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Al Robicheaux????
Posted on 9/26/08 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 9/26/08 at 2:47 pm
i was talking with some older guys at lunch today (one of which used to play football at LSU in the 70's) that was telling some war stories about a kat named Al Robicheaux who use to play DE at LSU in the 60's maybe?? Anyway, from what they were telling me, Clint Eastwood couldn't hold this guy's jock strap. Anybody know anything about this guy? i mean these guys knew him personally and were telling story after story about how this guy was an animal (no disrepect intended - figure of speech) on and off the field. Anyone????
Posted on 9/26/08 at 2:51 pm to displacedportcityboy
There is an Al Robicheaux who lived or is living in Opelousas. His kids played football at Opelousas Catholic in the late 1970's and 1980's. Big guy. I believe he is the person you are referring to. His boys were all very good High School football players. Very tough.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 2:55 pm to displacedportcityboy
Only info I could find on the internets, an obit:
Albert Denis ‘Al’ Robichaux Jr.
* age 76, a native of Taft and resident of Opelousas, died at Doctor’s Hospital of Opelousas at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2007
* well-known businessman in Lafayette and St. Landry Parish; lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and also the Elks Club No. 1048; graduate of Louisiana State University and excelled in football in high school and at LSU; served his country in the U.S. Army
Albert Denis ‘Al’ Robichaux Jr.
* age 76, a native of Taft and resident of Opelousas, died at Doctor’s Hospital of Opelousas at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2007
* well-known businessman in Lafayette and St. Landry Parish; lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and also the Elks Club No. 1048; graduate of Louisiana State University and excelled in football in high school and at LSU; served his country in the U.S. Army
Posted on 9/26/08 at 3:52 pm to Tigercat
I grew up with "Big Al's" sons, one of which is a business partner. He passed away in Opelousas a little over a year ago. He had a short stint in the NFL I'm told. A good man who along with his wife raised five sons and a daughter--All fine individuals.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 4:14 pm to displacedportcityboy
Don't know if Al Robicheaux is who your talking about, but MIKE Robichaux was a monster DE at LSU in the 60's. Played 1965-66 was All-SEC 66'.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 5:22 pm to clhstrojans
Yeah, the Robicheaux's of Opelousas. Knew one of his sons, Vance, and unfortuately another one of his sons was killed in a truck accident while serving in the Marines.
-Heard Big Al was a bad mofo.
-Heard Big Al was a bad mofo.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 5:27 pm to LSUsMiles
Vance and his brothers had their number retired at Opelousas Catholic, #44, that and #11 (Al Martin) are the only retired numbers
Posted on 9/26/08 at 6:17 pm to clhstrojans
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Don't know if Al Robicheaux is who your talking about, but MIKE Robichaux was a monster DE at LSU in the 60's. Played 1965-66 was All-SEC 66'.
Did he play DE Opposite side of the line with DE Norm Garlington? If so they both made All Sec then Robichaux gave up football after his Jr year to devote full time to his studies/career.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 6:18 pm to ProjectP2294
Did Vance Robichaux play for OCHS in 1980 and then played for McNeese? If so, he ended the football career of a friend of mine in high school.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 7:02 pm to clhstrojans
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Don't know if Al Robicheaux is who your talking about, but MIKE Robichaux was a monster DE at LSU in the 60's. Played 1965-66 was All-SEC 66'.
Mike was all SEC DE as you said. He entered LSU Med School in 1967, went into ENT, and practiced in Thibodeaux, LA. He was a very nice and good person.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 7:11 pm to displacedportcityboy
Over the summer I was on a plane and sat next to a gentleman that had played football at Texas as a OL. He saw my LSU hat and mentioned that the hardest game of his career had been against LSU and he particularly remembered a big, mean, nasty DL. I wonder if he was talking about Al.
Posted on 9/26/08 at 7:23 pm to displacedportcityboy
Al Robichaux was a player during the years 51-52-53 and yes he was from Taft, La. He played Tackle. There also was a Mike that played in 65-66, don't know if they are related. Mike was from Raceland.
Posted on 9/27/08 at 3:50 am to lsusteven
Al Robichaux was my dad. He played ball at LSU from '50-'53.Freshmen were ineligible to play back then, but dad started and lettered in '51,'52,and '53. He was an offensive tackle. He also played freshman basketball but dropped that after one year. Dad was a very tall man especially for the 1950's. His senior year the roster listed him at 6'4" or 6'5"(Mom has the scrap book). This made him the tallest on the roster. It hard to comment on my dad's "toughness", he didn't say too much about his playing days at LSU.
Posted on 9/27/08 at 4:03 am to RPC4LSU
Yes, Vance played at OCHS and then Mcneese in the early 1980's. This was Al Robichaux's third son and the most accomplished football player. Vance was an outstanding high school football player. He was just bigger and faster than the kids he played with. A little known fact, he suffered a compartment syndrome from a helmet to his shin his junior year that nearly ended his playing days.
Posted on 9/27/08 at 4:07 am to Frobic
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Posted on 9/27/08 at 4:22 am to GratefulTiger
you are wrong about the name. dudes name was Art Cantrell (sp?)
a thread with Art Cantrell stories appeared on the OT one time. unreal.
