazza<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150521023732/http://sportsnola.com/nastasi-piazza-to-share-saints-hall-of-fames-joe-gemelli-fleur-de-lis-award/ "Nastasi, Piazza to Share Saints Hall of Fame's Joe Gemelli Fleur de Lis Award"]}}, SportsNola.com, May 20, 2014.</ref> * 2015: Doug Thornton<ref>{{cite news|title=Tyrone Hughes, Michael Lewis elected to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame|url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Tyrone-Hughes-Michael-Lewis-elected-to-the-New-Orleans-Saints-Hall-of-Fame/2d59f958-9829-485a-8362-960cf40120bd|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=May 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521013350/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Tyrone-Hughes-Michael-Lewis-elected-to-the-New-Orleans-Saints-Hall-of-Fame/2d59f958-9829-485a-8362-960cf40120bd|archive-date=May 21, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2019|url-status=dead|quote=SMG executive VP Doug Thornton will receive the Joe Gemelli Fleur de Lis award for his contributions to the Saints and the entire region.}}</ref> * 2016: [[Hokie Gajan]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Hokie Gajan to be honored with Joe Gemelli Fleur de Lis award|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/hokie-gajan-to-be-honored-with-joe-gemelli-fleur-de-lis-award-17016300|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=April 12, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630222416/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/hokie-gajan-to-be-honored-with-joe-gemelli-fleur-de-lis-award-17016300|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2017: Jay Romig<ref>{{cite news |last=Erickson |first=Joel A. |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_a0de0222-4001-11e7-9fe9-2b8632521adc.html |title=Jay Romig carries on family tradition by earning Joe Gemelli "Fleur-de-Lis" Award |work=[[New Orleans Advocate]] |date=May 23, 2017 |access-date=May 24, 2017 |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525202623/http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_a0de0222-4001-11e7-9fe9-2b8632521adc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2018: Michael C. Hebert<ref name="HOF2018">{{cite news|title=Moore, Thomas and Hebert set to be honored by Saints Hall of Fame in September|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/moore-thomas-and-hebert-set-to-be-honored-by-saints-hall-of-fame-in-september|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425025606/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/moore-thomas-and-hebert-set-to-be-honored-by-saints-hall-of-fame-in-september|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019: Gov. [[Kathleen Blanco]]<ref name="l617">{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Nathan | title=Kathleen Blanco honored by Saints with Hall of Fame class award: 'Highlight of my life' | website=The Advocate | date=2019-06-05 | url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/kathleen-blanco-honored-by-saints-with-hall-of-fame-class-award-highlight-of-my-life/article_0162d720-87f5-11e9-96cc-6f6b91aa59eb.html | access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> * 2020: Marco Garcia<ref name="HOF2020">{{cite news|title=Jahri Evans, Roman Harper and Marco Garcia set to be honored by Saints Hall of Fame|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/jahri-evans-roman-harper-marco-garcia-saints-hall-of-fame-2020|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=June 23, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625150122/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/jahri-evans-roman-harper-marco-garcia-saints-hall-of-fame-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> *2023: Steve Paretti and Bob Parkinson<ref name="p574">{{cite web | last=Howell | first=Tina | title=Steve Paretti and Bob Parkinson to receive the Joe Gemelli "Fleur de Lis" award | website=Canal Street Chronicles | date=2023-06-02 | url=https://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2023/6/2/23746567/steve-paretti-and-bob-parkinson-to-receive-the-joe-gemelli-fleur-de-lis-award | access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> * {{div col end}}
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