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re: Happy birthday #23, Sammy Martin
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:28 am to LSUTANGERINE
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:28 am to LSUTANGERINE
I can remember listening to that play on the radio live. My family didn’t have cable tv back then.
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:32 am to LSUTANGERINE
Saw that played posted not long ago. Holy hell he's fast. Even for the modern game.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:49 am to Ace Midnight
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Sammy's 60. He's finally aged into his hairline.
It’s not his fault that he was so fast that his hair couldn’t keep up.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:10 am to LSUTANGERINE
Was he faster than Grezaffi?
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:46 am to Tiger1988
Jimmy Ledoux
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:55 am to Ace Midnight
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Sammy's 60. He's finally aged into his hairline.
Not gonna lie, I avoided clicking on this thread because I was afraid he was like 70...and that was gonna make me feel terribly old. Kinda pumped that he is only 60. For some reason I had him playing in my earliest days of football fandom which was when I was like 12. And I just assumed he was playing at LSU when he was 28 years old. Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:03 am to LSUTANGERINE
I remember when he came onto the scene and a lot of people thought he was Eric Martin's younger brother who was also on the team. It wasn't long before they realized he was a little white guy from the Westbank.
My wife and I were in Jackson at the 1987 LSU/Ole Miss game and Sammy completely ran circles around the Rebs.
My wife and I were in Jackson at the 1987 LSU/Ole Miss game and Sammy completely ran circles around the Rebs.
This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 9:08 am
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:38 am to Leopard7
Jimmy Ledoux and Al Coffee were blazing fast.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:46 am to TigerBR1111
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Funny the comment by Condon about him being the fastest white man to play at LSU Me and my buddy were blown away when we saw a shot of him on TV and he was white. That dude could fly
I remember seeing his name in stats being plastered all over the high school sports section of the time picayune. I had no idea either .
Also, why is the announcer saying “all he needs is one more block”? No he didn’t.
There was not a player ahead of him. He left them all in the dust.This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 10:18 am
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:16 am to LSUTANGERINE
He was really good, those were good times watching LSU even though we didn't we any NC's except the first 1, I wasn't on the earth very long in 58 and my Mom and Dad went to Tulane, my Grandma lived a block from Tulane and I used to park cars in her yard for extra cash, especially when LSU played in NOLA! It would get so loud...the good ol days ??
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:18 am to LSUTANGERINE
I thought he was older than me...Damnit!
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:46 am to LSUTANGERINE
I've often wondered how he would have done if he was around now.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:54 am to MLCLyons
One thing for sure, he would be just as fast. They would probably use him similarly.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 11:18 am to LSUTANGERINE
He came cruising around my neighborhood in a white ford mustang convertible back in the 80's looking for Tommy Clapp's house. Exciting moment. Think he was playing for the Patriots (old unis) at the time.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 11:58 am to Sonny Black
Where is Sammy now? Has he been back to Tiger Stadium for any team recognitions.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 12:07 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Al Coffee
This is probably the fastest white guy to ever play for LSU. Sadly, last time I saw him, he was in a wheelchair.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 12:43 pm to ElderTiger
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This is probably the fastest white guy to ever play for LSU. Sadly, last time I saw him, he was in a wheelchair.
That's sad to hear. He's a Lee High legend.
This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 8/22/25 at 1:22 pm to LCrox
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Where is Sammy now?
lives in picayune, MS
Posted on 8/22/25 at 1:26 pm to Fat Bastard
The Gretna Gazelle!
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