That's nothing. Back in the 20s or 30s, Huey Long appointed a star LSU player to the Louisiana legislature.

Edited to change from multiple players to one. Only link I could find quickly was from Reddit:

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"His activities at LSU centered on the football team and the band more than on mundane academics. He made the band the largest in the nation. In fact, during one year the university expended more money on the band than on the law school and graduate school combined. Long hired the best football coaches money could buy and then told them how to run the team, although he had never played football himself. He housed gifted players in the Governor's Mansion, where he fattened them up on milkshakes aid sirloin steaks. He bought an airplane to use on recruiting trips and offered state jobs to athletes and their families. He even appointed a star halfback to the state legislature. When editors of the LSU student newspaper condemned the act, he had them expelled. After LSU lost one game 7-6 he had a follower introduce a bill outlawing the point after touchdown."

This piece is from the article "Huey Long: A Political Contradiction".

This post was edited on 3/15/17 at 4:45 pm

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Posted by Central Pork

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Posted on 3/15/17 at 6:59 pm to Nuts4LSU

When I think of Huey Long, I think about the Huey Long Bridge that I drove over a few times. Apparently the builders fricked up and the two ends didn't meet up just right. There was a sharp curve 100 feet in the air. Always an arse tweaker. I hated that.

BTW, he sounds like a great guy.

Oh. And Ole Miss is fricked.