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Wally Pontiff is always at Alex Box Stadium
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:06 am
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:06 am
A game doesn't go by when the number 31 isn't in the dirt at Alex Box stadium. The grounds crew guy who rakes the dirt at 3rd makes sure Wally is in the stadium with us. This is a video I shot in 2012 because I thought it was one of the coolest unknown things/traditions of the box. Always one of my favorite games of the year.
This post was edited on 4/11/17 at 3:38 pm
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:07 am to gar90
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:09 am to gar90
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:24 am to gar90
Attending the classic today. Pontiff's are great. It's an awesome foundation.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:28 am to gar90
i've watched the guy do this several times.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:32 am to gar90
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:33 am to gar90
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:35 am to gar90
Wally should have whispered in Paul Mainieri's ear to bunt Deichman.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 8:48 am to Choupique19
That is...awesome! I never knew that.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:12 am to foj1981
thanks for the share, thats the good stuff!
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:45 am to gar90
Why is his number not retired at the new Box?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:46 am to 3rdRowTailgater
There was never an official retirement. But that number will never be worn again.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:04 am to Choupique19
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Wally should have whispered in Paul Mainieri's ear to bunt Deichman.
I laughed though.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:10 am to gar90
I went to grade school w Wally in Metairie.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:31 am to gar90
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:35 am to LSU 318 LSU
My family and the Pontiffs have known each other long before I was born. Between the season ending at Rice and Wally's death, my dad had a major surgery and was in ICU for about 10 days. One day, Mr. Wally and Wally had come in to see my dad and Wally and I had went and grabbed lunch while our dad's bs'ed. As a 15 year old, this meant so much to me.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:30 pm to The Hurricane
I was 15. Out of town for a tournament. Our coach's son played at LSU and was called before there was a news release. He told us in tears. It's still a vivid memory of mine.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:39 pm to ell_13
I can still remember everything about that morning. My buddy and I, whose brother played at Jesuit with Wally, just got finished up summer football workouts when we got the news. First close death I've experienced.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:45 pm to ell_13
I was on the interstate, right outside of St. Louis, terrible drive the rest of the way to Louisiana.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:30 pm to lsufan31
Remember I was at home and my mom was crying.
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