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Title: "45 photos from Alabama's legendary 1969 victory over Ole Miss you might never have seen" Post by: WALL-E on September 17, 2015, 08:56:02 AM 45 photos from Alabama's legendary 1969 victory over Ole Miss you might never have seen
Title: Re: "45 photos from Alabama's legendary 1969 victory over Ole Miss you might never have seen" Post by: Chechem on September 17, 2015, 09:17:50 AM (http://imgick.al.com/home/bama-media/width960/img/alphotos/photo/2015/09/17/-a32c3baf11a8d086.jpg)
I was there, an Alabama freshman. It was the most incredible game I'd ever seen, in part because night games were rare back then. Plus, both teams thought they could win the SEC and NCG that year. Great stuff. :popcorn2: Title: Re: "45 photos from Alabama's legendary 1969 victory over Ole Miss you might never have seen" Post by: 2Stater on September 17, 2015, 09:45:04 AM My mother, who was a huge Alabama fan as well, and I were watching the game on TV and the power went out in the 3rd quarter. We couldn't believe it. It finally came back on in the middle of the 4th quarter, but we were beside ourselves until then. Still one of the best games I had ever seen.
Title: Re: "45 photos from Alabama's legendary 1969 victory over Ole Miss you might never have seen" Post by: Chechem on September 17, 2015, 09:58:15 AM Quote With just under four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, as the clock approaches midnight, Alabama trails 32-27. Facing fourth-and-goal on the Ole Miss 14-yard line, Hunter calls timeout. He jogs to the sideline, where Bear Bryant is puffing furiously on a Chesterfield cigarette, its red-orange ember glowing in the night. "What do you want to do?" Hunter asks his coach. There is confusion on the Alabama sideline. The coaches in the press box are still trying to determine the play call when the referee yells to Bryant, "The commercial is over. It's time to play ball." Bryant, his Chesterfield dangling from his mouth, pushes Hunter onto the field. Then he yells to his quarterback, "Run the best you got!" In the huddle Hunter shouted to his teammates, "Fire Red Right, Max Protect, 56 Comeback In." Hunter expected a blitz and so the play call instructed halfback Johnny Musso to stay in the backfield as a blocker. "56 Comeback In" meant Hunter would try to hit wide receiver George Ranager on a comeback pattern in the middle of the field. It worked beautifully: The Rebels blitzed a linebacker, who was stopped in his tracks by Musso. Hunter threw a strike to Ranager for the winning touchdown. He finished 22-of-29 for 300 yards and one touchdown. It was Hunter's finest hour as Alabama's starting quarterback. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/10/alabama_vs_ole_miss_1969_the_n.html Musso wasn't a star yet at Alabama. He played on the freshman team the previous year (freshmen didn't play varsity back then), and he grew up during the Ole Miss game. It was only the 3rd game! |