I know Chris Dantin, running back in the 70's. he tells a story of Art knocking out 4 guys one time at the Passtime. funny stuff.
back in the day, they would come looking for Art, from all directions. every bad arse wanted to try their hand. the Passtime story had Art practically begging these guys to leave him alone. then one of the four put his hand on Art's dates shoulder. Art jumped over the table, from a sitting position, and knocked all four out, before Chris could stand up.
Art is in charge of security at the Bea Rivage. Bet he looks like harmless old man, to some young punks these days. bet he is not.
a thread with Art Cantrell stories appeared on the OT one time. unreal.
I know Chris Dantin, running back in the 70's. he tells a story of Art knocking out 4 guys one time at the Passtime. funny stuff.
back in the day, they would come looking for Art, from all directions. every bad arse wanted to try their hand. the Passtime story had Art practically begging these guys to leave him alone. then one of the four put his hand on Art's dates shoulder. Art jumped over the table, from a sitting position, and knocked all four out, before Chris could stand up.
Art is in charge of security at the Bea Rivage. Bet he looks like harmless old man, to some young punks these days. bet he is not.
Posted on 9/27/08 at 4:27 am to zeebo
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you are wrong about the name. dudes name was Art Cantrell
I think he's actually talking about a different person, but that Cantrell thread had some amazing stories in it.
Posted on 9/27/08 at 4:33 am to JollyGreenGiant
yeah, it is sorta sad in a way. now the young ones will pull a gun at the drop of a hat. they don't know what they are missing.
Posted on 9/28/08 at 2:07 am to displacedportcityboy
I knew Al Robichaux for 39 years and 3 days. He was as tough as they come. He made Chuck Norris look like Clay Aiken. He would have John Wayne quivering in his boots. Borrowing one of his favorite expressions "He could eat nails and $h!t rails!".
Big Al's toughness was born out of the cane fields of St James and St Charles parishes. Back then he was known as "Denis" or "Denis Boy" (pronounced "Denny"). He and his 2 sisters and 2 brothers were raised by a single parent (Edna) in the years after the Great Depression. They lost their father (Al Sr.) to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 40s. You want to talk about poor, this guy grew up dirt poor. He was lucky enough to have some athletic skill and got a scholarship to LSU in the early 50s. He always told me that education was his way out and that football was just a means to that end. I guess that is why he never really talked about his days at LSU. This is something he preached to all of his kids "Education is your way out". His kids took this lesson to heart.
According to his sister Joan, after his LSU days he was contacted to attend training camp with Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, but this was during the Korean War and he had already been drafted by Uncle Sam. I guess it was fortunate for some that he never made it Green Bay.
After his stint in the Army he began his career as a coach and educator, but that did not last long. He had an opportunity to go into the trucking business. This took him and his expanding family through places like Lake Charles, Slidell, Haughton, and finally to Opelousas. This would be his home for 30+ years. This is where he built a good living as a business owner, and this is where he would raise his family.
This guy was tough. One day we were clearing some trees on a deer lease around Forked Island. He was about 20 yds from me cutting some logs with a chain saw. I heard his chain saw stop and looked over and saw him on the ground cussin' up a storm. By the time I got to him he was on his feet with blood running down his leg. Then I looked at the chainsaw and the chain was mangled and saw completely broken. He had cut through a log and caught his leg, but the chain saw got the worst of the encounter. He grabbed another saw and went back to work. This is just one story.
I am sure his old hunting and fishing buddies have many more Big Al stories. And let me tell you most of them are probably true. He was like a cajun Paul Bunyan.
I can tell you with out a doubt that Al Robichaux is the the toughest man I ever knew. He was a great man, father and friend. He was my hero and I miss him dearly.
I am his youngest son.
Big Al's toughness was born out of the cane fields of St James and St Charles parishes. Back then he was known as "Denis" or "Denis Boy" (pronounced "Denny"). He and his 2 sisters and 2 brothers were raised by a single parent (Edna) in the years after the Great Depression. They lost their father (Al Sr.) to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 40s. You want to talk about poor, this guy grew up dirt poor. He was lucky enough to have some athletic skill and got a scholarship to LSU in the early 50s. He always told me that education was his way out and that football was just a means to that end. I guess that is why he never really talked about his days at LSU. This is something he preached to all of his kids "Education is your way out". His kids took this lesson to heart.
According to his sister Joan, after his LSU days he was contacted to attend training camp with Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, but this was during the Korean War and he had already been drafted by Uncle Sam. I guess it was fortunate for some that he never made it Green Bay.
After his stint in the Army he began his career as a coach and educator, but that did not last long. He had an opportunity to go into the trucking business. This took him and his expanding family through places like Lake Charles, Slidell, Haughton, and finally to Opelousas. This would be his home for 30+ years. This is where he built a good living as a business owner, and this is where he would raise his family.
This guy was tough. One day we were clearing some trees on a deer lease around Forked Island. He was about 20 yds from me cutting some logs with a chain saw. I heard his chain saw stop and looked over and saw him on the ground cussin' up a storm. By the time I got to him he was on his feet with blood running down his leg. Then I looked at the chainsaw and the chain was mangled and saw completely broken. He had cut through a log and caught his leg, but the chain saw got the worst of the encounter. He grabbed another saw and went back to work. This is just one story.
I am sure his old hunting and fishing buddies have many more Big Al stories. And let me tell you most of them are probably true. He was like a cajun Paul Bunyan.
I can tell you with out a doubt that Al Robichaux is the the toughest man I ever knew. He was a great man, father and friend. He was my hero and I miss him dearly.
I am his youngest son.
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