re: All-Time LSU team

Any all time LSU team Has to have Cannon, Casanova,Stovall (finished 2nd in Heisman race), Michael Brooks, Glen Dorsey, Warren Capone, Honey Badger, Charles Alexander, & Wendell Davis.

Yes, Billy Cannon ran a 9.4 100-yard dash.

Had he not got hurt in the pros no telling how good he could have been at rb.

This is before the training athletes do today.

Billy had a little training at Alvin's and Istrouma and he is not the first player or players at Istrouma to get this training, my father played on the 48-49 teams and trained at Alvin's place all year.

Istrouma had the first weightlifting program in a high school, and LSU the first college.

The thought of what leonard fournette would do running behind that oline is frightening. Unstoppable.

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Any all time LSU team Has to have Cannon, Casanova,Stovall (finished 2nd in Heisman race), Michael Brooks, Glen Dorsey, Warren Capone, Honey Badger, Charles Alexander, & Wendell Davis.

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Breaking them down:
Billy Cannon speed range is 9.4 100, not a cutter type rb, a leader due to his outstanding abilities at the time. Played in the Iron man football of the 1950's, rb, s type. So naturally looks slow on film because of the time on the field (1st team played a lot of minutes in 57-58-59).

Another positive: is Ole Miss still crys as he would have been an Ole Miss player had his father not moved to Baton Rouge for a job. Had he been on the 57-58-59 Ole Miss team, they likely would have not lost a game.

Tommy Casanova best CB at LSU from the per 1980's, Fast could cover very well on an island. He is LSU's only 3 time All American for a reason, played hurt his last season at LSU. Just say when you talk all-time greats at LSU his name is in that very elite 8-11 players. Hands down a legend like Cannon.

Personal note I got his autograph in my Bible in 1970.

Jerry Stovall one of the best persons you will ever meet in your life, a little on the slow side speed wise. Should have won the Heisman his sr. year, did not win because of the huge number of players in the south in the running for the Heisman that year.

Is he one of the best 11 in LSU history, not really. This is coming from a person that loves Jerry Stovall and nonmentioned him into the college football hall of fame. Could I put him on the first team All time LSU team, No.

LSU has been blessed with some many great Safety and Free Safety types and that is the spot you would have to place Jerry on the team and Jerry was another do all type player. He would go on to a fine pro carrier and better still is his work with the youths and his love for LSU.

Yes, Cannon was timed at 9.9 when he won the 100 yards at the SEC track meet.

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Watching the Halloween run - even in real time in full gear - it certainly doesn't appear he'd be capable of 9.4/100yd.

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You understand the temperature that night and 100% Humidity and that Cannon is play both ways though most of the game?

I know many players by that point in the game were gassed. I have the game notes of one of papers best sports writers which match the stories told by people I know that were at the game. My father's stories of the game matches' Dan notes word for word.

Just Note, someone thought enough of Stovall his number 21 is hung up in the stadium with #20 & #37. He really could do it all, like Cannon.

Heisman Voting
* indicates bowl stats included -
Rk Player School Class Pos 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Summary
1 Terry Baker Oregon State SR QB 172 74 43 707 112 Cmp, 203 Att, 1738 Yds, 15 TD, 5 Int
2 Jerry Stovall LSU SR RB 112 100 82 618 89 Att, 368 Yds, 4.1 Avg
3 Bob Bell Minnesota SR OL 56 95 71 429
4 Lee Roy Jordan Alabama SR LB 70 35 41 321
5 George Mira* Miami (FL) JR QB 41 53 55 284 146 Cmp, 306 Att, 1893 Yds, 12 TD, 18 Int
6 Pat Richter* Wisconsin SR E 55 40 31 276 49 Rec, 694 Yds, 14.2 Avg, 6 TD
7 George Saimes Michigan State SR RB 48 36 38 254 122 Att, 642 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 9 TD
8 Billy Lothridge Georgia Tech JR QB 24 35 20 162 83 Cmp, 156 Att, 1006 Yds, 6 TD, 8 Int
9 Ron Vander Kelen* Wisconsin SR QB 23 22 26 139 124 Cmp, 216 Att, 1582 Yds, 14 TD, 10 Int
10 Eldon Fortie Brigham Young SR RB 25 22 17 136 199 Att, 1149 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 14 TD


Jerry is also our punter and Safety and a 2 way player.