History Class: The Bill Arnsparger Era, 1984-1986

Can’t catch me... Photo by Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images There will always be a special place in your heart for the teams of your youth, when you first became truly aware of what was going on in sports. Players will never be more mythic, the coaches never so larger than life, and the game never more important.

The Bill Arnsparger LSU teams were my childhood teams. To me, these players are the legends by which I measure all players, consciously or unconsciously. I will never be entirely rational about these teams. How could I be? These were my heroes, and heroes never fade.

So I will try to strip away the myth from the reality, but you know what they say… when in doubt, print the legend.

Stovall…