The history behind the name of Alex Box Stadium tells a story that dates back to the 1940s.

“The name Alex Box: that man was a World War 2 hero. He died serving the United States in North Africa.”

A Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he was also an engineering major at LSU and a star on both the LSU baseball and football teams.

When Box died after his tank went over a mine in Africa, the LSU Board of Supervisors named the stadium in his honor.