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Posted on 2/28/21 at 3:50 pm to Eighteen
“Ladies and gentlemen, the sun will soon find its home in the western sky...”
Posted on 2/28/21 at 3:55 pm to scott8811
quote:
Over the PA in October of 2007:
Tiger fans some scores from around the country. Final out of Los Angeles Stanford 24.......university of southern California 23.
Excellent answer: back right before the days when every baw in your section knew the score as soon as it’s final
Posted on 2/28/21 at 4:07 pm to LAD
Phrase:"LET'S GOOOOO.. STRIKE HIM OOOOOOOOOOOOUT"
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Posted on 2/28/21 at 4:24 pm to LAD
Sun finds its home in the western sky.
Calling Baton Rouge.
Calling Baton Rouge.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 4:52 pm to eddieray
You can pucker up and kiss that baby good-bye!
Posted on 2/28/21 at 5:19 pm to TigerBR1111
quote:"... he has Davis....it is... CAUGHT!!! for a touchdown!!!.."
“One second left on the clock. Ball at the Ole Miss 10 yard line. This will be it. Jones back to pass....”
This was the first thing I thought of. I was in 3rd grade, listening on the radio. To me, that truly is the most exciting play I recall in my 57 years.
Gives me chills even thinking about it.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 5:54 pm to LAD
Holy cow what a plaaaaay!
How do you like that Old Ball Coach?
How do you like that Old Ball Coach?
Posted on 2/28/21 at 6:04 pm to atltiger6487
“One second left on the clock. Ball at the Ole Miss 10 yard line. This will be it. Jones back to pass....”
"... he has Davis....it is... CAUGHT!!! for a touchdown!!!.."
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When I started the topic, this was one of the plays I pictured. I was in the student section that night and the energy was unbelievable. What a lot of people forget is that Ole Miss had just missed a chip shot field goal that would have made the Bert Jones heroics too little too late.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 6:11 pm to LSUGrad9295
Also right before he stepped up to the plate Warren’s dad said “poor Warren.”
Posted on 2/28/21 at 6:17 pm to ATLTiger
quote:
“And Flynn is back to throw...”
Came here to post this one.
"Swung on and hit to right field. That's way back there, way back there. HOME RUN! TIGERS WIN!"
That one always gets me.
And one more:
"And that might be the knockout punch."
Posted on 2/28/21 at 6:43 pm to LAD
"Burrow deep again, on target again, Jefferson again, touchdown………again".
Posted on 2/28/21 at 6:54 pm to canyon
quote:
John Ferguson
Best radio guy LSU has ever had
Posted on 2/28/21 at 6:59 pm to LAD
Hawthorne: “Williams takes the pitch...tries the left side, cuts upfield at the 34...plants and cuts back to the middle, spins out of a tackle, and avoids three defenders...cuts back upfieild and he’s loose at the 36! Another spin, avoids a defender and breaks to the outside and BANG! He’s down after a gain of three!
No one will ever replace Jim Hawthorne, but I can remember listening to his broadcasts in the 80’s and being driven mad because as verbose as he could be...you would swear the play went for 30 yards only to realize, not so much. Still, he was the best.
No one will ever replace Jim Hawthorne, but I can remember listening to his broadcasts in the 80’s and being driven mad because as verbose as he could be...you would swear the play went for 30 yards only to realize, not so much. Still, he was the best.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 7:03 pm to TD422
quote:
Hawthorne: “Williams takes the pitch...tries the left side, cuts upfield at the 34...plants and cuts back to the middle, spins out of a tackle, and avoids three defenders...cuts back upfieild and he’s loose at the 36! Another spin, avoids a defender and breaks to the outside and BANG! He’s down after a gain of three!
HOLY COW. I was coming see if anyone mentioned Hawthorne's signature "misperception of yards gained", especially on runs to the edges. YOU NAILED IT.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 7:08 pm to TD422
The Call
October 31, 1959. LSU was ranked #1 Nationally in the AP poll, winners of 19 consecutive games. Ole Miss was undefeated and ranked #3 in the same AP poll.
This is the way it was reported in a record made for WAIL radio in Baton Rouge in the early 60’s.
J.C. Politz made the call.
“It was Halloween night 1959. The witches and goblins may have had some effect, but it was mainly the rugged Ole Miss Rebels that had the LSU Tigers on the short end of a 3 –0 score. With 10:38 seconds to go in the final quarter, Ole Miss had the ball.”
