RIP Y.A.--
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ONE OF THE OLD TIME GREATS!
He was quite a guy:
No. 63, 64, 14
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: October 24, 1926
Place of birth: Marshall, Texas, U.S.
Date of death: October 8, 2017 (aged 90)
Place of death: Atherton, California, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Marshall (TX)
College: LSU
NFL Draft: 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Baltimore Colts (19481950)
San Francisco 49ers (19511960)
New York Giants (19611964)
Career highlights and awards
7× Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 19611963)
4× First-team All-Pro (1957, 19611963)
AP NFL Most Valuable Player (1963)
3× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1955, 1962, 1963)
NFL passer rating leader (1963)
NFL record 7 touchdown passes in a game (tied)
San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
New York Giants Ring of Honor
New York Giants No. 14 retired
2× First-team All-SEC (1946, 1947)
Career NFL[a] statistics
TDINT: 212221
Passing yards: 28,339
Completion percentage: 55.5
Passer rating: 73.6
Rushing touchdowns: 33
Player stats at NFL.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Wikipedia
I had forgotten that he was LSU.
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_181f7c0c-6b24-11e6-b30c-579aaba33b8e.html
Y.A. Tittle, star LSU and NFL quarterback, has died
Honestly I did not know he was still alive. One of the genuine old school tough guys. RIP Y.A. Titlte.