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| Brooke Waggoner Update |
Brooke Waggoner
LSU Graduate Brooke Waggoner (May 2006) will unveil her full length album "Heal for the Honey" in August. She is currently on tour but will make a stop back here in Nashville at 3rd and Lindsley on Sunday, May 25th.
3rd and Lindsley Web Site
Since this is a Sunday night show, this should be a part of WRLT-Lightening 100's Nashville Sunday night broadcast. You can listen to it at 8 pm at 100.1 FM or via the Internet at their website www.lightening100.com.
You can check out her website at:
If you click on MUSIC there is a link for a free download of her EP "Fresh Pair of Eyes." |
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| Tennis' Dessauer Given Region's Arthur Ashe Award |
(05/10/2008) BY www.LSUsports.net BATON ROUGE -- Senior Kevin Dessauer of the 18th-ranked LSU men’s tennis team was named the Southeast Regional ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship winner, The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Saturday.
The accolade marks the second straight year a Tiger has won the award as current student assistant coach Danny Bryan won the award last season. Bryan went on to win the national award.
The ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship goes to a player who has exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.
The New Orleans native has already been honored by the Southeastern Conference this season for his success on the court, in the community and the classroom.
Dessauer earned second-team All-SEC honors for the second straight year after he compiled a 16-4 dual record, including an outstanding 10-0 at home. His teammates chose him as team captain prior to the season. 10 of his dual wins were in straight sets. He opened the dual season on a 10-match win streak and only lost four sets during that stretch.
Dessauer was named to the SEC Community Service team. He volunteered in numerous community service events in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Dessauer teamed up with Shaquille O'Neal and 84 Lumber in building Polk Elementary a new playground in the fall. The New Orleans native also visited a paralyzed high school football player in the hospital to motivate and cheer him up.
Dessauer became the first player to be named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year twice (2007, 2008) during his career.
He is set to graduate next Friday with a perfect 4.00 grade point average, with a major in Kinesiology, during his time at LSU. The three-time ITA Academic All-American was the 2006 and 2007 Tiger Athletic Foundation Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
2008 ITA Southeast Regional Awards
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year
Billy Chadwick - Ole Miss
ITA Assistant Coach of the Year
Chris Woodruff - Tennessee-Knoxville
ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship
Kevin Dessauer – LSU
Farnsworth/ITA Senior Player of the Year
Travis Helgeson - Georgia
ITA Rookie Player of the Year
JP Smith - Tennessee
ITA Player to Watch
Daniel Vallverdu - Miami (FL)
ITA/John Van Nostrand Memorial Award
Greg Ouellette - Florida
ITA/Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award
Erling Tveit - Ole Miss
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musiccitylsu on May 10 2008 00:00:00
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| Fans Select Infielders, Catchers to All-Alex Box Team |
(05/10/2008) BY www.LSUsports.net
BATON ROUGE -- Five former LSU catchers and 11 former Tiger infielders were selected by fans for the All-Alex Box Stadium “Omaha Era” Team. The fans’ choices were announced during Saturday’s game between LSU and Mississippi State in Alex Box Stadium.
Fans also voted online to select outfielders and pitchers for the squad. The names of the outfielders were announced during Friday’s LSU-MSU game, and the pitchers will be revealed during the series finale on Sunday.
The “Omaha Era” team is composed of former Tigers who played at LSU from 1984 to the present. The selection of the squad coincides with LSU’s final season in 70-year-old Alex Box Stadium. Sunday’s contest will be the last regular-season game in the venerable facility.
Following are the catchers and infielders selected by the fans for the “Omaha Era” team:
Catchers
Brad Cresse, C * Seal Beach, Calif. (1997-2000)
Tim Lanier, C * Baton, Rouge, La. (1993-96)
Matt Liuzza, C * Metairie, La. (2003-06)
Mike Bianco, C * Seminole, Fla. (1988-89)
Gary Hymel, C * Baton Rouge, La. (1988-91)
Infielders
Todd Walker, 2B * Bossier City, La. (1992-94)
Eddy Furniss, 1B * Nacogdoches, Texas (1995-98)
Warren Morris, INF * Alexandria, La. (1994-96)
Blair Barbier, INF * Harvey, La. (1997-2000)
Wally Pontiff, INF * Metairie, La. (2000-02)
Mike Fontenot, 2B * Slidell, La. (2000-01)
Ryan Theriot, SS * Baton Rouge, La. (1999-2001)
Russ Johnson, SS * Denham Springs, La. (1992-94)
Aaron Hill, SS * Visalia, Calif. (2001-03)
Brandon Larson, SS * San Antonio, Texas (1997)
Brad Hawpe, 1B * Fort Worth, Texas (1999-2000)
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musiccitylsu on May 10 2008 00:00:00
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| Eight Former Tigers Outfielders Named to All-Alex Box Team |
(05/09/2008) BY www.LSUsports.net
BATON ROUGE -- Eight former LSU outfielders were selected by fans for the All-Alex Box Stadium “Omaha Era” Team. The fans’ choices were announced during Friday’s night’s game between the Tigers and Mississippi State in Alex Box Stadium.
