Jerry Stovall, former LSU football coach and All-America player, dies at 85
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jerry Stovall, a former LSU football coach and an All-America player nicknamed “Mr. Everything,” died Monday, the school said. He was 85. LSU announced that…
Jerry Stovall, a former LSU football coach and All-America player, has died at the age of 85, according to the Baton Rouge, La. office of the Associated Press. Stovall, known as "Mr. Everything," led the LSU Tigers to an 8-3-1 record and an Orange Bowl appearance in 1982 during his four-season tenure as a head coach. He was a two-way standout for LSU from 1960-62, earning All-America honors and the Southeastern Conference player of the year in 1962.
Stovall was selected in the 1963 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he played as a safety and punter for nine seasons, earning Pro Bowl honors three times.
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