May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 LSU Football Report Army 1Lt Simeon Alexander “Alex” Box (1920-1943) Simeon Alexander Box (Alex) was born August 5, 1920 Quitman, MS to Samuel Eugene Box and Mattie Neal Box. He turned down an offer from the Cincinnati Reds to accept a football scholarship to LSU in 1938. He graduated in 1941 receiving his diploma in Petroleum Engineering and a commission in the Army as a Second Lieutenant. LSU documents reveal a groundswell at the Ole War Skule to honor Alex Box after he died overseas. In May 1943 the LSU Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to name the baseball stadium for Box. For the first time in the school’s history,” reported an article in the student newspaper The Reveille,”the service and memory of the military hero came to be esteemed so highly that a structure on the campus was named in his honor.” The baseball stadium was named in his honor. Click here to continue reading. #GeauxTigers #LSU Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like Loading... Related
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