YA Tittle - 82 years old today

kinda makes me feel old, in fact, "real old"!

Yelberton Abraham...now *that's* one helluva name to carry around w/ you for 82 years!

Reading stories about him, YA comes across about as tough as they come. Happy birthday, YA!

I named my dog Yelberton as an homoge to the great one.

Being old means remembering "watching Charlie Connerly vs. Y.A. Title"...and rehashing Ole Miss vs. LSU with a Rebel fan...unfortunately, that includes me...and, yes, getting older than dirt!

In a famous game against Ole Miss in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge on November 1, 1947, Tittle broke through the middle of the Rebel line and appeared to be on his way to a possible winning touchdown for LSU. Ole Miss tacklers, however, crushed Tittle's belt on his football pants while he was crashing through the line. As Tittle ran down the field, he continued to grab at his pants because of the broken belt. He was unsuccessful in his efforts, however, and when his pants fell to his knees, the Rebel defense caught up to him and tackled him short of the goal line. Ole Miss eventually won the game 20-18

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November 1, 1947, Tittle broke through the middle of the Rebel line and appeared to be on his way to a possible winning touchdown for LSU.

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That famous play is reported as an interception by Tittle (back in the days when everyone played offense and defense) in the LSU Football Vault.

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Nov. 1, 1947: Mississippi 20, LSU 18, in Baton Rouge. A second-quarter interception by Y.A. Tittle turned into an old-fashioned wardrobe malfunction as an Ole Miss defender reached for Tittle and broke his belt. Tittle, who didn't have great speed in the first place, tugged on his pants to keep them up and was chased down from behind. As the legend grew, some exaggerations describe the pants as dropping to his knees. The touchdown that didn't happen was the difference in the game.

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I met him about 12 years ago. I was surprised at physical stature the he maintained as a man his age. He could have whipped anyone of us who were present.

Happy Birthday!!!!