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Ran across this glorious SEC Family Portrait from the 60s
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:27 am
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:27 am
1. Should I buy it? $30.
2. Alabama is represented by a Bear Bryant character instead of an elephant. Strange.
3. Not sure if Tennessee is more of the same - is that Majors or a Daniel Boone type character?
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:30 am to anc
that. is. glorious.
i'd pay 100 for it
i'd pay 100 for it
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:32 am to anc
Purchase quickly. That is great.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:33 am to anc
1) Yes, buy it.
2) not sure I'd this answers why an elephant isn't used but just read this about Big Al
3 no idea what they've got goin on
2) not sure I'd this answers why an elephant isn't used but just read this about Big Al
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Melford Espey, Jr., then a student, was the first to wear an elephant head costume to portray the Crimson Tide's mascot in the early 1960s. Espey later became a university administrator and Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant asked him to take responsibility when student groups asked to resurrect the costumed mascot in the late 1970s.The "Big Al" mascot officially debuted at the 1980 Sugar Bowl, when the 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team beat the Arkansas Razorbacks. [1]
3 no idea what they've got goin on
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 11:35 am
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:33 am to anc
I like the effort for UT. "Hmmm just paint a generic old dude. Yeah that's it...now make him cross his legs like a bitch. Perfect."
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:34 am to DownSouthJukin
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Purchase quickly. That is great.
Missed it. It was on one of those Facebook Yardsale things and someone else beat me to it while I was thinking about it. Still a neat piece - and I think $30 was low.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:35 am to Vols&Shaft83
I'd easily pay 100-150 for that.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:45 am to RT1941
For only $30.00?
Hell yeah I would buy that. No brainer.
Hell yeah I would buy that. No brainer.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:48 am to anc
I didn't know we were the Auburn Bears in the 60s. I guess we have three mascots now
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:49 am to ctiger69
They've got them on Ebay for $5.95
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:51 am to anc
That's awesome. Would love to have one.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:53 am to anc
You could download a nice copy of it and have your own printed for $10.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:55 am to anc
Little known fact that Tennessee's mascot used to be the "Homosexual Train Conductors". We are progressive like that.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:57 am to Numberwang
Love it. The charter members
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:57 am to anc
The Vol seems like he's clinching back a peeking turtle head.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 12:06 pm to anc
I have one of those except for the old southwestern conference. I'd buy an SEC one too.
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