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re: RIP LSU former QB Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 10/9/17 at 1:55 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 10/9/17 at 1:55 pm to Chad504boy
He even invented the term "alley-oop"
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Tittle coined the term “alley-oop” for a play in which his 6-foot-3 receiver R.C. Owens would plant himself in the end zone and jump as high as he could, and Tittle would throw him a high pass. The term would later become associated with basketball, but Tittle came up with it first.
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Posted on 10/9/17 at 1:57 pm to Chad504boy
i remember reading a y.a. tittle biography in jr. high. got the book from the school library.
one of my all-time favorite tigers.
one of my all-time favorite tigers.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:10 pm to RightHook
Good ESPN Writeup by Seth Wickersham
This post was edited on 10/9/17 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:19 pm to Chad504boy
always wonder what numbers some of those old warhorses could put up in todays offenses. i have two autographed tigers jerseys on my wall, billy cannon and y.a. tittle.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:24 pm to RightHook
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always wonder what numbers some of those old warhorses could put up in todays offenses. i have two autographed tigers jerseys on my wall, billy cannon and y.a. tittle.
all the young'ns will be coming in here talking trash about "modern" athletes, Tittle, Cannon, and others like him, before and after in that era were MEN, grown fricking badass MEN!!
ETA: met him at a tailgate when he came back for some honor circa mid 90s, he was wearing his NFL HoF jacket,
we talked for a bit, he was so humble and nice, he said he didn't really think he'd even be remembered for his time at LSU, I told him he'd never be forgotten at LSU, nice chat with a great TigerThis post was edited on 10/9/17 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:33 pm to 777Tiger
i totally agree. hell, cannon ran a 9.6 100yd dash anyway, may have ran faster than that. this is all before advancement in nutrition and resistance training. people conveniently leave out how far nutrition and year round training has helped the modern athlete.
kids still aren't any faster nowadays. i the early 90's i remember running against nylo silvan in the 100m dash and going wtf. dude ran around a 10.4, maybe a shade below it. that's fast as hell for a high schooler. i don't remember what warrick dunn's 60m indoor time was, but it was better than mine, lol.
kids still aren't any faster nowadays. i the early 90's i remember running against nylo silvan in the 100m dash and going wtf. dude ran around a 10.4, maybe a shade below it. that's fast as hell for a high schooler. i don't remember what warrick dunn's 60m indoor time was, but it was better than mine, lol.
This post was edited on 10/9/17 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:00 pm to Chad504boy
quote from a friend:
Thanks!
I was a Freshman at LSU for Tittle's last year (1947). Unfortunately, he had very poor receivers......LSU was rated #2 or #3 in the USA after 2 games but they barely made a winning season.
Fortunately, they beat Tulane, who was THE arch rival in those days. In that time of shaved-head Freshmen, tradition had it that if Tulane won, Freshmen got another bald-head haircut!
I still remember beautiful passes from Tittle that were either bobbled or missed altogether. Rumor was that Coach Bernie Moore [who was primarily a track coach]
praised Tittle so enthusiastically that the team reacted against him. Looks like Moore knew quality when he saw it!
End of an era!
class of '51
Thanks!
I was a Freshman at LSU for Tittle's last year (1947). Unfortunately, he had very poor receivers......LSU was rated #2 or #3 in the USA after 2 games but they barely made a winning season.
Fortunately, they beat Tulane, who was THE arch rival in those days. In that time of shaved-head Freshmen, tradition had it that if Tulane won, Freshmen got another bald-head haircut!
I still remember beautiful passes from Tittle that were either bobbled or missed altogether. Rumor was that Coach Bernie Moore [who was primarily a track coach]
praised Tittle so enthusiastically that the team reacted against him. Looks like Moore knew quality when he saw it!
End of an era!
class of '51
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:08 pm to TigerSpray
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After you get to Heaven and visit loved ones, please turn, look over and screw over Tom Ritter's life
This
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:14 pm to LSUboudreau
RIP ????
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:15 pm to Chad504boy
"(LOUISIANA STATE)...6'0'', 192...YELBERTON ABRAHAM TITTLE ... AAFC ROOKIE OF YEAR, 1948 ... JOINED 49ERS IN 1951 AFTER COLTS DISBANDED ... CAREER RECORD: 2,427 COMPLETIONS, 33,070 YARDS, 242 TDS, 13 GAMES OVER 300 YARDS PASSING ... PACED 1961, 1962, 1963 GIANTS TO DIVISION TITLES ... THREW 33 TD PASSES IN 1962, 36 IN 1963 ... NFL'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER/PLAYER OF THE YEAR, 1961, 1962, 1963 ... ALL-NFL, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 ... ELECTED TO SEVEN PRO BOWLS ... BORN OCTOBER 24, 1926, IN MARSHALL, TEXAS ... DIED OCTOBER 8, 2017"
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:37 pm to LSUDAN1
quote:The toughness of football that's now gone.
That's one of the most iconic pictures of all time for football.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:46 pm to wrlakers
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He sat behind me at the Tennessee game in 2000. There was a half-time presentation of the three LSU players in the NFL hall of fame. Sadly, now only one of them is still alive.
So true but hopefully that will change soon with Faneca and Mawae being inducted.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:59 pm to blackjackjackson
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Unfortunately, he had very poor receivers..
lsu was honoring vets returning from the war by giving them back their starting jobs, not necessarily the the best athletes at the time, but, understandably, the right thing to do at the time, we were considered a favorite to be the nc going into his last year
Posted on 10/9/17 at 4:27 pm to Chad504boy
Why is not in the ring of honor at LSU.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 4:40 pm to Patches
Posted on 10/9/17 at 5:00 pm to Chad504boy
Y.A. we're gonna miss you.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 5:08 pm to Chad504boy
I picked him up a couple of times from dfw airport when he would stay at his place on Caddo Lake. He was one of the good ones. He will be missed.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 5:15 pm to Chad504boy
It breaks my heart that he died without his name on the stadium. I’ve never understood why he isn’t up there.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 5:16 pm to Chad504boy
GOAT! When I first got to Shreveport late one night from San Antonio, i was riding around Cross Lake and got lost. In what seemed like in the middle of no where i stopped at a little country store. I asked directions, and as I was walking out I noticed a Little infamous framed signature picture of Y.A kneeling on the ground bleeding from his head. I back upped and said where did you get that autographed picture of Y.A., he said o' you know who Y.A. is? I was in my head going is there someone who doesn't...he said he was good friends with Y.A. , well after at least an hour of talking, he said YA is coming in next weekend from S.F., would you like to meet him? Honestly I did not believe him, so I grinned and said sure, knowing I would never get that call. Well, I did get that call, had breakfast that Friday morning with Y.A., BILLY Williams and his rother, and son. Such a humble man, was asking me questions about football,etc, like he really valued my opinion. Took pictures with him and he auto graphed my ball which I still cherish to the day.
Rest in peace to a great Tiger and even more a great human being!
Rest in peace to a great Tiger and even more a great human being!
Posted on 10/9/17 at 5:16 pm to Chad504boy
When football was really football...RIP Mr. LEDGEND... 
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