Eddie Conyers, 97, died on Tuesday. He had been a practice referee for the Alabama Crimson Tide football program for more than 60 years. He joined the program in 1957, one year before Bear Bryant took over. Conyers had worked the Alabama Crimson Tide practices for 63 seasons...

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Filed Under: Alabama Sports

Originally published on SECRant.com

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SEC Doctor•2 months

Never saw a holding penalty

TouchdownTony•2 months

Rest easy Ed.

Bayou Tiger•2 months

Was expecting that bug eyes SEC ref for some reason

Bayou Tiger•2 months

ETA Tom Ritter

PuertoRicanBlaze•2 months

Pretty sure SEC refs are bought and paid for by Our Lady of the Lake.

cajunmud•2 months

Those old guys get up and down that field.

1loyalbamafan•2 months

He only was on the practice field. A good man. Don't confuse him with game time officials. He did what he loved. I'd bet he never threw a flag in his life, at least not on a good player at practice.

He'd have died 20 yrs ago if Bama replaced him with a younger kid. --"Rest well, my friend. Your spirit will always be with the Crimson Tide."

MrKnowItAll•2 months

Was Saban one of his pallbearer?

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