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How good was Charles Alexander?
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:04 pm
Tell me how good he was ... for the ones that witnessed him playing in Death Valley
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 7:49 am
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Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:05 pm to Hoyt
He was awesome. I was very young but I just remember him running all over teams
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:06 pm to Hoyt
he was good. it was a different era and lsu hardly ever passed the ball. of course no one else in the SEC did either. LSU has produced a lot of very good backs over the years.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:06 pm to Hoyt
One of my favorite players from the 70's.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:07 pm to Hoyt
He was good... Fast for a big back. Played hard too. Decent NFL back with Bengals.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:07 pm to Topwater Trout
Alexander the "Great!!!!!" Nuff said.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:07 pm to LSU GrandDad
quote:
it was a different era
No shite.
You were around before electricity.
When we need to know about Morse code, we’ll email you.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:09 pm to Izzy Mandelbaum Sr
I was there 73 77 and he had it all.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:09 pm to Hoyt
The man was a beast. His approach to the game and play was every bit as good as what you have read.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:09 pm to Izzy Mandelbaum Sr
What an arse
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:10 pm to Bloodworth
Good receiver too... Would have been even more in today's era.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:11 pm to Hoyt
He was very, very good. Big, fast and powerful.
Terry Robiskie and Charles Alexander were the big time backs at LSU I remember from my childhood.
Terry Robiskie and Charles Alexander were the big time backs at LSU I remember from my childhood.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:13 pm to CaLSUTigerFan
Best rb LSU had since Billy Cannon.
He was a 2 time consensus ALL American.
He was pulled in many games by half time, elsewise he would have had a couple of 300 yard rushing games.
He was pulled in one game near the start of the 2nd quarter with close to 170 yards rushing, if I remember correct.
The LSU offence on 1st and 2nd down were rushing downs, up the middle on first down an sweep on second down. LSU would normally throw only on a 3rd down.
He was a work horse of a running back like H. Walker, big and powerful. He knocked out Tim Ott of Ole Miss in the 1978 game on a run up the middle and Tim was around 6-3 280 DL for Ole Miss.
He was a 2 time consensus ALL American.
He was pulled in many games by half time, elsewise he would have had a couple of 300 yard rushing games.
He was pulled in one game near the start of the 2nd quarter with close to 170 yards rushing, if I remember correct.
The LSU offence on 1st and 2nd down were rushing downs, up the middle on first down an sweep on second down. LSU would normally throw only on a 3rd down.
He was a work horse of a running back like H. Walker, big and powerful. He knocked out Tim Ott of Ole Miss in the 1978 game on a run up the middle and Tim was around 6-3 280 DL for Ole Miss.
This post was edited on 11/18/17 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:18 pm to Hoyt
He was a classic powerback , but a glider for a big man. He ran sweep after sweep and had a great cutback in the open field so he would constantly break long runs . He also just looked ridiculously cool, he wore his jersey short and in a time of three point stances ran behind a fullback with his hands on his hips . As a wee lad he was my hero . He was a superior back.
This post was edited on 11/18/17 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:19 pm to Hoyt
He was big, powerful, fast. No wiggle in his game at all. A bull running forward, but that was it.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:36 pm to tigger1
I think he was better his jr year. He was a lil nicked up sr year. I also remember he was heismann runner up to archie g from tOSU
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:40 pm to tigger1
Sorry. No wiggle in his game. A cut back any back could make. I don't mean to say he wasn't a good running back. He was. But he was just a straight ahead bull. It's why he was mediocre in the NFL.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:40 pm to Hoyt
He was incredible. I was a kid, but I remember how hard it was for him to be stopped. One of the best we’ve had.
Posted on 11/18/17 at 10:44 pm to Simplemaaan
In 1977 Charles finished 9th in the voting, with Earl Campbell winning.
In 1978 Charles finished 5th in the voting, with Billy Sims winning.
In 1978 Charles finished 5th in the voting, with Billy Sims winning.
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