Skip Bertman Statue Proposed Outside Of Alex Box Stadium

Multiple sources are reporting that a statue of legendary LSU Baseball coach Skip Bertman outside of Alex Box Stadium will be proposed to the LSU Board of Supervisors on Friday. Per NOLA.com:

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The Tiger Athletic Foundation is seeking permission from LSU to lease 3,150 square feet of land in front of the stadium to the left of Gerry Lane Plaza honoring LSU's six national championships according to the agenda for the LSU Board of Directors meeting set for Friday.

The new plaza, called Alex Box Champions Plaza, would feature but is not limited to "a statue of Skip Bertman, recognition walls and graphics recognizing LSU's SEC regular season and SEC tournament championship teams, and related site improvements."

TAF would fund the entire project which would be set to begin by no later than Nov. 1, 2018 and be completed by no later than Aug. 31, 2019.

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Bertman was LSU's coach from 1984-2001 and led LSU to five College World Series championships. He later served as the schools athletic director from 2001-08.