re: Albert Belle affiliated with LSU at all? Never hear anything about him.

Maybe not the best as Barry and Griffey were still roaming but in an era of all timers he's right there with them during his prime run. Unreal hitter. Maybe the best hitter all time that never gets mentioned. His 8 year or so run is comparable to anyone in that era.

Belle was considered surly because he was a reformed alcoholic. He was from the worst projects in Shreveport and was an alcoholic by the time he was 12 years old. Most of his friends at that age were dead when he was 18. It was considered one of the worst project housing in the US if not the worst.

He was a reformed alcoholic but was really nervous around people because of it and he wanted mostly to be left alone and was considered surly because he refused interviews. The man had problems most people never have and never understand.