NATCHITOCHES – Two of the top defensive players in Northwestern State football history, linebacker Gordon Boogaerts and defensive back Kevin Lewis, will be in the spotlight May 18-19 as the Demons Unlimited Foundation hosts the third annual "Legends Dinner and Golf Scramble" at Bossier City's Horseshoe Casino and Hotel and Shreveport's Southern Trace Country Club.
 
Boogaerts (who played at NSU from 1970-72) and Lewis (1985-88) will be joined in the Legends lineup by former New Orleans Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert, who played for the Demons from 1978-82, and former Southern Cal and Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron, a high school (South Lafourche) and college (1980-83) teammate of Hebert's at NSU.
 
Boogaerts, Lewis, Hebert and Orgeron all were among the Top 100 Demon Football Players chosen in 2007 to celebrate the centennial year of the program.
 
A Shreveport native, Boogaerts was All-Louisiana in 1971 and 1972, and a three-year starter at linebacker. Outstanding against the run and noted as a hard hitter, Boogaerts – who wore No. 99 – made a school-record 33 tackles against Louisiana Tech as a senior. He was enshrined in the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame in 1998.
 
Lewis, just 5-foot-7 and under 150 pounds when he arrived at Northwestern from New Orleans, had to persuade Demon coaches to allow him to walk on at cornerback. He went on to reach the NFL. Lewis became an All-America cornerback with 13 pass breakups for the 1988 Southland Conference champion Demons. He played for the Arizona Cardinals in 1989 and the San Francisco 49ers from 1990-92.
 
The fifth and final 2014 "Legend" will be announced soon. The five NSU greats will participate in a roundtable discussion and storytelling session at the Horseshoe's Riverdome on Sunday evening, May 18.
 
"This event, which benefits the Demons Unlimited Foundation initiatives to provide scholarship assistance and other support services to nearly 375 Division I student-athletes, has been very well received for the past two years," said Adam Jonson, NSU's associate athletic director and executive director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation. "We're excited to continue the growth of the event and create an exclusive opportunity to interact with the 'heroes' of NSU Athletics."
 
The Sunday evening (May 18) festivities in the Horseshoe's Riverdome begin at 6 p.m. with dinner and drinks followed by a panel discussion from the 2014 Legends, who will be announced this month. The Monday morning golf tournament at Southern Trace begins with an 8 a.m. registration and breakfast with a 9 a.m. shotgun start for the 18-hole scramble.
 
Event sponsorships, reserved tables and golf team entries are available, and all available spots are expected to be filled. Sponsorships begin as low as $100 for a golf tee sign and range up to $2,500 for a "Silver Package." Dinner-only tickets are $50. A golf foursome entry fee is $600, with individual entries $150.  All golf tournament participants receive a Sunday Legends Dinner ticket.
 
Reserved tables for the Legends Dinner are $375. Reserved tables include eight dinner tickets, preferred location with table signage and recognition in the event program. A "Bronze Package" sponsorship comes with one reserved table, one golf foursome and one tee box sign for $1,000. The "Silver Package" comes with an additional reserved dinner table and tee box sign as well as access to the VIP hospitality room on Sunday night and lodging at the Horseshoe Hotel.
 
A special Legends weekend room rate of $75 is available. Jonson can provide participants with the event code to obtain the discounted rate.
 
For more information, please contact Jonson at 318-357-5251 or jonsona@nsula.edu. Additional information is also available at www.nsudemons.com/LegendsEvent.