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Cornerback, LSU, 1969–⁠71

Tommy Casanova

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Tommy Casanova played cornerback at LSU (1969–⁠71). He was a consensus All‑American in 1970 and 1971. The Cincinnati Bengals took Casanova in round 2, No. 29 overall in the 1972 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.

Best season
1971
Consensus All-American and First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 29
Round 2, 1972 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1970

All-America: consensus 1970 and 1971; The Football News 1969

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 3 (1974, 1976–⁠77) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1976

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1976; Pro Football Writers second team 1976; NEA second team 1976.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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