BATON ROUGE — The 2009 College World Series champion LSU Tiger baseball team headlines an exciting day of Homecoming activities at the Jack & Priscilla Andonie Museum on Saturday.
Coach Paul Mainieri and several members of the national championship squad will meet and greet fans at the museum Saturday afternoon at 1:30 immediately following the Homecoming parade.
The day’s events begin at 9 a.m. at which time fans are invited to browse the works of artists Tony Bernard and Jack Jaubert at the museum. Pianist Sam Adams will entertain visitors beginning at 10 a.m.
The Tiger baseball team will arrive at the museum at 1:30 p.m. and will sign autographs, pose for pictures and visit with fans until 2:30 p.m. Fans are limited to two articles to be signed per person. Prints will be provided to be autographed for a small donation to the museum.
Legendary LSU quarterback Y.A. Tittle, in town promoting his book Nothing Comes Easy, will be on hand at 2:45 to visit with fans in The Clemons Room at The Cook Hotel. Tittle will not be signing autographs, but fans are invited to visit with the NFL legend until 3:45 p.m.
For more information, contact Bud Johnson by calling 225-578-3828 or by e-mail at Bud@LSUAlumni.org.
The Andonie Museum has hosted a number of former LSU greats this year including Billy Cannon, Tommy Casanova, Bert Jones, Warren Rabb, Tommy Hodson and Eddie Fuller.
Fans seeking the best deals on LSU gear, visit the LSU Alumni Gift Shop located inside The Cook Hotel for its annual Homecoming Sidewalk Sale. Huge discounts at the gift shop are available Friday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum is home to LSU’s Athletics history. The museum, located at the Lod Cook Alumni Center, is full of artifacts and memorabilia from the Andonie’s personal collection totaling 13,000 pieces. The museum is open Monday ? Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. on the weekends. On home football weekends, the museum is open from 9 a.m. to two hours prior to kickoff.
The 110,000 square-foot, 128-room Cook Hotel is owned and operated by the LSU Alumni Association and is open to the public.