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Cajun Football Gives 80-Year-Old Navy Veteran a Fan Day Memory to Remember

The University of Louisiana football team held its annual Fan Day at Blackham Coliseum on Saturday, where student-athletes and coaches signed autographs for fans. The event became particularly memorable for 80-year-old Navy veteran Wade Plaisance, grandfather of Cajuns kicker Brek Shultz, when the team signed his new off-road walker.

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