75th Anniversary All-Sun Bowl Team
Charles Alexander
Running Back • LSU
1977 Sun Bowl
Named the 1977 C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player ...
set the then Sun Bowl rushing record after carrying the ball 31 times for 197
yards and one touchdown ... earned All-America and All-SEC (AP and UPI) honors in
1977 and 1978 ... the Nashville Banner
named him the 1977 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year ... at the conclusion of his collegiate career,
his name sat a top nine SEC categories, tied for another conference mark and
topped 27 LSU records ... in two bowl games, he was responsible for 330 yards ...
holds the school records for most rushes in a game (43), most yards in a season
(1,686) and most yards gained per game in a season (153.3) ... drafted in first
round by Cincinnati in 1978 ... played sevens seasons for the Bengals and also
played in the Super Bowl XVI ... a member of the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame and
the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame ... a native of Galveston, Texas.
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