Fans also voted online to select infielders, catchers and pitchers for the squad. The names of the catchers and infielders will be revealed during Saturday’s LSU-Mississippi State game, and the pitchers will be announced during the series finale on Sunday.
The “Omaha Era” team is composed of former Tigers who played at LSU from 1984 to the present. The selection of the squad coincides with LSU’s final season in 70-year-old Alex Box Stadium. Sunday’s contest will be the last regular-season game in the venerable facility.
Following are the outfielders selected by the fans for the “Omaha Era” team:
Outfielders (8 players)
Lyle Mouton, OF * Lafayette, La. (1990-91)
Armando Rios, OF * Carolina, Puerto Rico (1991-93)
Albert Belle, OF * Shreveport, La. (1985-87)
Chad Cooley, OF * Lake Charles, La. (1993-96)
Jeremy Witten, OF * Louisville, Ky. (1997-2000)
J.C. Holt, OF * Sieper, La. (2002-04)
Ryan Patterson, OF * Rowlett, Texas (2003-05)
Jon Zeringue, OF * Thibodaux, La. (2002-04)
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musiccitylsu on May 09 2008 00:00:00
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| LSU Recognizes Tiger Twelve Class of 2008 |
Honors & Awards, Student Spotlight
Front row: K.C. White, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students; Astrid E. Merget, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost; Steven Primeaux; Kelly Wingerter; Page Brown; William Jenkins, President Emeritus and Acting Chancellor. Second row: David Hartwig; Em LeBlanc; Dillon Couvillon. Third row: Darien Dabney; Kyle Homan; Claire Reuter. Fourth row: Joe Buttross; D.J. Higgins.
05/08/2008 03:59 PM
BATON ROUGE – Twelve of LSU’s potential graduates were named members of the Tiger Twelve Class of 2008 by the LSU Office of the Dean of Students. The reception honoring the 12 students was held on April 27 at the LSU Faculty Club.
The Tiger Twelve recognizes student leaders for their efforts on campus and in the community. Selection is based on the principles articulated in LSU’s Commitment to Community, which was adopted as a “Statement of University Position” for the university community in 1995.
Recipients must "contribute positively to the life of the campus and surrounding community"; must hold themselves to the "highest standards of academic, personal and social integrity"; must "practice justice, equality and compassion in human relations"; and must "respect the dignity of all persons and accept individual differences." This award recognizes graduates who are current, full-time students and who have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
Nominations were accepted from the university community, and a committee selected the final 12 from a pool of more than 200 nominees.
The Tiger Twelve Class of 2008 includes:
Paige Brown, a biological engineering major graduating in May, is from Indianapolis, Ind. Brown is a member of the LSU Swimming and Diving Team, an experienced gymnastics and diving coach and an active participant in the Cox Center CHAMPS program. She is conducting research with Todd Monroe and Julianne Forman on "The Microfabrication and Testing of Apoptosis Detection Microchip."
Joe Buttross, a business management major graduating in May, is from Lafayette. Buttross has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, The Big Buddy Program, Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Baton Rouge Community Clinic. He served as chief justice for the LSU Interfraternity Council and vice president for his fraternity Kappa Sigma. Brown is also a student worker in the LSU Graduate School of Banking.
Dillon Couvillon, a broadcast journalism major with a minor in communication studies graduating in May, is from Port Allen. Couvillon is currently the stage manager for Tiger TV and a member of Leadership LSU. He has also served as an LSU Ambassadors, Spring Invitational leader and Summer Orientation leader.
Darien Dabney, a business management major with minors in internal audit and mass communication graduating in December, is from Baton Rouge. Dabney served as a football team and Tiger Suites manager, associate director of Volunteer LSU and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.
David “Hunter” Hartwig, a mass communication major with a minor in business administration graduating in May, is from Katy, Texas. Hartwig served as the president of the Mass Communication College Council, a Spring Invitational chairman, Summer Orientation leader and STRIPES small-group leader. He is also a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and served as vice president of public relations for the Interfraternity Council.
