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RIP to Tommy Lewis - the first man to say he was "too full of Bama"
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:29 pm
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Lewis, a fullback, came off the sideline in the 1954 Cotton Bowl and tackled Rice All-America halfback Dicky Maegle near the 50-yard line in a play that came to be known as the "bench tackle."
Lewis explained the actions by saying that he "was just too full of Alabama."
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This post was edited on 10/13/14 at 8:30 pm
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Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:30 pm to diddydirtyAubie
He related to Woody Hayes?
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:31 pm to MaroonWhite
same pedigree
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:31 pm to diddydirtyAubie
RiP
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:32 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Wish someone had enough Bama in em to stop Chris Davis.
RIP
RIP
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:33 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Would've been same result.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:35 pm to diddydirtyAubie
No helmet, either. Tough sumbitch.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:36 pm to diddydirtyAubie
One of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:38 pm to diddydirtyAubie
He was a friend of mine insurance agent, the way i heard the story Harold Drew yell somebody tackle that SOB
RIP Tommy
Edit for being dumbass
RIP Tommy
Edit for being dumbass
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 7:46 am
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:39 pm to The Spleen
Yeah, they pretty much have to award a TD if something like that happens, because otherwise teams would do it on purpose all the time.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:41 pm to Sancho Panza
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Would've been same result.
Refs/SEC/NCAA got Bama's back, would've just had a rekick.
Unless it has to be a forfeit, I don't remember the rule.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:43 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
TD awarded is the rule, as then.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:46 pm to JCinBAMA
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the way i heard the story Bear yell somebody tackle that SOB
Would be a neat trick since Bryant left Kentucky in '53 and was in his 1st year at Texas A&M in 1954.
This post was edited on 10/13/14 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:57 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Now a days he would probably kicked off the team.
RIP
RIP
Posted on 10/13/14 at 8:57 pm to diddydirtyAubie
I love that quote.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 9:05 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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Lewis explained the actions by saying that he "was just too full of Alabama."
Much respect to this man.
RIP Tommy
Posted on 10/16/14 at 7:26 am to JCinBAMA
Bear didn't coach Bama in the early 50s.
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