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Most Accomplished LSU Athlete of All Time
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:47 am
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:47 am
Who would you consider the greatest and most accomplished LSU athlete of all time?
My short list would be (in no particular order)
Shaq - NBA Championships 00',01',02',06', Multiple Finals MVP, League MVP in 00', Rookie of the Year in 93, Olympic Gold Medalist, and countless other accolades.
Burrow - Multiple awards in college including 19' National Championship & 19' Heisman Trophy, Multiple Pro-bowls, & led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance early in his pro career.
Maravich - NCAA Scoring Leader, College Player of the Year 70', NBA Scoring Champ 77', and Multiple All-Star Selections
Skenes - National Pitcher of the Year in 23', NCAA Championship & MVP 23', NL Rookie of the Year 24', Multiple All-Star Selections, and finally the NL Cy Young Award 25'.
Paul Skenes is very quickly heading to the top of the list, if he isn't there already and what is so impressive is that he just completed his second year in his professional career.
Who is at the top of the list for you?
My short list would be (in no particular order)
Shaq - NBA Championships 00',01',02',06', Multiple Finals MVP, League MVP in 00', Rookie of the Year in 93, Olympic Gold Medalist, and countless other accolades.
Burrow - Multiple awards in college including 19' National Championship & 19' Heisman Trophy, Multiple Pro-bowls, & led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance early in his pro career.
Maravich - NCAA Scoring Leader, College Player of the Year 70', NBA Scoring Champ 77', and Multiple All-Star Selections
Skenes - National Pitcher of the Year in 23', NCAA Championship & MVP 23', NL Rookie of the Year 24', Multiple All-Star Selections, and finally the NL Cy Young Award 25'.
Paul Skenes is very quickly heading to the top of the list, if he isn't there already and what is so impressive is that he just completed his second year in his professional career.
Who is at the top of the list for you?
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:48 am to musicman1026
seimone augustus should be in there too
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:49 am to musicman1026
Mondo Duplantis
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:50 am to musicman1026
Shaq
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:50 am to musicman1026
I think if you’re including what happened in their pro career, it has to be Shaq.
Also, Andrew Whitworth at least belongs in the discussion. Natty, Super Bowl, 4x Pro Bowler, and I believe he has the highest career earnings of any LSU alumnus in the NFL (until Burrow).
Also, Andrew Whitworth at least belongs in the discussion. Natty, Super Bowl, 4x Pro Bowler, and I believe he has the highest career earnings of any LSU alumnus in the NFL (until Burrow).
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:50 am to musicman1026
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Skenes
On pace to be the first LSU player in the MLB HOF, we are blessed to have witnessed him
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:52 am to geauxtigers87
Quite the list of accolades and achievements. Good call.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:55 am to musicman1026
Shaq by far, though Skenes will have a chance. We'll see. Guessing Burrow won't have the chance bc of injuries.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:56 am to musicman1026
Not necessarily at the top but Bob Pettit won two NBA MVP's and was the main player on a NBA title team that beat the Celtics in the finals, who won the year before and went on to win the next 7.
This post was edited on 11/13/25 at 9:57 am
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:57 am to musicman1026
If you were talking about just in college, then Tommy Casanova is on that short list. Three time all-America, college football hall of fame, LSU ring of honor.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:58 am to musicman1026
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Who is at the top of the list for you?
Crews is a glaring omission from your list
but it seems your list is focusing more on professional accolades more than what they did at LSU
This post was edited on 11/13/25 at 10:00 am
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:59 am to musicman1026
Don’t forget about the old guys - YA Tittle, Jim Taylor, Johnny Robinson. All NFL HOFers and legends in their own right.
Taylor and Tittle were NFL MVPs in consecutive years. Robinson played on the 1958 LSU national championship team and the Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV-winning team.
Taylor and Tittle were NFL MVPs in consecutive years. Robinson played on the 1958 LSU national championship team and the Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV-winning team.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:01 am to musicman1026
Bert Jones
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:01 am to musicman1026
Alvin Dark is a 2 time World Champion in baseball, and a 3 time All- Star. Was Rookie of the Year in 1948.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:02 am to musicman1026
can't forget Bob Pettit
led LSU to its first Final Four
Rookie of the Year in NBA
Two-time league MVP (2 more 2nd place finishes)
Was all-time leading scorer in NBA history when he retired
was 2nd all-time in Rebounds in NBA history (still top 3).
NBA hall of fame
led LSU to its first Final Four
Rookie of the Year in NBA
Two-time league MVP (2 more 2nd place finishes)
Was all-time leading scorer in NBA history when he retired
was 2nd all-time in Rebounds in NBA history (still top 3).
NBA hall of fame
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:07 am to Stevo
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Alvin Dark
I came to add Alvin Dark. He played football, basketball, and baseball at LSU. In addition to his playing days, he was also a manager in the MLB for 13 seasons. I know it was a different era, but not many players did those things.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:09 am to retired_tiger
My favorite player! #37????
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:18 am to musicman1026
Mondo, and it ain't particularly close
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:19 am to LSUdubai
it's time to commission the pole vaulting statue of Mondo leaping into history
tallest statue on campus
tallest statue on campus
Posted on 11/13/25 at 10:20 am to musicman1026
Keith Hornsby
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