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Older Fans .. help on questions from 1971 roster
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:12 pm
I'll be giving an oral presentation on a couple of families from Covington, LA next month. One of the families is Mike Williams (LSU All American DB). I had a nice visit with Mike last week.
1) Mike was the first African-American to play in Tiger Stadium, but his room mate was the first African-American to sign a scholarship to LSU. Does anyone remember the other players name?
2) Nickname for Cholly Mac's O-line .. was it the Lunch Bunch?
Mike tells the story of his roommate and he at a bar in Tigerland playing foosball, when a patron objects to the two black men being in the bar. However, before things can get ugly, the all-white Offensive Line picks the young man up and "escorts" him out of the bar. "They always had our back."
Much Appreciated for any help.
1) Mike was the first African-American to play in Tiger Stadium, but his room mate was the first African-American to sign a scholarship to LSU. Does anyone remember the other players name?
2) Nickname for Cholly Mac's O-line .. was it the Lunch Bunch?
Mike tells the story of his roommate and he at a bar in Tigerland playing foosball, when a patron objects to the two black men being in the bar. However, before things can get ugly, the all-white Offensive Line picks the young man up and "escorts" him out of the bar. "They always had our back."
Much Appreciated for any help.
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Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:15 pm to Fat Man
Lora Hinton I think
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:16 pm to TutHillTiger
Yeah this says it was him too. I remember he was a yankee, From Northern Virginia, LOL.
LINK
LINK
This post was edited on 11/19/15 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:19 pm to Fat Man
Lunch Bunch was Stovall's 1982 and 1983 OL.
Not to be pedantic, but Williams was LSU's first black to play at Tiger Stadium in 1972.Not "the first black."Unfortunately for him he was in the last class where freshmen were ineligible for varsity.
Not to be pedantic, but Williams was LSU's first black to play at Tiger Stadium in 1972.Not "the first black."Unfortunately for him he was in the last class where freshmen were ineligible for varsity.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:19 pm to Fat Man
HE spoke at the gridiron club meeting a month or so ago and told the same story--I just can't remember his name.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:20 pm to TutHillTiger
Thanks .. and in the article Lora had a quote that echoed Mike W's sentiment:
quote:
"Through the ages, me and my teammates, we all got along, all of that, that's all past stuff," he said. "It's because of them that I was able to get past all of that, (the) fears. I had great teammates."
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:21 pm to Fat Man
Lora Hinton is correct.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:22 pm to Fat Man
Lunch Bunch was later. Maybe mid 80's.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:25 pm to Fat Man
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but his room mate was the first African-American to sign a scholarship to LSU. Does anyone remember the other players name?
Lora O. Hinton or Mikell Williams (<- obviously this is Mike Williams of the OP).
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2) Nickname for Cholly Mac's O-line .. was it the Lunch Bunch?
Meh. I was pretty young back then, but I don't recall this. I thought "Lunch Bunch" was a Stovall thing.
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However, before things can get ugly, the all-white Offensive Line picks the young man up and "escorts" him out of the bar. "They always had our back."
Mike Demarie and Tyler Lafauci would have been on that 1971 team - 2 cats with whom you would not want to frick. OL weren't overgrown like they are today. They made up for it with meanness - guards, particularly were more like linebackers in their disposition.
This post was edited on 11/19/15 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:26 pm to km
If you want to meet Lora Hinton, he's the head stadium marshall for the North End Zone....he's a really good guy
Posted on 11/19/15 at 2:50 pm to Ace Midnight
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Tyler Lafauci
I was just a youngin, but I memorized the roster, as kids will do. ISTR he made All-American at 5-11, 220. Robert Dugas was a pretty big dude, although not by today's standards. And they had a guy who was about 6-6, 270-a giant by standards of that era-but he didn't play much.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:00 pm to Jim Rockford
Robert Dugas was a member of the offensive line in the late 70s. He is one of the offensive linemen that Charles Alexander gives credit for being inducted into the Hall of Fame. That group was called the "Root Hogs".
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:01 pm to Fat Man
Casanova and Estay were on that team.
Both holdovers from the awesome defensive '69 team
Both holdovers from the awesome defensive '69 team
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:13 pm to Fat Man
You could probably also talk to Collis Temple - first black basketball player at LSU. He's in BR and has some good stories.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:14 pm to Fat Man
You know..back then, unlike today...it never rained in Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:28 pm to LSUGoose
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You know..back then, unlike today...it never rained in Tiger Stadium.
There's a theory that because the games started later, the late afternoon-early evening showers had time to come and go. If it's going to rain in late summer and early fall, it's going to be around 6-ish.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:34 pm to I-59 Tiger
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Not to be pedantic, but Williams was LSU's first black to play at Tiger Stadium in 1972.Not "the first black."
Thanks .. I had wondered this myself. To be clear, we're saying there were black players who played in TS before Mike, but they were on the other team?
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:36 pm to Fat Man
Root em on root hogs. I remember when Williams slipped against Bama in 73 and they scored. I was a freshmen then.
Didn't we beat Colorado 16 to 7 in 1973?
Didn't we beat Colorado 16 to 7 in 1973?
This post was edited on 11/19/15 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:36 pm to Fat Man
Lora Hinton is correct. OL was the Root Hogs.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 3:53 pm to Fat Man
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Thanks .. I had wondered this myself. To be clear, we're saying there were black players who played in TS before Mike, but they were on the other team
Actually in 1971, the season opener was at home vs Colorado and Charlie Davis(black player,CU had many and had had for a while) had a huge game.Lets just say he "Buffaloed" his way over LSU that night.
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