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re: YA Tittle - 82 years old today

Posted on 10/24/08 at 12:40 pm to
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 10/24/08 at 12:40 pm to
Posted by Good Times
Hill top in Tn
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 10/24/08 at 12:54 pm to
If you are trying to honor him, at least spell his name correctly. Tittle.
Posted by Good Times
Hill top in Tn
Member since Nov 2007
24476 posts
Posted on 10/24/08 at 12:59 pm to
He perfected the "Alley-Opp" pass play. He had a WR with a great vertical, and YA would lay it up there where only his rec could get it. Great Tiger, Happy BD, and many more.

fwiw He was also a Texas boy who became a great Tiger. He set the table for Flynn, Lee, and soon to be Shep.
Posted by munchman
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 10/24/08 at 12:59 pm to
Posted by Tiger Authority
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 10/24/08 at 1:01 pm to
Posted by GillGo37
Nola
Member since May 2006
902 posts
Posted on 10/24/08 at 1:03 pm to
my grandpa dormed with him and was the back up quarterback. Happy Birthday Tittle
Posted by drdrfaulkner
Butler PA
Member since Apr 2007
757 posts
Posted on 10/24/08 at 1:31 pm to
My Dad (a 1950 LSU alumnus) has a story about him. He said that some opposing defensive lineman was dogging him in a game, and Tittle told him to stop--or else. Dad said that the lineman came through and tried it again, to which Tittle threw the ball and hit the guy point blank in the face--that pretty much stopped it. I believe that Tittle was flagged, but he got his point across.

Perhaps Mr. Tittle or someone who knows of this can evaluate it and set us straight.

I believe that my Dad and Mr. Tittle were at LSU at the same time. My Dad was in HPER (Phys. Ed).
Posted by Pietra
Member since May 2007
752 posts
Posted on 10/24/08 at 1:45 pm to
My Dad used to turn his test around so YA could copy the answers in Dr. Roberts’ biology class – yep, the same professor that some of us had for zoology in the 1960’s / 1970’s. Roberts once told YA to thank my Dad when he passed out the graded tests.
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