LSU announced this week that Jerry Stovall will become only the 13th former athlete or coach to have his or her jersey retired by the school. It’s an honor that still has not sunk in for the 77-year-old former All-American and head coach of the Tigers.
“You go into the stadium and you see the other two football players that have been retired and you’ve got Tommy Casanova and Billy Cannon,” Stovall said on my radio show. “One has won the Heisman Trophy and the other is the only three-time All-American in football that LSU has ever had.