re: Listening to the games on the radio in the old days

I became hooked as a little kid when my Dad took me to my first game in person - Oct. 25, 1969
LSU 21 Auburn 20, the day I became a Tiger.

This started my life-long allegiance. I listened to just about every game in the 70's with John Ferguson, many with my Dad. And then when I entered as a freshman at LSU in 1981, I of course attended every game til graduation; and have attended many since.

But there was something about the way John Ferguson's rich voice painted a picture of Saturday nights in Death Valley, with Walter Hill in the background (and on the "Charlie Mac Show".) I grew up listening to the exploits of Bert Jones, Tommy Casanova, Brad Davis, Mike Miley, Carl Otis "KAO" Trimble, Charles Alexander, Carlos Carson, Hokie Gajan, etc. I can remember in Septemeber 1979 turning down a double date to listen to the USC game, and shedding a couple of tears at the end.

I will never forget that decade 1969-1979...