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re: Top 5 Greatest Athletes LSU has ever had...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 9:58 am to DeathValley85
Posted on 5/1/13 at 9:58 am to DeathValley85
1. Pete Maravich - all time NCAA scoring leader
2. Billy Cannon - did not have the pro career that others had, in large part due to injury. Makes this list largely due to his all-around athletic ability as he did well in track in addition to football. Also, he held the pro record for total yards in a game for about 30 years.
3. Shaq - NBA all time top 50 team, MVP, you name it.
4. Jim Taylor - I think this man is too often forgotten. The only man other than Jim Brown to lead the NFL in rushing while Jim Brown played.
5. Bob Pettit - NBA all time top 50, NBA MVP, arguably defined the power forward position.
Honorable mention:
Tommy Cassanova - I would put Cassanova over Cannon if this were limited to football.
Chris Jackson - my favorite LSU athlete of all time
Seimone Augustus - if I knew more about ladies' hoops, perhaps she makes my list.
Joe Adcock - had to be considered due to all-around ability. Started on basketball team and did quite well and went on to a not-quite HOF career with Milwaukee Braves. hit with tremendous power. I go with Adcock over Chad Jones because Adcock achieved more in two sports, and this is no knock on Jones who was one of my favorites.
Hard to believe that no T&F athlete made my list but do note that four of my five won some form of season MVP award for his sport or, in Maravich's case, holds a significant ALL-TIME record.
2. Billy Cannon - did not have the pro career that others had, in large part due to injury. Makes this list largely due to his all-around athletic ability as he did well in track in addition to football. Also, he held the pro record for total yards in a game for about 30 years.
3. Shaq - NBA all time top 50 team, MVP, you name it.
4. Jim Taylor - I think this man is too often forgotten. The only man other than Jim Brown to lead the NFL in rushing while Jim Brown played.
5. Bob Pettit - NBA all time top 50, NBA MVP, arguably defined the power forward position.
Honorable mention:
Tommy Cassanova - I would put Cassanova over Cannon if this were limited to football.
Chris Jackson - my favorite LSU athlete of all time
Seimone Augustus - if I knew more about ladies' hoops, perhaps she makes my list.
Joe Adcock - had to be considered due to all-around ability. Started on basketball team and did quite well and went on to a not-quite HOF career with Milwaukee Braves. hit with tremendous power. I go with Adcock over Chad Jones because Adcock achieved more in two sports, and this is no knock on Jones who was one of my favorites.
Hard to believe that no T&F athlete made my list but do note that four of my five won some form of season MVP award for his sport or, in Maravich's case, holds a significant ALL-TIME record.
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 10:31 am
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Posted on 5/1/13 at 10:14 am to N.O. via West-Cal
P. Mac. Cannon. Shaq. Esther Jones. Eddy Furniss. Lolo? seriously? You all have the wrong jones. E. Jones won gold in 92, and DOMINATED at LSU. She's even in our Hall of Fame. And Eddy still owns like half of the SEC career records for baseball. I also think a few of his home runs is in orbit still.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 10:16 am to N.O. via West-Cal
I think there is a difference between Athletes and Players. Shaq of course was a hall of fame player but does that mean he was the most athletic? I don't think so.
Tommy casanova
Ed Palubinskas
Mikael Olander
Glenn Hardin
Jim Taylor
But I think this list shows just how spoiled we are as a fan base.
Tommy casanova
Ed Palubinskas
Mikael Olander
Glenn Hardin
Jim Taylor
But I think this list shows just how spoiled we are as a fan base.
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 10:40 am
Posted on 5/1/13 at 10:22 am to N.O. via West-Cal
Michael Olander was NCAA Decathlon Champion in 1986. He only placed 17th at the 88 Olympics at age 25. He quit competing as he was a super academic guy too and received a full academic scholly to USC (souther cal) for his masters. If he would have kept competing, he would have had a chance at a medal in 92. Dude was a beast. He was Swedish but if he had been born in y=the US, would've been a hell of a football player....6'-2" 198lbs. Probably would have been 215lbs as a football player.
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