Scott LeDoux, a member of the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame and former heavyweight boxing contender died Thursday (August 11) afternoon after a lengthy batle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The Crosby, Minn,. native was 62.

LeDoux lettered three years with the football Bulldogs, including in 1968 when he started on both the offensive and defensive lines, before pursuing a career in professional boxing. As an amateur, he won the heavyweight Upper Midwest Golden Gloves title while he was a sophomore at UMD. LeDoux posted a record of 33-13 with four draws in 50 professional bouts and is believed to be the only fighter to have boxed 11 world champions: George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, Frank Bruno, Mike Weaver, Gerrie Coetzee, Muhammad Ali (exhibition), Mike Tyson (training camp) and Lennox Lewis (training camp). He fought for the world heavyweight championship on two occasions -- in 1978 (USBA vs. Mike Weaver) and 1980 (WBC vs. Larry Holmes). LeDoux, who retired from the ring in 1983, served on the Minnesota Boxing Commission for 18 years and was appointed commissioner in 2006 . He also did a stint as a lead ring analyst for ESPN2 Tuesday Night Fights and Friday Night Fights broadcasts and handled the executive director role for the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission.

LeDoux was inducted into the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.