LSU / NFL QB Y.A. Tittle passes at age 90

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

Y.A. Tittle, star LSU and NFL quarterback, has died

• Advocate news services
• Published Oct 9, 2017 at 11:28 am | Updated Oct 9, 2017 at 11:55 am

Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUK -- Former LSU quarterback and Hall of Famer Yelberton Abraham Tittle, better known as Y. A. Tittle, smiles on the sidelines before the Tigers' matchup against Mississippi State, Saturday, Sept. 20, in Tiger Stadium.

Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Former LSU quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle waves to the crowd as hemakes his way into Tiger Stadium before the LSU-Mississippi State game, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in Baton Rouge. Tittle, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, was to be honored on the sideline in the first quarter.


Advocate staff photo by ANGELA MAJOR -- Y. A. Tittle (center) waves to the crowd from the field Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, during LSU's game against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.


Y.A. Tittle, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and LSU’s first T-formation quarterback, died Monday, according to LSU deputy director of athletics Verge Ausberry.

He was 90.

Tittle was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, joining the late Steve Van Buren (1965) from LSU. Former Green Bay Packers fullback Jimmy Taylor, who was inducted in 1976, remains as the only living Pro Football Hall of Famer from LSU.



Tittle was inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1948, just one year after completing his college career.

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[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

 

[jjc2009]

NY Giant legend. RIP

 

[tducey]

One of the true early great QB's. RIP

 

[NolePride]

You know when he was traded to the Giants, the following season the 49er's invented the
Shotgun formation and platooned 3 guys at Quarterback. Billy Kilmer, Bob Waters and John
Brodie.

He is a part of an NFL trivia question.

Name the members of the SF 49er's "Alphabet Backfield"

Y.A. Tittle
C.R. Roberts
J.D. Smith
R.C. Owens

 

[Lance Armstrong]

LSU hasn't had a good QB since.

 

[tnapucco]

Legend.

RIP

Now the Giants are fucked for real.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Y. A. Tittle - Wikipedia

 

[fla-TIGER]

Career highlights and Rewards

• @ Louisiana State University, two-time First Team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) quarterback
• (MVP) of the infamous 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic
• drafted in the 1947 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, but he instead chose to play in the AAFC for the Colts
• in the Pros, 7× Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961–1963)
• 4× First-team All-Pro (1957, 1961–1963)
• 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

RIP YA Tittle

 

[olympicoscar]

Had the fortune to see the guy play live when I lived in Cleveland in the 1960's. He was one of the few QB's back then that could lead a team to victory in the final 2 minutes. Most passes were short back then, but Tittle had the ability to find men open on a consistent basis. He had a great line in front of him and sacking him was very difficult. Giants went into a 20 year funk after he called it quits.

Funny thing about his retiring. Turns out the backup QB asked Tittle's daughter out and he decided if his backup was attempting to date his daughter, it was time to go.