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Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:20 am to
Posted by reel_gator8
Seminole,Fl
Member since May 2012
11060 posts
Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:20 am to
Being an older Gator fan and having been around the WLOCP since 1962...its magical...the history and the importance of the game makes it special. UGA & UF fans don't like each other...period.

I remember the 1963 game when our star ALL SEC rb Larry Dupree's wife had just delivered a baby stillborn...Duprees father in law was head of the Florida Highway Patrol and he was escorted to the game by Floridas finest after grieving with his wife and arrived just before gametime.

In 1964 UGA had a young upstart HC named Vince Dooley who played at AU (and AU would eventually have a HC who played at UGA), UGA lined up for a tie FG attempt late in the game and snap to the holder went awry and Bobby Etter ran it in for a TD and a win.

In 1965 late in the fourth qt Spurrier marched UF down field with several big pass plays to beat UGA and the following year in 1966 UF was undefeated and Spurrier was going to win the Heisman...but UGA beat us badly 27-10 with their defense.. 1967 we had a wr named Richard Trapp who made an incredible run after the catch and beat UGA...1968 Id rather forget.

1976 we were ahead 27-13 at the half and I was celebrating until UGA came out of the locker room after a blistering speech by Dooley and commenced to cram the ball down our throat 41-27.
The next year AA wr Wes Chandler (the highest drafted wr in SEC history -third overall pick), caught a pass in the very back of the end zone to get revenge for the previous year.

1980 we know about the great last minute heroics of Buck Belue. There have been great games throughout the series and the game should never move from Jax. Never.
Posted by Dawg in Beaumont
Athens
Member since Jan 2012
4494 posts
Posted on 5/21/13 at 11:41 am to
Others have said it, but I'll repeat it. The electricity of that weekend is unmatched.
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