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re: Pound for Pound Toughest Tiger of All Time
Posted on 7/13/11 at 12:00 pm to Tom Bronco
Posted on 7/13/11 at 12:00 pm to Tom Bronco
Take it from a guy that has followed LSU football since the NC of 58'. The toughest pound for pound was the South Lafourche Badass..............AARRTTHHUURR CCAANNTTRREELLEE. Hands down! End of story! No one else even close! 
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 12:03 pm
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Posted on 7/13/11 at 12:03 pm to BIGTIMETIGER
I am surprised no one has mentioned Joe Labrusso, the little running back from the mid 1960's. I don't remember his exact size, but I worked with him in construction one summer. He couldn't have been bigger than 5'6" and maybe 160 lbs. He was all muscle and was one tough son-of-a-gun RB. He was a one man wrecking crew against #1 ranked Arkansas when LSU beat them in the 1965-66 Cotton Bowl 14-7. He scored both LSU touchdowns rushing.
Posted on 7/13/11 at 12:06 pm to LSU2THEMAX
Joe Labruzzo.
Tough!!!Tough!!!!Tough!!! Another Tiger from 'Down da bayou'.
Sadly, committed suicide in later years.
Tough!!!Tough!!!!Tough!!! Another Tiger from 'Down da bayou'.
Sadly, committed suicide in later years.
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 7/13/11 at 12:30 pm to Tom Bronco
Chad Lavalais! 
Posted on 7/13/11 at 1:07 pm to Tom Bronco
JOE NAGATA
Posted on 7/13/11 at 1:08 pm to CharlesLSU
quote:
Props to Banks, but he was no Hester.....not even close
He was never given the chance. DeNardo squandered his running abilities as a pure blocking fullback. A crying shame...He rushed for over 4000 yards as a fullback in high school to be put as a pure blocker a t LSU.
Posted on 7/13/11 at 1:19 pm to TigerWilson88
Gotta give JJ some love in this thread. While not the toughest of all-time, the dude takes a brutal beating and hasn't even come close to missing a game
61 Sacks
284 Career Rushing Attempts
61 Sacks
284 Career Rushing Attempts
Posted on 7/13/11 at 1:25 pm to Bill W Tiger
quote:
Take it from a guy that has followed LSU football since the NC of 58'. The toughest pound for pound was the South Lafourche Badass..............AARRTTHHUURR CCAANNTTRREELLEE. Hands down! End of story! No one else even close!
If what my father told me about him is true, I would have to agree.
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 7/13/11 at 1:30 pm to TigerWilson88
quote:
He was never given the chance. DeNardo squandered his running abilities as a pure blocking fullback. A crying shame...He rushed for over 4000 yards as a fullback in high school to be put as a pure blocker a t LSU.
Considering the running backs on team it was a good decision.
Posted on 7/13/11 at 1:40 pm to Tom Bronco
I haven't read the thread, and I won't for several hours, but "toughness" is not something we have a standard for measuring. I think most of it is character; the rest physical ability.
I think Jacob Hester is the one who comes to mind. I also think Art Cantrell should be in the conversation.
But, really, it's not fair to single out only a few that we notice. Especially since the ones we notice are the ball handlers.
OoooK. I just read the thread, and I am surprised. But, seriously, we have a whole bunch of tough competitors who really don't get recognized. To LSU!
I think Jacob Hester is the one who comes to mind. I also think Art Cantrell should be in the conversation.
But, really, it's not fair to single out only a few that we notice. Especially since the ones we notice are the ball handlers.
OoooK. I just read the thread, and I am surprised. But, seriously, we have a whole bunch of tough competitors who really don't get recognized. To LSU!
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 7/13/11 at 2:18 pm to Acreboy
Craig steltz
Posted on 7/13/11 at 2:20 pm to dreaux
Chris Jackson
Posted on 7/13/11 at 2:29 pm to Tom Bronco
How about Tommy Casanova?
Posted on 7/13/11 at 2:57 pm to TexasTiger89
Eric Andolsek
RIP
I see the Tommy Banks fan boys are still out.
I always thought that was funny on the radio show. No matter how many yards rushing we had people were calling in asking why we didn't give the ball to Tommy Banks.
RIP
I see the Tommy Banks fan boys are still out.
I always thought that was funny on the radio show. No matter how many yards rushing we had people were calling in asking why we didn't give the ball to Tommy Banks.
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 7/13/11 at 3:07 pm to SG_Geaux
...My vote is for Sammy Martin.
I've seen lots of Tigers in my day, but as the title of this thread says...
"Pound for Pound" he wins hands down
I've seen lots of Tigers in my day, but as the title of this thread says...
"Pound for Pound" he wins hands down
Posted on 7/13/11 at 3:13 pm to jmay2007
Casanova was maybe not the toughest....but hands down... the most talented!
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 7/13/11 at 3:39 pm to memphisplaya
quote:
art cantrell
THIS. Mr. Cantrell was and is one tough man.
Posted on 7/13/11 at 3:49 pm to AFTiger
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That would be Steve Rehage I believe--special teams specialist and the craziest mofo I've ever seen play the game. He would fly down the field on kickoffs like a guided missile, scary as hell.
this
Posted on 7/13/11 at 4:10 pm to Jonas
quote:
Rehage: Apparently "crazy" was correct
According to people who attended LSU during that era - Rehage was dangerously unpredictable.
The problem for Cantrelle is he was dangerously predictable. That's probably a little scarier in the long run. Apparently when LSU or Baton Rouge police suspected Cantrelle was involved, it was a "calling all cars" event.
This post was edited on 7/13/11 at 4:11 pm
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