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Old LSU coach, Jerry Stovall, has died

Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:25 pm
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
22353 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:25 pm
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Jerry Stovall, the legendary LSU football player, coach, and athletic administrator, has died at the age of 85, according to Matt Moscona, host of “After Further Review” on 104.5 ESPN Radio.




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Stovall was a unanimous All-American for the Tigers in 1962. He was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and won the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy the same season. He went on to be the second overall pick in the 1963 NFL Draft and was a three-time Pro Bowler during his nine seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals.


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After his professional playing career, Stovall returned to LSU as an assistant coach under Charles McClendon. Following the tragic death of newly hired head coach Bo Rein in a 1980 plane crash, Stovall was named the head coach of his alma mater.




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After football, Stovall spent time in banking before returning to college athletics as athletic director at Louisiana Tech from 1990 to 1994. He later became president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Sports Foundation, working to bring sporting events to the region he called home throughout his life.

Stovall remains the only player in LSU history to be a unanimous All-American, a first-round NFL draft pick, a 3-time Pro Bowler, and a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, an honor he received in 2010. His No. 21 hangs retired in Baton Rouge, a tribute to a player who did just about everything the game asked of him.


This post was edited on 8/31/26 at 4:27 pm
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
13331 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:30 pm to
Big deal.

I know tons of people that have done better for humanity 1000x more than him but because he plays football well we should idolize him more than others.

Whatever
Posted by beachdude
FL
Member since Nov 2008
6675 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:33 pm to
Should have been awarded the Heisman.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
18494 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:34 pm to
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I know tons of people that have done better for humanity 1000x more than him but because he plays football well we should idolize him more than others.



Damn dog, a little rough on the old man don't ya think.

Nobody said they're idolizing him, but it's ok to mourn a little when someone passes away.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
22131 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:35 pm to
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Big deal. I know tons of people that have done better for humanity 1000x more than him but because he plays football well we should idolize him more than others. Whatever


You sir, are no el gaucho!
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
13331 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:40 pm to
Billy Cannon is another one. Straight up criminal but because he won the Heisman we present him as a hero.

So sick of the real heros that don’t get lauded and held up as an example to be followed.
This post was edited on 8/31/26 at 4:41 pm
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
160198 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 4:57 pm to
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Big deal.

I know tons of people that have done better for humanity 1000x more than him but because he plays football well we should idolize him more than others.
Posted by backbone
Colorado
Member since Jul 2026
821 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 5:49 pm to
Guy was my size. 5’10 170
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63933 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 5:51 pm to
Just saw that on local news.

Rest in Peace, coach…..
Posted by thegambler
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
2268 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 5:57 pm to
He really was a great guy and gave back to the community. Folks who don't know should be careful about judging. If more people were more like Stovall and cared about the community like he did, Baton Rouge would be a better place.
Posted by Tigris
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Member since Jul 2005
13308 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 6:25 pm to
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He really was a great guy and gave back to the community.


Back in the 90's I helped out with a charity 5K race and got partnered with Jerry. It was a couple of hours until I found out that "Jerry" was Jerry Stovall. Holy shite! I still have a Keep Jerry sign from my younger days. Super nice guy and a hard worker who had no ego involved in being at that race. He was simply there to help with some pretty menial stuff.

RIP to a good man.

Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
77266 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 6:30 pm to
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Big deal.

I know tons of people that have done better for humanity 1000x more than him but because he plays football well we should idolize him more than others.

Whatever

This is worse than my comment this morning about arresting the people who put a diaper on a donkey.
Posted by Mung
Ba’on Rooj
Member since Aug 2007
9697 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 6:31 pm to
Bro, weak sauce. Your troll game is weak.

Back on the day, it was “help Mac pack” then “rent Stovall a U-Haul”. LSU fans are notoriously fickle.
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11959 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 8:42 pm to
Sad to hear—helluva athlete.

Posted by yakster
Member since Mar 2021
4477 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 9:16 pm to
You have anyone in mind? Give us some names. George Floyd is off the table.
Posted by ELVIS U
Member since Feb 2007
12086 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 9:26 pm to
He was the coach when I went to LSU. RIP Coach.
Posted by mulletproof
Shambala
Member since Apr 2013
4842 posts
Posted on 8/31/26 at 9:48 pm to
God bless and RIP, but Tucker Fredrickson might have crippled him and ruined his career if Shug or Dr. Draughon had agreed to play you shite bird coonasses back in the day..
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
11042 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 5:13 am to
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Guy was my size. 5’10 170

Who? Stovall? He was 6'2 200
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
73382 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 5:24 am to
He did a visit and gave a brief speech for my high school football team. He seemed like a good man.
Posted by JerseyJohn
Member since Feb 2021
127 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 5:24 am to
Yep, he was a big guy.
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