re: Top 5 Greatest Athletes LSU has ever had...

Jacob Hester.
Mainly bc any list that mentions the words "greatest" and "LSU" needs that guys name on it.
Even if he was a 2 star outa high school.

1. Pete Maravich - all time NCAA scoring leader
2. Billy Cannon - did not have the pro career that others had, in large part due to injury. Makes this list largely due to his all-around athletic ability as he did well in track in addition to football. Also, he held the pro record for total yards in a game for about 30 years.
3. Shaq - NBA all time top 50 team, MVP, you name it.
4. Jim Taylor - I think this man is too often forgotten. The only man other than Jim Brown to lead the NFL in rushing while Jim Brown played.
5. Bob Pettit - NBA all time top 50, NBA MVP, arguably defined the power forward position.

Honorable mention:

Tommy Cassanova - I would put Cassanova over Cannon if this were limited to football.

Chris Jackson - my favorite LSU athlete of all time

Seimone Augustus - if I knew more about ladies' hoops, perhaps she makes my list.

Joe Adcock - had to be considered due to all-around ability. Started on basketball team and did quite well and went on to a not-quite HOF career with Milwaukee Braves. hit with tremendous power. I go with Adcock over Chad Jones because Adcock achieved more in two sports, and this is no knock on Jones who was one of my favorites.

Hard to believe that no T&F athlete made my list but do note that four of my five won some form of season MVP award for his sport or, in Maravich's case, holds a significant ALL-TIME record.

P. Mac. Cannon. Shaq. Esther Jones. Eddy Furniss. Lolo? seriously? You all have the wrong jones. E. Jones won gold in 92, and DOMINATED at LSU. She's even in our Hall of Fame. And Eddy still owns like half of the SEC career records for baseball. I also think a few of his home runs is in orbit still.

Are you talking pure athleticism or guys who are accomplished?

Because I'd think Xavier Carter would qualify for both.

1. Billy Cannon
2. Patrick Peterson
3. Tommy Casanova

Those 3 should be on everybody's list imo,

4. Jim Taylor
5. Chad Jones

I need some basketball in there somewhere, was thinking maybe Tyrus Thomas or Stromile Swift

Overall:

Doc Fenton
Steve Van Buren
Mike Miley
Patrick Peterson
Tyrann Mathieu



By Period:

Long Old School:
Doc Fenton
Slats Hardin
Abe Mickal
Sparky Wade
Bob Pettit



Old School:
Steve Van Buren
Alvin Dark
Y.A. Tittle
Gaynell Tinsley
Billy Cannon



Medium Old School:
Jerry Stovall
Pete Maravich
Bert Jones
Tommy Casanova
Mike Miley
Mike Williams



Medium New School:
DeWayne Scales
Dalton Hilliard
Leonard Mitchell
Wendell Davis
Kevin Faulk
Ben McDonald



New School:
Todd Walker
Joey Belle
Seimone Augustus
Stromile Swift
Glen Big Baby Davis
Tyrus Thomas
Brandon Larson
Shaq



Brand New School
Patrick Peterson
Josh Reed
Alex Bregman
Johnny O'Bryant
Tyrann Mathieu
Chad Jones
Lolo Jones

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I need some basketball in there somewhere, was thinking maybe Tyrus Thomas or Stromile Swift

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Seriously? Ed Palubinskas...

Sorry. That was intended for all who said lolo. Im on my cell, and have a bad habit of clicking reply to just the last person who posted.

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Are you talking pure athleticism or guys who are accomplished?

Because I'd think Xavier Carter would qualify for both.

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Accomplished. Not just freak athletes. I am looking for Top 5 Greatest Sports Stars in LSU history.

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shaq is not a very good athelete. he was a decent BB player, but as far as athelete, NAH

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Wow. You serious man?

Shaq was as freak as it gets at LSU. And to say decent BB player makes me want to ask you to go back to the TD office and hand in your TD credentials. You have ZERO credibility on here now.

Be gone little bird. Troll somewhere else.