Former Demon and Former Saint Bobby Hebert as Grand Marshall of the 2006 Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights.
It’s easy to figure former Saints quarterback and NSU graduate Bobby Hebert thoroughly enjoyed New Orleans’ rout of Dallas in NFL action Sunday night.
The excitement in his voice was obvious listening to his post-game radio show on 870 -AM WWL – even though he had picked Dallas to win. “Hey, you gotta be objective! The Saints had a lot to overcome in this game, but this is definitely one time I’m really happy to be wrong,” he told one caller.
Bobby (shown above throwing candy as grand marshal of the 80th Annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival parade Dec. 2) was speaking for a legion of Saints fans thrilled with their team’s blowout of their next-door neighbors. The match-up is always fun to watch, as much as for the fan enthusiasm as for any other reason.
It extended all the way to the NSU Cheerleaders. Sitting next to each other at a local Chili’s restaurant Sunday night were Afton Brunett, a freshman education major from New Orleans, and Stephanie Farish, a junior psychology major from Irving, Texas.
As you might guess, Afton was wearing Saints gear – a No. 87 Joe Horn jersey and a black and gold Santa hat with “Saints” in gold lettering – and Stephanie had on a No. 81 Cowboys jersey. “I know, it’s T.O., but I couldn’t get a Tony Romo jersey,” she sheepishly explained after No. 81 dropped yet another catchable pass. “I’ve got to have my Cowboys jersey on for the games.”
The cheerleaders were quite well versed on their teams and avidly watched every play, and yes, cheering. They agreed on one thing – “Sean Payton is really good looking,” said Afton. And give Stephanie credit, when things turned sour, she didn’t quit rooting openly and ardently for her team.
The crowd at Chili’s was pretty evenly split between the rivals, but late in the game most Cowboys fans headed home early and some Saints fans, like avid NSU supporter and professor Dr. Ron McBride, dropped by to enjoy the waning moments. Ron donned his No. 25 Reggie Bush Saints jersey, his Saints cap and his Saints warm-ups for the occasion. He has the equivalent, of course, in purple and white Demons gear.I
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