D.J. Higgins, a biological sciences major graduating in May, is from Lake Charles. Higgins is a Howard Hughes LASTEM Research Scholar and is conducting undergraduate research with John C. Larkin examining the affects of mutant trichomes on the surface of Arabidopsis Thaliana. He is also the president of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and serves as a National Panhellenic Council delegate.
Kyle Homan, a double major in animal, dairy, and poultry sciences and political science graduating in May, is from Coldwater, Ohio. Homan is a founding member and current director Volunteer LSU, the president of the Poultry Science Club and a member of Leadership LSU.
Em LeBlanc, an elementary education major with a minor in special education and theatre graduating in May, is from Mandeville. LeBlanc has served as an LSU Leadership consultant, LSU Ambassador, Summer Orientation Executive Council member and a member of the Code of Conduct Revisions Committee. She has also served on the Student Government Election Board and as executive chief of staff, and she is a member of Leadership LSU.
Steven Primeaux, a French studies and philosophy major graduating in May, is from Baton Rouge. Primeaux served as president of the Philosophy Club, chaplin of the Campus Libertarians and served on the Honors College Student Council. He also served as a residence hall adviser and medical volunteer at the PMAC during Hurricane Katrina, volunteered as a mentor at McKinley Magnet School directing students in theatrical performances and served as a volunteer musician.
Claire Reuter, a bio-chemistry major with a minor in chemistry graduating in May, is from New Orleans. Reuter is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority, ODK, Red Cross and Rotaract. She serves as a summer camp counselor at Camp Summer Tribe for individuals with cerebral palsy and is the special events coordinator for Volunteer LSU. She will also participate in the Teach for America program.
Arman Sheybani, a biological sciences major with a minor in sociology graduating in May, is from Baton Rouge. Sheybani is conducting undergraduate research and working on a publication with John Caprio titled “Olfactory and Gustatory Response in Sea Catfish.” He is a founding member of Volunteer LSU and served as the chair for Alternative Spring Break. He has also served as the Residence Hall Association Policy director, the Rotarat Club service director and volunteers with Reading Friends.
Kelly Wingerter, a biological sciences major with a minor in psychology and sociology graduating in May, is from Winter Springs, Fla. Wingerter is a volunteer with Trinity Hospice and served as the STRIPES small-group leader and then chair. She is also a member of Mortar Board, Student Action Team and Students on Target.
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musiccitylsu on May 08 2008 00:00:00
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| 2008 Crawfish Boil Recap |
 
Thanks to all who came out for the
25th Annual LSU Music City Club Crawfish Boil 2008!!
It is safe to say all attendees had a GREAT time and the crawfish were DELICIOUS!!!
Judge for yourself by taking a look at the photos from the day in the Photo Gallery! Over 120 photos have been posted and there are more to come! |
musiccitylsu on May 06 2008 00:00:00
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| Most Sports Score Well on NCAA's Academic Progress Report |
(05/06/2008) BY www.LSUsports.net
BATON ROUGE -- All except two of LSU’s 20 varsity sports recorded non-penalty scores in the annual report of Academic Progress Rates (APR) released Tuesday by the NCAA and only one LSU sport has incurred a penalty. The ratings released this week by the NCAA are part of the NCAA’s continuing academic reform efforts.
The APR is a point system based on scholarship athletes’ eligibility and retention for a pre-determined time period. Points are awarded each semester for academic eligibility and retention, with two points possible per semester per student-athlete.
NCAA sports falling below an established cutoff point are subject to penalties including scholarship reductions. A perfect APR score is 1000 and the cutoff point for potential penalties is 925. Of LSU’s 20 varsity sports, 18 scored above the 925 mark.
Men’s tennis scored the highest among LSU sports for the fourth year in a row with a perfect score of 1000. The LSU men’s tennis program is one of only eight sports teams in the SEC that received public recognition from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent in the nation in its respective sport.
In addition to men’s tennis, other LSU teams with APR scores of 970 or above include gymnastics at 986, women’s golf at 985, women’s tennis at 980, volleyball at 975 and men’s golf at 972. A total of 16 of LSU’s 20 sports posted APR scores of 950 or higher.
The baseball and men’s basketball teams were the only sports cited for falling below the 925 mark for the four-year period dating back to the 2003-04 academic year.
Because two baseball student-athletes left LSU prior to the expiration of their eligibility with insufficient academic standing, the baseball program has incurred the loss of .34 of a scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year, a penalty which LSU has already incurred. The sport of baseball is allowed to issue 11.7 scholarships per year. In 2007-08 LSU baseball scholarships did not exceed 11.36.
