Legendary Tiger Stadium: The Thirty Greatest LSU Football Games

by Chet Hilburn

Overview

Natives of Louisiana never miss a chance to cheer for their beloved Louisiana State University Tigers. Learn of the wins that struck fear into Tiger rivals and the losses that made LSU fans across the state cry. Photographs capturing iconic scenes and details exploring the fans, the players, and the stadium grace the pages of this compendium. Relive the amazing plays and game-winning touchdowns that made the Tigers a favorite team of the entire nation, and discover why Tiger Stadium is ranked among the loudest and most intriguing venues in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455618859
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/21/2013
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

When Chet Hilburn was asked why he chose to write about Tiger Stadium, he responded, Every football fan in America has heard about the mystique of LSU's Tiger Stadium, but no one has ever written a book on it until now. His passion was born when he was sixteen years old. His older brother, then a LSU student, brought him to a number of games in the stadium, and he has been fascinated ever since. Hilburn graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a BA in history. He has more than forty years of experience as a reporter, editor, and author. His work history includes time as a police reporter for the Shreveport (LA) Journal, a reporter and design editor for the Alexandria (LA) Town Talk, a managing editor of the Camden (AK) News, and a layout editor, writer, and later national and world news editor for the Houston (TX) Chronicle. He also received a Bronze Star for his work as a journalist and combat photographer-reporter with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. Now retired, Hilburn focuses on writing. He lives in Houston, Texas.