Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Tiger Walk at Victory Hill
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 30, 2023
1. Victory Hill Marker
There's nothing like Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium, but it's the pregame walk down Victory Hill that energizes the Tigers as they make their way into Death Valley. The pregame ritual originally started many years ago with fans lining North Stadium Drive hours before kickoff to watch the Tiger Marching Band perform as it made its way to Tiger Stadium from the band hall.
In 1991, with the Tigers staying on campus at Broussard Hall the night before games, former head coach Curley Hallman started what has become one of the most anticipated LSU football pregame traditions, leading the team by foot down Victory Hill. That practice became so popular that every coach since Hallman has continued the tradition even though the team now stays in a hotel the night before home games.
Now, busses drop the team off two hours prior to kick off at the top of Victory Hill between the Academic Center and Journalism Building where the Tigers embark on their traditional walk to Tiger Stadium. In 2016, L-Club members (former football lettermen) joined the team on the walk down Victory Hill, affirming the bond between past and present Tigers.
Today, the Tiger Walk down Victory Hill is a must-see LSU Gameday Football Tradition, as thousands of fans
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Lower Plaque
Tiger Walk At Victory Hill
Dedicated by Loving Friends and Family in Memory of
Ruffin Rodrigue, Jr.
Who Embodied the Spirit of a Fighting Tiger
as a Player and a Fan
Erected by LSU Athletics.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 30° 24.844′ N, 91° 10.964′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. Marker is at the intersection of North Stadium Drive and Fieldhouse Drive on North Stadium Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Manship School of Mass Communication (within shouting distance of this marker); Steve Van Buren (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jim Taylor (about 400 feet away); Y.A. Title (about 400 feet away); LSU Campus Mounds (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named LSU Campus Mounds (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named LSU Campus Mounds (about 400 feet away); LSU Campus Mounds (16EBR6) (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 30, 2023
2. Victory Hill Marker
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 30, 2023
3. Victory Hill Marker
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 30, 2023
4. Victory Hill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
