Yes. Menard, his nickname was Doogie and he attended Shaw with my Son and Stepson. he and his family lived across the street from us in Marrero for about 4 years.
Good kid and fine family. His death stunned everyone.

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Posted by highup7

Alex City, Al.

Member since Jan 2005

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 3:57 pm to JHE1967

Didn't that Ole Miss player, Chucky Mullins, get paralyzed from an injury during a football game? I remember when he died.

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Posted by Tigergreg

Metairie

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 4:00 pm to highup7

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Chucky Mullins, get paralyzed from an injury during a football game?

Yes. It was the 1989 game vs Vandy. He went head first making a tackle and shattered 4 vertebrae. He died less than 2 years later.

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Posted by olla tiger

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 4:06 pm to im4tigers

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Who was the LSU football player who was paralyzed, and then his dog accidentally knocked loose/turned off his breathing apparatus?

Chris Beard WR 95-97 was paralyzed while playing in arena football game. His puppy playing on the bed disconnected his oxygen.

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Posted by heartbreakTiger

grinding for my grinders

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 4:08 pm to olla tiger

damn I remember beard and the story of him being paralyzed during the arena game.

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Posted by gpttigers

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 4:23 pm to heartbreakTiger

I agree that statistically it might be normal, but we probably care and remember more than other schools do. Once a Tiger, always a Tiger.

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Posted by LSU82BILL

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 5:02 pm to gpttigers

Former LSU pitcher Robbie Smith

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Posted by LCA131

Home of the Fake Sig lines

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Posted on 5/6/08 at 5:40 pm to LSU82BILL

I had no knowledge of Bo Rein being hired by LSU at the time of his death. I was in college at the time and didn't pay much attention and I guess the fact he never got to coach a single game at LSU led me to think he was still at NCSU. I did recall the flight being in La. but never put it all together. That is truly a tragedy. While we will never know how his career would have gone he sure looked like an up-and-comer. The whole flight thing is so eerily similar to Payne Stewart's death...
Tough stuff...

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