1958 LSU FB Member, Col. Michael Stupka, Passes Away

Retired Colonel Michael Stupka, Member of the 1958 LSU National Championship Football Team (No. 66 in team photo) LSU Athletics Creative ServicesBATON ROUGE – Highly decorated Retired Colonel Michael B. Stupka, a member of the 1958 LSU National Championship football team, passed away on Sunday at the age of 81 in his hometown of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

Stupka, a member of the Go Team for Coach Paul Dietzel, graduated from LSU in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology and earned his commission in the United States Army through LSU ROTC that same year.

He was a junior on the 1958 team, playing at right guard for the Tigers. His father, Frank, also played tackle for the Tigers and…