The men’s basketball team did not incur any penalties.
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musiccitylsu on May 06 2008 00:00:00
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| New Tiger Stadium Sign |
This picture is making its rounds on the Internet. It's not real of course, but sooooooooo true!!! Gotta love it!!!
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musiccitylsu on May 05 2008 00:00:00
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| Soldier Stands at Attention to Watch LSU Championship |
(05/05/2008) BY www.LSUsports.net
Used with permission from the Lake Charles American Press
By SCOOTER HOBBS
To your average LSU fan, the idea of "sacrifice" to watch the Tigers' national championship victory over Ohio State meant over-extending the budget on tickets or a hi-def TV.
Tell it to Army Spc. Benton Thames.
And hold the hanky.
Of course, Thames' job description is all about the kind of sacrifice few football fans could ever imagine.
A Denham Springs native and lifelong, devout Tigers fan, Thames is one of the select few entrusted with guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
Fewer than 20 percent of the soldiers who apply can cut it. Since the round-the-clock guard was started in 1937, there has been an armed guard at the crypt every single minute of every single day. Yet when Thames earned his tomb guard identification badge about a month ago, he was only the 567th soldier in history to have been able to pin it smartly over his right pocket.
"It's the rarest badge in the military," Thames said.
Oh, to have had it on Jan. 7.
Back then he was still in training.
So Thames' LSU story really begins just before the start of the national championship game, when one of Thames' relief commanders claimed to hear an "All-RIGHT!" in the background when the Tigers won the coin toss.
To read the full article, please visit AmericanPress.com.
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musiccitylsu on May 05 2008 00:00:00
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| Voss Appointed as LSU’s First Vice Chancellor for Information Technology |
Faculty & Staff Focus, General Information
05/02/2008 09:16 AM
BATON ROUGE – Brian D. Voss, a national leader in the field of information technology, has been appointed as LSU’s first vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer. Voss has served as LSU’s chief information officer since April 2005, and his new appointment was recently confirmed by the LSU Board of Supervisors.
“Brian Voss has been leading LSU’s IT effort for the past few years, and has taken the university forward in that realm by leaps and bounds,” Acting Chancellor William L. Jenkins said. “He has been a tremendous asset to the university, and we are pleased to elevate his position to the level of vice chancellor.”
Since joining LSU, Voss has led the transformation of the university’s information technology environment via the groundbreaking Flagship IT Strategy, or FITS, that was developed by the campus community. Implementation of FITS has progressed steadily since the plan was finished in 2006. Key accomplishments include the implementation of TigerWare for online software distribution, the broad Microsoft campus licensing agreement, the Pelican supercomputer, the establishment of the Tezpur high-performance computing cluster and modernized high-speed campus networking upgrades including pervasive wireless network coverage for the campus.
Current FITS initiatives include the migration of the campus online learning management system to the Moodle open source platform, modernization and evolution of LSU’s university information systems environment and development of plans for campus computer modernization and life-cycle funding programs.
“Essential to the aspirations of LSU’s Flagship Agenda is information technology that stands on the cutting edge of emerging developments in the IT field,” said Astrid Merget, LSU’s executive vice chancellor and provost. “Our students, faculty and staff expect LSU to be high tech – from accomplishing a wireless campus, to offering identity-theft protection, to modernizing our teaching and scholarly endeavors, and to keeping our management systems timely, agile and responsive. Only someone with Brian Voss’ experience, stature in the field and leadership across the campus could have delivered the most contemporary systems, as he has done. Since technology is ever changing, keeping up with the technology requires extensive planning. That’s what the Flagship IT Strategy, spearheaded by Brian Voss, has done so well for LSU.”
Voss has increased the visibility and prominence of LSU in information technology in higher education. During his tenure as CIO, LSU has been recognized nationally as an innovator in information technology security, including its award-winning credit monitoring coverage and communications strategies concerning IT-security awareness. He is also involved in key national advisory councils and groups, and was recently elected by his peers to the Internet2 Architecture and Operations Advisory Council. In addition, he serves on Microsoft’s Higher Education Advisory Group, the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s IT Steering Committee, the Executive Advisory Group of the Research & Education Network Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the Higher Education Advisory Panel for the Association of Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, and Campus Technology’s C-Level View Advisory Board.
He has written several articles and research studies featuring LSU’s IT perspectives and accomplishments that have been featured in key journals and publications, including EDUCAUSE, Cutter IT Journal, Campus Technology and EduTech. He has been interviewed and featured in articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times andThe Advocate and is a frequent speaker and presenter at national conferences.
