Abe Mickal
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| LSU Tigers No. 84 | |
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| Position | Halfback, fullback |
| Major | Medicine |
| Career history | |
| College | LSU (1933–1935) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | McComb (MS) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 1912/1913 |
| Place of birth | Talia, Lebanon |
| Date of death | September 20, 2001 (aged 88/89) |
| Place of death | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1967) | |
Ibrahim Khalil "Abe" Mickal (c. 1912/1913 – September 20, 2001) was a Lebanese-American college football player and a doctor. He played as a halfback for the LSU Tigers football team of Louisiana State University, where he was notable for his passing skills and play-making ability, for which he earned the nickname "Miracle" Mickal. He was also the team's primary punter and placekicker. A three-time All-Southeastern Conference selection, Mickal led LSU to an undefeated season in 1933, and a conference championship and Sugar Bowl in 1935. In 1936, Mickal played quarterback for a college all-star team that became the first team of college players to defeat a professional team. Although selected in the 1936 NFL Draft, he did not play professionally. Mickal was a charter member of the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1937 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967.
In addition to football, Mickal was a cadet in LSU's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), was a member of the pre-med club and debate team, and as a senior was president of the university's student body. While a student at LSU, Mickal declined a seat in the Louisiana State Senate offered to him by U.S. Senator and noted LSU supporter, Huey P. Long. He earned his medical degree in 1940, and after serving in World War II he began a lifelong career in obstetrics and gynecology. He served as head professor of the LSU Medical School OB/GYN department for over twenty years. Actively involved in various university affairs during and after his time as a student, Mickal was named LSU's "Alumnus of the Year" in 1980.
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