Met him on on an airplane flight in the early '70's. He was a genuine lover of life. Shortly after takeoff he left first class and spent the rest of a two hour flight walking up and down the aisle, shaking hands, and telling his funny stories. His booming voice could be heard all over the plane.
Ardel, Bernell, Raynell, W.L., Lynnell, Odell, Udell, MarCELL, Claude, Newgene, and Clovis, Aint Pet , and Uncle Versie. They's all just a-hangin off the sides of that truck!
Train Engineer - You mean to tell me that you done stopped a hundred car banana train just to see if we wanted to buy a possum? You must be an idiot, but I like possum and in as much as we have stopped, how much do you want for him?
Marcel Ledbetter - We ain't caught him yet, I just wanted to see if you wanted one.
I've heard some of Jerry's stories literally more than a hundred times over the years and I still laugh at them every time. He and Coach Sherrill are why I'll always pull for MSU except of course for when we play them & I hate their guts and livers.