Lanterna Rally

Author: Brian Kelly

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-12

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781951562267

The book of championships is written for those of us who love Louisiana State Tigers Football. We cannot wait until their next win. Those who are not fans of LSU football will also want this book so they can get a leg up on the facts missing from the bookshelves of those fellow LSU fans who do not have this book.The book first tells the story about The State's Flagship University's founding in 1860 and quickly gets to the first football game ever. The university's first football team and its first season came later as LSU Football Tigers made itself known as perennial champions.Louisiana State University (LSU) played its first football game in school history on Nov 25, 1893, losing to rival Tulane (both from LA). It was the first intercollegiate contest in Louisiana. The game sparked a rivalry between the Tigers and the Green Wave that has lasted generations, From there, the progression leads, to 125 more seasons of great football. This book captures the great moments in LSU Football. It takes the reader through stories about the university's great coaches to stories about 126 seasons worth of great games. The book often stops in time and talks about a particular player such as Abe Mickal, Y. A. Tittle, Kevin Faulk, Joe Burrow, or a particular coach such as Bernie Moore, Paul Dietzel, Nick Saban, Les Miles Bill Arnsparger, Ed Orgeron, and others. I can't wait to read it. They all created championships. Additionally, you will read the recaps of the greatest LSU games such as when LSU beat Clemson 7-0 in the first national championship, Jan.1, 1959. Or when LSU pounded Ohio State 38-34 on Jan 7, 2008, for another BCS Championship at the Superdome. Then, of course there is the Oct 31 game v Old Miss in which Billy Cannon's 89-yard run won the day. As far as the single greatest play in LSU football history, this is it. You will not be able to put this book down