![]() Instead, he earned his medical degree in 1940, and after serving in World War II began a lifelong career in obstetrics and gynecology. I thought about possible brain damage.”ĭespite becoming the first LSU player to be selected in the NFL Draft (in 1936), he opted not to play professionally. I thought about making the perfect tackle and reading about being the All-Stars’ hero. “There was nothing between him and the goal line but me. ![]() “A lot of things flashed through my mind,” Mickal told The Times-Picayune later in life. In 1936, he quarterbacked a team of college All-Stars to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Bears at Cotton Bowl Stadium.The Bears only touchdown was scored when Bronko Nagurski dodged Mickal at the goal line and scored. In another 1934 game, he rifled a 50-yard strike to Jeff Barrett for a 12-7 lead over Tulane but the Green Wave rallied to win the game. His career highlights included a touchdown pass to Pete Burge in a 7-7 tie with Tulane in 1933 and a pass that sailed 65 yards in the air before Walter Sullivan pulled it in for the tying touchdown in the final minutes of a 14-14 tie with SMU a year later. He led the Tigers to a perfect season in 1933 and then to the SEC Championship and the Sugar Bowl in 1935. Nicknamed “Miracle Mickal,” he was a three-time All-SEC selection and an All-American in 1935. Ibrahim Khalil “Abe” Mickal led the LSU football team to a career record of 23-4-5 as a triple-threat back from 1933-35.
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