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LSU to Retire Football Jersey of Jerry Stovall

Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:22 pm
Posted by The First Cut
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:22 pm
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has unanimously approved the jersey retirement of LSU football All-American and former head coach Jerry Stovall. The jersey will be retired by LSU in a gameday ceremony during the 2018 football season in Tiger Stadium. The No. 21 worn by Stovall will join the No. 20 worn by Billy Cannon and the No. 37 worn by Tommy Casanova as retired jerseys in the LSU football program.


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Posted by Mr. Hangover
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2003
34508 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:24 pm to
Let’s see how this thread goes.....

Pretty sure you can’t pull anything negative out of this
Posted by Mickey53
Shreveport
Member since Dec 2009
446 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:26 pm to
The jackasses will...
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101434 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:27 pm to
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Let’s see how this thread goes.....

Pretty sure you can’t pull anything negative out of this




I think of Dalton Hilliard if you mention #21 and LSU.
This post was edited on 5/8/18 at 12:28 pm
Posted by K_Tiger
New Iberia
Member since Mar 2015
552 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:30 pm to
It’s a shame we haven’t retired an African American’s jersey yet.
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20275 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:30 pm to
A few years ago I put together a short video with some highlights of Stovall's career:

Jerry Stovall
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66549 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:30 pm to
I thinknit Is a shame that some people think more of his time as HC than the fact that he was an elite player here.

He is very deserving of it.

I see Faulk and Dorsey as potential retirees as well.

I feel Like prominence of the # is a factor. You can’t retire like 7. Idk
This post was edited on 5/8/18 at 12:32 pm
Posted by ELchapoLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2017
1458 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:38 pm to
Not a fan of retired jerseys
Posted by Ripley
Member since Aug 2016
4524 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:40 pm to
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I see Faulk and Dorsey as potential retirees


This, I agree with.

Now as far as the #7 goes, might have a hard time staving off Patrick Peterson.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:41 pm to
Three and done cuts down on possibilities, pretty sure they’re not going to do that for someone who didn’t graduate
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101434 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:42 pm to
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A few years ago I put together a short video with some highlights of Stovall's career:

Jerry Stovall


Cool video. But, compare his overall stats to Hilliard's.

I know he played both ways and received accolades as much for defense as offense, but he had 5 total touchdowns in his career and barely over 1000 yards total rushing. Hilliard had 50 and 4000.

Seems they should have included both on the number retirement to me.
Posted by south bama tiger
Member since May 2008
6646 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:44 pm to
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I think of Dalton Hilliard if you mention #21 and LSU.


I think of Chevis Jackson
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:46 pm to
Does this mean the number is retired? I'd hate to lose 21 for future players, that's a badass number
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
28361 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:49 pm to
He ABSOLUTELY deserves to be honored. However, I'm not a fan of "retiring" numbers when you have 100+ guys on the team. Put his name on the stadium (like Cannon and Cassanova), but let guys still wear 21
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:53 pm to
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Hilliard's.
Did he graduate? I googled and couldn't find an answer.

I'm pretty sure the criteria for retiring a number is the player must have graduated.
Posted by logjamming
Member since Feb 2014
7825 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:53 pm to
Feel bad for Stovall. Such a great Tiger and he has to have his legacy at LSU celebrated during a losing season under the worst coach in program history.
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
21064 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:55 pm to
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Let’s see how this thread goes.....

Pretty sure you can’t pull anything negative out of this


When you go from thread to thread with this same, tired, BS, you are worse than the extreme negatigers you keep complaining about. Give it a break.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66549 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:56 pm to
I think you have to graduate to be considered.
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20275 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 12:59 pm to
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Y.A. Tittle


Stovall's numbers reflect the way the game was still being played at the time. He might have won the Heisman in 1962 if LSU had beaten Ole Miss and if there had not been several other good players from the SEC in contention.
Posted by emt007
Member since Aug 2017
364 posts
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:03 pm to
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It’s a shame we haven’t retired an African American’s jersey yet.



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