re: LSU to Retire Football Jersey of Jerry Stovall

Posted by mdomingue

Lafayette, LA

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:50 pm to TheCaterpillar

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Does this mean the number is retired? I'd hate to lose 21 for future players, that's a badass number

From the link

quote:
Under a provision of the LSU jersey retirement bylaws established Jan. 1, 2007, the retirement of an athlete’s jersey in a particular sport does not preclude a current student-athlete in that sport from wearing the jersey number in that or any other sport, subject to the discretion of the head coach. This provision applies only to jerseys retired after January 1, 2007. The numbers worn by Maravich, Pettit, O’Neal, Cannon and Bertman may never again be worn by future student-athletes in their respective sports.

ETA: I was late on this

This post was edited on 5/8/18 at 2:52 pm

Posted by ChewyDante

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:51 pm to ELchapoLSU

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Not a fan of retired jerseys

Posted by choupiquesushi

yaton rouge

Member since Jun 2006

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:55 pm to The First Cut

Loooong overdue....... took over LSU reigns at it's darkest our... and was short changed..

Posted by beauxroux

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Nov 2010

2144 posts

Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle

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I know he played both ways and received accolades as much for defense as offense, but he had 5 total touchdowns in his career and barely over 1000 yards total rushing. Hilliard had 50 and 4000.

Always tough to compare player from the 60's with a player in the 80's. However, Stovall finished 2nd in Heisman race. Any other LSU player not named Cannon finish that high?
ETA-- and many believed he should have won.

This post was edited on 5/8/18 at 3:10 pm

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Posted by secfballfan

Member since Feb 2016

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:24 pm to beauxroux

great choice, at various times punted, kicked fg and extra points, returned kicks, caught passes etc. and a very good man from all indications, always tough to compare, because Hilliard was awesome and did many things other than rush (recall the 1985 Vanderbilt ko return) how about Eric Martin, left LSU as SEC wr yards leader, also was rb as freshman and is the last LSU Tiger to return a KO for a TD in Tiger Stadium (1981) and Kevin Faulk for sure...

Posted by Old

Metairie

Member since Dec 2016

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:30 pm to secfballfan

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LSU to Retire Football Jersey of Jerry Stovall

He won the Heisman Trophy! THE END

Posted by OU812

Greensboro, NC

Member since Apr 2004

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:55 pm to Old

I am shocked the idiots on here didnt have something smart to say about Stovall being from West Monroe.

Posted by WJ

Member since Oct 2016

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 4:20 pm to SammyTiger

#4 Juan Rocca

Posted by timlan2057

In the Shadow of Tiger Stadium

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 4:29 pm to choupiquesushi

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.... took over LSU reigns at it's darkest our... and was short changed..

What kind of bullshite is this?

Stovall went 0-7 in the SEC in his last season.

You don’t think he deserved to be fired?

Posted by GeauxTigerTM

Member since Sep 2006

30596 posts

Posted on 5/8/18 at 4:31 pm to OU812

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I am shocked the idiots on here didnt have something smart to say about Stovall being from West Monroe.

I'd like to say I'm shocked Old thought he won the Heisman, but he's wrong about most other things...no reason to be shocked about this one.

Posted by mikelbr

Baton Rouge

Member since Apr 2008

47579 posts

Posted on 5/8/18 at 4:33 pm to K_Tiger

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It’s a shame we haven’t retired an African American’s jersey yet.

Alexander will surely get his retired in time.

Posted by blackjackjackson

fourth dimension

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 5:04 pm to The First Cut

Posted by Taurus

Loozianna

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 5:11 pm to blueridgeTiger

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He might have won the Heisman in 1962

If not for the politics of the award. He was waaaayyyy better than the eventual winner who ended up as a top 10 nfl bust.

My dad and uncles said he was better than Cannon on defense and about as good as Cannon as a RB.

Posted by Mickey53

Shreveport

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 5:55 pm to logjamming

Douche

Posted by 777Tiger

Member since Mar 2011

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Posted on 5/8/18 at 6:20 pm to mikelbr

Was a great Tiger, pretty good man as well, used to be fairly good friends, haven’t talked in awhile

Posted by Manswers

Michigan

Member since Feb 2009

3619 posts

Posted on 5/8/18 at 6:24 pm to The First Cut

For those wondering if a "retired jersey" meant no one could ever again use "21", see the following from the article:

"Under a provision of the LSU jersey retirement bylaws established Jan. 1, 2007, the retirement of an athlete’s jersey in a particular sport does not preclude a current student-athlete in that sport from wearing the jersey number in that or any other sport, subject to the discretion of the head coach. This provision applies only to jerseys retired after January 1, 2007. The numbers worn by Maravich, Pettit, O’Neal, Cannon and Bertman may never again be worn by future student-athletes in their respective sports."

Posted by Tiger1988

Houston

Member since May 2016

24624 posts

Posted on 5/8/18 at 6:30 pm to beauxroux

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ETA-- and many believed he should have won.

this is a fact. The voting was 707 to 618. You ever get dog Terry Baker? He played in the final four as a point guard. No doubt he was a great athlete, but was also popular because of his multiple sports.