re: Fastest LSU football players ever

Track times from the 2014 LSU Track & Field Media Guide (I think I included all football players listed in the sprint events, but I'm not positive. Larry Shipp and Allen Misher were both drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft, but I don't think they played football at LSU.):

Indoor

55 Meters

Chris Cummings (1998) - 6.13*
Clyde Bishop (1982) - 6.14
Willie Turner (1978) - 6.19
Slip Watkins (1990) - 6.21

60 Meters

Trindon Holliday (2008) - 6.54
Chris Cummings (1997) - 6.71
Devery Henderson (2001) - 6.72

200 Meters

Xavier Carter (2006) - 20.30*
Slip Watkins (1990) - 21.03

400 Meters

Xavier Carter (2006) - 45.28*

55 Hurdles

Orlando McDaniel (1981) - 7.16

60 Hurdles

Adrian Mayes (2001) - 7.98


Outdoor

100 Meters

Trindon Holliday (2009) - 10.00
Xavier Carter (2006) - 10.09
Slip Watkins (1989) - 10.15
Chris Cummings (1996) - 10.17

200 Meters

Xavier Carter (2005) - 20.02*
Slip Watkins (1989) - 20.40

400 Meters

Xavier Carter (2006) - 44.53
Al Coffee (1969) - 45.44

110 Hurdles

Orlando McDaniel (1980) - 13.64

400 Hurdles

Bennie Brazell (2005) - 47.67*


*LSU Record

I always joked that Jimbo should have just alternated Carter and Brazell and let them run a fly route EVERY down. By halftime you would have just flat wore out the other teams DB's. I'm sure the track coach probably wouldn't have objected to the extra reps. Could have thrown in Amp Hill to alternate the fly pattern at time too.

In 2004, in addition to Carter and Brazell (and Amp Hill) we really had Bowe, Buster, Syler, and Early to do the actual receiving and Jamarcus Russell throwing.

SICK talent!

I know this is old school, but Billy Cannon was pretty fast in his day and excelled in track and field as well as football.

Todd Kinchen

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