Art Cantrelle

What I've been told, Cantrelle was in fights daily. No exaggeration.

He's working at a Casino in Biloxi I beleive.

He was tough as nails...

That is good stuff. I posted on the SEC Rant that it would be a good article for some reporter to interview him and seperate fact from fiction.

I heard he beat up three Lafayette cops in a bar fight. Someone posted they were Baton Rouge cops.

The main problem is what reporter has the balls to do it?

Cantrell won a TR straw poll on who was the toughest/meanest Tiger football player, by a landslide. There are a 1000 stories about him out there, but a friend of mine likes to tell this one when Cantrell's name comes up. Friend was a BRP sherriff's deputy, stationed at the office near the old Keg. He said that many times, when a call would come in regarding a fight at the bar with Cantrell involved, more than a few deputies would duck out the back door.On a Wed afternoon, out of season, a call came in. He was a relatively new deputy so he was curious as to what all the fuss was about. He went with 3 other deputies, 2 weighing over 250 lbs & as they entered the bar, they could see Cantrell playing a pen ball machine...they paid off back then...in a far corner. Taking only a few steps inside, one of the bigger deputies yelled at Cantrell to come along quietly. Cantrell didn't blink or hesitate: he picked up the pen ball machine like it was a piece of foam rubber, swung it around & walked steadily towards the deputies. Not saying a word. As he approached, he started swinging it back & forth, staring into one set of eyes at a time. The lead deputy immediately called for backup, went back outside to wait. 3 units pulled up, 2 deputies in each & then & only then did the 10 deputies go back in side. Cantrell was sitting at the bar, just staring at them. It took 7 to jump him while the other 2 cuffed him. Charges dismissed down the road.