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re: Exactly how good was Tommy Casanova?
Posted on 5/18/17 at 2:29 pm to Malaysian Tiger
Posted on 5/18/17 at 2:29 pm to Malaysian Tiger
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He and Craig Burns still hold the Record of running back 3 Punts for Touchdowns in a Single Game.
Add Antonio Perkins to that list as well. Oklahoma 2003, he returned 3 against UCLA. Remembered being nervous about him in the title game, but really did nothing. He also has 277 yards on 7 returns. Not a bad day.
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 2:33 pm to eddieray
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I was really young but I'm pretty sure he played mostly CB at LSU, and safety in the pros.
Right. He could have played CB in pros, but he played with Lamar Parish, one of the best cover guys in the league at CB.
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He was only a second round pick. Cincinnati got a steal. The Saints passed him up. There had been a concern expressed about his lack of elite speed. He supposedly ran only a 4.6 40 in anticipation of the draft. That may have been because he was still recovering from a hamstring injury from his senior year. he actually ran more like a 4.5 when healthy.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 2:45 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
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My dad talks about him like he was PP7 or LF7
Well he was an equally dominant player in his day. He was about the same height as PP7, but not as thick and not as fast. PP7 ran a 4.3 40. TC37 ran a 4.5.
Having said that, straight ahead speed isn't everything. Both were excellent cover guys and punt returners. TC got to play tailback as well. Too bad Miles never gave PP the chance to play offense.
This post was edited on 5/18/17 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:29 pm to Bricks504
after watching him run two punts back vs Ole Miss and archie that seal his GREAT'S OF ALL TIME
Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:38 pm to Bricks504
The best I ever saw.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:38 pm to Number 31
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Where does he practice
My son did an internship in opthamology with him for several weeks in Lafayette, La.
Said he was a great guy/surgeon
Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:50 pm to ellesssuuu
Next to Billy Cannons 89 yard run, the hit on Musso was the best play I have seen or remember a tiger doing. He put it on Musso.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:57 pm to msbargas
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Well he was an equally dominant player in his day.
Considering athletics in Casanova's day where high tech training and high tech weight programs did not exist Casanova was an elite athlete. Played defense and some offense and excelled at everything.
Smart and in today's world would be a dominate player as he was in his day.
He would be a little faster and stronger in today's game with the same instincts.
Comparing players from different decades is impossible due to the ever changing training advances. Casanova is a player for any time.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:20 pm to Bricks504
Arguably the best "football player" at LSU from inception until Mathieu (and even then - probably 1a and 1b) - and I know that's subjective, but 37 was just a different kind of player. He led the freshman team (effectively a separate league back then) in rushing. He became a world class defensive back because of unteachable instincts and will to to make a play.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:33 pm to Ace Midnight
Back in the day I knew a few people who were close to Tommy at LSU. They kept me updated all the time about his progress, nitpicking injuries, exploits, etc. I was in my mid teens at the time and Casanova was my hero.
He was simply always the best athlete in the field, and a fighter who played every down like it was for a championship, even in practice. The LSU wr's and QB' shared going against him in practice.
He was always the best RB on the team but Cholly Mac was like Miles in that he insinuated we'd see a lot of TC on offense but it never materialized. He ran for over 200 yards in a spring game one year.
However I guess it all worked out ok as he was a 3 time All American.
He was simply always the best athlete in the field, and a fighter who played every down like it was for a championship, even in practice. The LSU wr's and QB' shared going against him in practice.
He was always the best RB on the team but Cholly Mac was like Miles in that he insinuated we'd see a lot of TC on offense but it never materialized. He ran for over 200 yards in a spring game one year.
However I guess it all worked out ok as he was a 3 time All American.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 5:43 pm to blueridgeTiger
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As I said above, I was at that game sitting about 10 rows up in the end zone. My wife had gotten me a new SLR camera for an early Christmas present and I snapped this shot of that pass. Casanova would probably have taken it all the way if had hanged on.
Dayam blueridge!!
I was right there in the same spot with you. Never forget TC getting into perfect position to make that INT, then just missing the catch, letting the ball go right thru his hands.
Then they kicked the field goal for the 3-0 win on the next play.
Never saw Casanova make that mistake before or after. I bet he was eyeing a 105-yard pick 6 to win the game, and he just took his eye off the ball for a split second.
Not sure, but as I recall, our defense allowed ND across the 50 yard line just once the entire game, and they got that lucky field goal.
Tigers crossed the 50 three times, I think, but failed to score each time.
We kicked their arse the whole game, but they got the W.
Got 'em back good the next year in Tiger Stadium, though.
BTW, I think that might be my head in your pic.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 6:30 pm to cajdav1
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He was always the best RB on the team but Cholly Mac was like Miles in that he insinuated we'd see a lot of TC on offense but it never materialized.
No, Mac was a much better on the field coach than Miles. He did let TC play tailback, but not in his senior year. Probably because of his lingering injury.
Miles was a better recruiter, but he did less with what he had.
What this interview where TC praises Mac for his leadership and ability to win with lesser talent compared to other teams
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 6:33 pm to Broham
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n high school, he played tailback & cornerback for the Crowley Gents.
He played at Notre Dame.
Edit: Maybe both, I know ND was established about that time.
Repeat after me. He never played at Crowley High ever. It was St Michael/ND.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 6:43 pm to bdnc
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In 1971 LSU played Alabama on a nationally televised game on a Saturday night losing 7-14, but Casanova did not play because of an injury. Someone check me on this, but i believe i’m right…. Just a great talent
He actually did play in that game. Alabama was held to 0 passing yards. TC stopped Musso on runs that could have been big gainers.
The following year (1972) without TC, Alabama torched LSUs defense for about 500 yards or so, and in those days that was a lot of yards.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 3:39 pm to bdnc
Quote: Without him, LSU would not have beat ND in 71"
BS.....It was a team effort.
We won that game 28-8. Sports Illustrated cover read "Irish stew for LSU"
BS.....It was a team effort.
We won that game 28-8. Sports Illustrated cover read "Irish stew for LSU"
Posted on 5/21/17 at 3:48 pm to purple passion
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BTW, I think that might be my head in your pic.
There were a bunch of Tiger fans in that section, so maybe I got a good shot of your head.
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Got 'em back good the next year in Tiger Stadium, though.
We sure did - the crowd at that game in TS stayed on its feet the whole game. You could just feel the electricity in the air that night.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 3:59 pm to Bricks504
Went to many of his games, also the few TV appearances, for his day, prolly the best....
Really good ball speed
The receivers would wear shoulder pads for pre-game warm up, 20 yard out patterns, the ball sounded like pistol shots going off in the stadium
Really good ball speed
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Boy, Bert Jones had a cannon.
The receivers would wear shoulder pads for pre-game warm up, 20 yard out patterns, the ball sounded like pistol shots going off in the stadium
This post was edited on 5/21/17 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 5/21/17 at 5:45 pm to Pepe Lepew
Casanova is the standard by which all are measured.
I would put Kevin Fauk right up there with him in the athlete category. Faulk was an outstanding db as well as returner and rb.
I would put Kevin Fauk right up there with him in the athlete category. Faulk was an outstanding db as well as returner and rb.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 6:31 pm to Bricks504
Good for that era. Patrick Peterson, Laron Landry, Jamal Adams are world class athletes. Apples to oranges but was a great player in his own right.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 4:34 pm to Bricks504
There should be some Casanova highlights in this thread.
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