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Happy Birthday Alvin Roy
Posted on 4/24/15 at 7:53 am
Posted on 4/24/15 at 7:53 am
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 8:35 am to Schmelly
My Dad went to high school with him at Istrouma in the 1930's. IHS was the first football team on any level to have a weight training program thanks to Alvin.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 8:56 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Yup, & more people should know. "1958" doesn't happen without AR. Heard stories that cannon & Taylor would sneak over to istrouma to workout because LSU didn't allow it. Not sure if true or if the timelines go together. But it's interesting
Posted on 4/24/15 at 9:54 am to Schmelly
I believe it was Paul Dietzel who started LSU on a weight training program prior to the 1958 season. LSU was the first school to institute weight training for athletes.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 11:14 am to vjp819
In the summer of 1958, Alvin Roy had the following clients working out at his establishment on Oklahoma Street:
Bob Pettit, Jim Taylor, Billy Cannon, Johnny Robinson, Roy Winston and Norbert Roy.
Cannon and Robinson were working out on their own not as a part of the LSU team, which would begin a strength training program a year later.
Bob Pettit, Jim Taylor, Billy Cannon, Johnny Robinson, Roy Winston and Norbert Roy.
Cannon and Robinson were working out on their own not as a part of the LSU team, which would begin a strength training program a year later.
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