Logo of a major college football team, the Louisiana State Tigers, used from 1977 until 2002. L.S.U. plays in the Southeast Conference and their program has existed since 1893. They’ve won a total of eight national championships, either shared or outright, and produced a Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon in 1959. Besides Cannon, former Tigers who have gone on to the pros include three Hall of Famers in Steve Van Buren, Y.A. Tittle and Jim Taylor, along with Mel Branch, Ryan Clark, A.J. Duhe, Alan Faneca, Kevin Faulk and Dalton Hilliard.