Tiger Beat: Covering LSU Sports for 35 Years
SAM KING is a veteran sportswriter, editor, and columnist, having worked his entire career with the Baton Rouge State-Times and The Advocate, beginning in 1956. He retired in 2001 and continued writing his popular column, Sam's Kingdom of Sports, for the Sunday Advocate for another 8 years.  He is the author of two books, Cholly Mac and Tiger Beat,and the co-author of one Tiger Turnaround. He and his wife Linda live near Pierre Part, Louisiana.