By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Apparently, the “Ruston Rifle” was just that. Bert Jones, who became LSU’s first All-American quarterback in 1972, was from Ruston and given the rifle nickname when playing for Ruston […]
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES LSU quarterback great Bert Jones, the first All-America quarterback in LSU history in 1972 and the Tigers’ last NFL MVP in 1976, will have his Tigers’ No. 7 jersey ceremoniously retired […]
By TODD HORNE, Tiger Rag Executive Editor Anyone who’s covered enough SEC wars knows when a quarterback at any level is facing something heavier than a single bad night. On a frigid December evening in […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor William Augustus “Dub” Jones, the NFL’s oldest living player and Cleveland Browns running back/receiver legend who created the flanker position in the 1950s after playing at LSU and Tulane, […]
GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier knew he was having a bad game as he faced a 4th-and-5 at the Ole Miss 23-yard line and trailing 23-16 with 32 seconds to play […]
GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor One of the wildest songs by Bruce Springsteen with rhyming lyrics all over the place was “Blinded By The Light” from his debut album, “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.” that […]
The year 1972 was a watershed year for America and for Louisiana with the departure from public life of Richard Nixon and the arrivals of Edwin Edwards and Dale Brown. The country was mired in […]
They were starters at the position with the most responsibility in the brightest spotlight. They played in different eras at the same school, so there is an unbreakable lifetime bond. They take great pride when […]
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