Jerry Stovall
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| Positions | Safety Punter | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 30, 1941 West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | West Monroe | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | LSU (1960–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Career | 22–21–2 (.511) | ||||||||||||||||||
Jerry Lane Stovall (born April 30, 1941), nicknamed "Mr. Everything", is an American former football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he was a unanimous selection to the 1962 College Football All-America Team as a halfback. Stovall played professionally as a safety and punter in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1963 to 1971. Stovall served as the head football coach at his alma mater, LSU, from 1980 to 1983, compiling a record of 22–21–2 in four seasons and leading the 1982 team to an appearance in the 1983 Orange Bowl. He was the athletic director at Louisiana Tech University from 1990 to 1993. He is the only player in LSU history to be named a unanimous All-American (1962), be selected to the college football hall of fame (2010), be selected as a first round pick (1963), and to be selected to the pro bowl (1966, 1967, and 1969).