High school Ferriday (LA) Height 1.85 m | Weight 203 lb (92 kg) Positions Center, Running back | |
Bowl games Sugar Bowl (1958, 1959) College LSU Tigers football (1957–1959) | ||
Max Fugler is a former American football player for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University. He played center on the 1958 team that won the national championship and the 1959 Sugar Bowl.
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High school
Fugler played at Ferriday High School where his team won three straight Class A state championships from 1954–1956 under coach Johnny Robertson.
College
Fugler began his LSU career as a running back in 1957, seeing limited playing time as he rushed 16 times on the season for 54 yards. In 1958 and 1959, Fugler was a part of the "White Team," the starting unit in coach Paul Dietzel's 3-platoon system and played both offense and defense. He made several key plays and goal-line stands on defense during LSU's championship season in 1958, and blocked for All-SEC backs Billy Cannon, Johnny Robinson, and Warren Rabb on offense. He was named an All-American in 1958 by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and an All-SEC selection by United Press International (UPI).