Salesian High School held its 15th Salesian Gala on Saturday night, with defensive back Deommodore Lenoir from the San Francisco 49ers and a Salesian graduate being honored.
Deommodore Lenoir of Salesian in 2016. Now he’s NFL defensive back for 49ers. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Lenoir used Salesian as a key path to playing college football at Oregon and then the NFL. He received a $92 million contract extension in 2024.
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“Growing up in South Los Angeles taught me a lot,” he said in 2016. “It taught me to stay focused in order to be able to go where I want to go, and that’s to the NFL. You have to stay in the classroom and do what you’re told to do.”
He’s come back to Salesian to offer a message of hope and hard work.
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