Voss has also been a key partner on campus and more broadly in the state in developing rich cyberinfrastructure enhancements. He has worked in support of LSU’s Center for Computation & Technology to provide for the significant growth of high-performance computing capacity at LSU and related research-enabling services at LSU. He has also worked with the Louisiana Optical Networking Initiative, known as LONI, in the development of advanced optical network connectivity and high-performance computing across Louisiana. He is a respected adviser to the LONI Management Council, and served as its representative to the National LambdaRail Board of Directors in 2006-2007. He also was a co-principal investigator on the successful LONI/LSU proposal to the National Science Foundation for its “High Performance Computing Operations in Support of Science and Engineering Research and Education” program award in 2007.
For more information, contact Sheri Thompson at 225-578-5739.
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musiccitylsu on May 02 2008 00:00:00
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| Tiger Great Billy Cannon Elected to College Football Hall of Fame |
(05/01/2008) BY www.LSUsports.net
BATON ROUGE -- LSU’s legendary halfback Billy Cannon, the winner of the 1959 Heisman Trophy who led the Tigers to the 1958 national championship, has been elected to the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.
Cannon will be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with 12 other former college gridiron greats and two coaching legends at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on December 9. He will be the first LSU player inducted into the Hall since Tommy Casanova was honored in 1995.
“LSU has always been near and dear to my heart, and I know this will be a credit to the university and the football program,” Cannon said. “Playing on the first national championship team in 1958 and winning the Heisman Trophy in 1959 were great thrills, and I must remember all of my teammates, trainers and coaches who were there as well. No one person can do anything alone. It takes many, many people to win a national championship. I am grateful that I was able to play with those talented men.
“LSU has won two national championships recently and I hope I see them win many more. LSU is an incredible school academically and athletically. I am deeply honored to have been chosen and I am even prouder that I will always be an LSU Tiger.”
Other inductees include Troy Aikman of UCLA (1987-88), Jim Dombrowski of Virginia (1982-85), Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern (1994-96), Wilber Marshall of Florida (1980-83), Rueben Mayes of Washington State (1982-85), Randall McDaniel of Arizona State (1984-87), Don McPherson of Syracuse (1984-87), Jay Novacek of Wyoming (1982-84), Dave Parks of Texas Tech (1961-63), Ron Simmons of Florida State (1977-80), Thurman Thomas of Oklahoma State (1984-87) and Arnold Tucker of Army (1944-46).
Inductees in the coaches’ category will be John Cooper, who coached at Tulsa, Arizona State and Ohio State, and Lou Holtz, former coach at William & Mary, North Carolina State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame and South Carolina.
Cannon was a rare athlete, even by today’s standards, combining sprinter speed with brute strength. He could consistently run a 9.5 in the 100-yard dash and, at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, he had the size to overpower his opponents as well as outrun them.
The Baton Rouge native was an immediate standout as a sophomore in 1957, starring on both offense and defense for LSU. As a junior in 1958, he was the driving force behind the Tigers as they carved out a perfect season and claimed the national title that season. He passed for a touchdown and kicked the extra point in LSU’s 7-0 win over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl to earn MVP honors in that game.
Cannon’s most memorable performance came in his senior season of 1959 against Ole Miss. Top-ranked LSU trailed the third-ranked Rebels 3-0 early in the fourth quarter when Cannon fielded a punt at the LSU 11 and broke seven tackles on his way to a winning touchdown, as the Tigers won 7-3. The run helped cement the Heisman Trophy for Cannon in 1959.
In his three-year career from 1957-59 Cannon rushed for 1,867 yards on 359 carries and scored 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 31 passes for 522 yards and two touchdowns. An all-purpose player who was also a defensive standout, Cannon returned 31 punts for 349 yards and 21 kickoffs for 616 yards in his career, punted 111 times for an average of 36.7 yards a punt and intercepted seven passes. He also completed 12 of 26 pass attempts for 121 yards.
Cannon, the only football player in LSU history to have his jersey retired, played 11 years in professional football, the first 10 in the American Football League, helping lead the Houston Oilers to the AFL title in 1961 and 1962.
Cannon joins five other former Tiger greats in the College Football Hall of Fame, Doc Fenton (1907-09), Abe Mickal (1933-35), Gaynell “Gus” Tinsley (1934-36), Ken Kavanaugh (1937-39), and Tommy Casanova (1969-71). Former LSU coaches who are in the Hall include Dana X. Bible (1916), Mike Donahue (1923-27), Biff Jones (1932-34), Bernie Moore (1935-47) and Charles McClendon (1962-79).
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