Robert Luther "Strauss" "Big" Stovall (February 22, 1886 – January 8, 1949) was a
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
player and a unit foreman of the state highway department.
College football
Stovall was a
center for the
1908 LSU Tigers football team
The 1908 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1908 college football season. The Tigers were coached by Edgar Wingard and posted a perfect 10–0 record, outscoring opponents 442 to 11. The ...
which went 10–0 and was selected as
national champion by the National Championship Foundation. His younger brother Rowson Stovall was also on the team, called "Little" Stovall in contrast to his "Big" brother. Robert was selected
All-Southern by
Grantland Rice in 1909.
References
1886 births
1949 deaths
Players of American football from Louisiana
LSU Tigers football players
All-Southern college football players
American football centers
People from Dodson, Louisiana
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