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WarTigers 
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| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/15/12 at 7:57 pm to TexasTiger1185)
My childhood hero!
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TexTgrTed
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Parker County, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
2442 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/15/12 at 8:16 pm to TexasTiger1185)
Recall the "Alexander4Heisman" bumper stickers well. Man was way ahead of his time as a rare combination of speed, power, and moves. One of my favorite players ever.
Perhaps the most underrated LSU player of all time IMHO. He was the Tiger version of Herschel or Bo before either of them broke out. Great to finally see him so rewarded.
Way to go, Charlie!
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TexasTiger89
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Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
8145 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/15/12 at 9:05 pm to TexasTiger1185)
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CSATiger
LSU Fan
The Battlefield
Member since Aug 2010
1783 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/15/12 at 9:43 pm to TexasTiger1185)
Alexander the Great! 
on the video, sure miss those full shoulder stripes
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gwilging
LSU Fan
Virginia Beach, VA
Member since Mar 2011
1211 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/15/12 at 10:44 pm to CSATiger)
I wish I was around when Charles Alexander was playing. The only Charles Alexander I knew of was one of LSU's DT 5 or 6 years back.
The original Chuck the Truck.
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Poxxxx says GFR
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Franklinton, LA
Member since Aug 2011
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| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 4:45 am to gwilging)
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pabgolf
LSU Fan
baton rouge
Member since Dec 2009
944 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:24 am to Poxxxx says GFR)
Incredible force and great back. Awesome to watch and when not in stadium, great calls on radio for some of his punishing runs.
Congrats to an LSU great
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TIGERZU
LSU Fan
BATON ROUGE
Member since Dec 2007
60 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 9:59 am to genuineLSUtiger)
When I was a kid caught his chin strap after his final home at the chute as the team ran back into locker room. Still have today in my Tiger collection.
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secman12
LSU Fan
Lake Charles
Member since Apr 2011
889 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:06 am to TIGERZU)
I have met him several times and beyond being a great RB, he is a very nice man. Seems to be a good person and hard worker as well. Proud to say he went to LSU. Was sorry to see him join the NFL lawsuit and his attorney I am told is ambulance chaser, but it is what it is I guess.
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Skillet
Paige-A-Thon May30th..Yay!!!
Member since Aug 2006
37057 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:20 am to TexasTiger1185)
Charlie Alexander Facts:
he once lived in shenandoah estates
he once had a restaurant in the spot where tuesday morning is on jones creek
he once bought a cord of wood from a roadside vendor on jones creek
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texastigerr
LSU Fan
Texas
Member since Jan 2005
4218 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:48 pm to TexTgrTed)
Charles was a very humble guy when he played. He had no ego. He would do the mandatory media stuff in the locker rooms after the game but then in order to avoid the media and having to talk a lot after that we would sneak him out of a side entrance away from the "players" entrance where players would leave from after the games. He didn't like the publicity and really didn't like the cameras. He wasn't being a jerk either. He was just a nice guy who was very humble that didn't understand what all the fuss was about. If he had gone out the player's entrance it would have taken him all night to get through the crowd.
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RogerTheShrubber
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Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:51 pm to stapuffmarshy)
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He WAS LSU in 77 and 78
One of the great memories of my youth was following those teams with C.A. Guy was a beast
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PeaRidgeWatash
LSU Fan
Down by the docks of the city
Member since Dec 2004
7157 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 1:00 pm to TexasTiger1185)
Love your LSU steal your face avatar. Very nice.
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parrotdr
LSU Fan
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
5274 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 1:36 pm to PeaRidgeWatash)
I came to LSU the year after he left--always wished I could have seen him play. Had to be content with Dalton Hilliard--future HOF'er to be sure.
Check out the OP's video again and feel free to laugh at the Wave mascot at the coin toss!
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TexasTiger1185
LSU Fan
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2011
5859 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 1:42 pm to PeaRidgeWatash)
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Love your LSU steal your face avatar. Very nice.
Thanks. was made for me on the help board
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Servedinafghanistan 
New Orleans Saints Fan
FWB, FL
Member since Feb 2005
6364 posts
| re: Charles Alexander Appreciation (Posted on 5/16/12 at 1:49 pm to BengalTiger1)
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Dude was my hero growing up
Mine too.
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