THE FIRST FOOTBALL STAR IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY WAS MERRYVILLE NATIVE CHRISTIAN KEENER “RED” CAGLE. CAGLE’S 235 TOTAL POINTS WAS A SCHOOL RECORD THAT LASTED UNTIL 1989. CAGLE ALSO STARRED IN BASEBALL, BASKETBALL AND TRACK AND FIELD. AFTER LEAVING SLI, CAGLE PLAYED 4 YEARS AT WEST POINT WHERE HE WAS A 3 TIME ALL AMERICAN, THE ARMY TEAM’S CAPTAIN IN 1929 AND EVEN APPEARED ON THE COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE! CAGLE PLAYED SEVERAL YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, WAS A PARTNER IN THE BROOKLYN DODGERS FOOTBALL TEAM, AND EVEN SPENT A SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF MISSISSIPPI A&M (NOW MISSISSIPPI STATE). CAGLE DIED IN 1942 AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 37 AFTER SLIPPING ON AN ICY STAIRCASE IN NEW YORK CITY.
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