Xavier Alexander gave the Gift of Life. A Kidney

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Doing so, Alexander gave up the opportunity to have a shot at Major League Baseball, a very good possibility considering he was a top hitter for the University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. As a junior, he tied an all-time hitting record ...

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Originally Posted by NewsCopy

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Wow! What a great act of unselfishness and a great gift to his father!

GEAUX UL!

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Originally Posted by rgncjn12

_ Wow! What a great act of unselfishness and a great gift to his father!

GEAUX UL! _

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Hey maybe a great idea comes to mind---How about every HC we present the outstanding UL letterman award to an outstanding alumni who has done these types of things---What a wonderful act on his part----I am sure that there have been many humanitarian efforts by former lettermen or just outstanding contributions to our society and country---How about a little feed back-----this would certainly not be limited to the athletic field!!!!

Didn't he ACTUALLY give up baseball to pursue his DEGREE?

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Originally Posted by cajunfan79

_ Didn't he ACTUALLY give up baseball to pursue his DEGREE? _

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You are correct sir.

A good fella.

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Originally Posted by Boomer

Hey maybe a great idea comes to mind---How about every HC we present the outstanding UL letterman award to an outstanding alumni who has done these types of things---What a wonderful act on his part----I am sure that there have been many humanitarian efforts by former lettermen or just outstanding contributions to our society and country---How about a little feed back-----this would certainly not be limited to the athletic field!!!!

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Good ideas.

Alexander certainly would qualify for a UL Athletics Humanitarian Award.