“It’s actually about third down and about 19 yards to go. Going back into punt formation is Jake Gibbs.......of Ole Miss. He stands on his own 28 , he gets a pass from center , he boots it and gets another nice kick away going way down field. Billy Cannon watches it bounce, he takes it at his own 11, he comes back up field to the 15, stumbles momentarily, he’s at the 20, running hard at the 25, gets away from one man at the 30, still runs at the (inaudible) ......at the 35, at the 45... he’s on the 50, he’s in the clear on the 45, the 40 (inaudible due to crowd noise)...............the 15, the 10, the 5 he scores!!!!!”
“Billy Cannon raced some 89 yards for a touchdown. Listen to the cheer for Billy Cannon as he comes off the field....great All-American!
“Holding will be Warren Rabb, down on one knee at the 10 yard line. Kicking will be Wendell Harris waiting on the snap-back from Langham....waiting on the quiet of the crowd too. The snap back, the ball is down on the ground, it’s up in the air, and it’s good.....LSU leads 7 – 3.”
With 1:30 seconds remaining in the game, Ole Miss had the ball on the LSU two. It was fourth down and goal to go.............
“You should be able to tell by the cheer from the crowd if they score or not. The ball is at the two yard line. Left halfback flankered, Elmore is the quarterback...he takes, he fakes, he’s running hard he’s hit right on about the goal line....HE DOES NOT SCORE....HE DOES NOT SCORE.”
“Lynn Leblanc hit him on about the one yard line (it was actually Warren Rabb, Rabb was #12 and Leblanc # 72) with the aid of Billy Cannon and LSU takes over with 29 seconds remaining in this ballgame.”
“LSU will try to hang on to the ball, Johnny Robinson out on a flanker to the right, Rabb takes and knifes his way right up the middle of the line, he might have picked up one yard on the play, 14 seconds, 13 seconds, 12 seconds...LSU leading 7 – 3! 10 seconds, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 , 3, 2, 1 That’s the game!”
October 31, 1959. LSU was ranked #1 Nationally in the AP poll, winners of 19 consecutive games. Ole Miss was undefeated and ranked #3 in the same AP poll.
This is the way it was reported in a record made for WAIL radio in Baton Rouge in the early 60’s.
J.C. Politz made the call.
“It was Halloween night 1959. The witches and goblins may have had some effect, but it was mainly the rugged Ole Miss Rebels that had the LSU Tigers on the short end of a 3 –0 score. With 10:38 seconds to go in the final quarter, Ole Miss had the ball.”
“It’s actually about third down and about 19 yards to go. Going back into punt formation is Jake Gibbs.......of Ole Miss. He stands on his own 28 , he gets a pass from center , he boots it and gets another nice kick away going way down field. Billy Cannon watches it bounce, he takes it at his own 11, he comes back up field to the 15, stumbles momentarily, he’s at the 20, running hard at the 25, gets away from one man at the 30, still runs at the (inaudible) ......at the 35, at the 45... he’s on the 50, he’s in the clear on the 45, the 40 (inaudible due to crowd noise)...............the 15, the 10, the 5 he scores!!!!!”
“Billy Cannon raced some 89 yards for a touchdown. Listen to the cheer for Billy Cannon as he comes off the field....great All-American!
“Holding will be Warren Rabb, down on one knee at the 10 yard line. Kicking will be Wendell Harris waiting on the snap-back from Langham....waiting on the quiet of the crowd too. The snap back, the ball is down on the ground, it’s up in the air, and it’s good.....LSU leads 7 – 3.”
With 1:30 seconds remaining in the game, Ole Miss had the ball on the LSU two. It was fourth down and goal to go.............
“You should be able to tell by the cheer from the crowd if they score or not. The ball is at the two yard line. Left halfback flankered, Elmore is the quarterback...he takes, he fakes, he’s running hard he’s hit right on about the goal line....HE DOES NOT SCORE....HE DOES NOT SCORE.”
“Lynn Leblanc hit him on about the one yard line (it was actually Warren Rabb, Rabb was #12 and Leblanc # 72) with the aid of Billy Cannon and LSU takes over with 29 seconds remaining in this ballgame.”
“LSU will try to hang on to the ball, Johnny Robinson out on a flanker to the right, Rabb takes and knifes his way right up the middle of the line, he might have picked up one yard on the play, 14 seconds, 13 seconds, 12 seconds...LSU leading 7 – 3! 10 seconds, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 , 3, 2, 1 That’s the game!”
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:13 pm to LAD
Swung on to right field, that’s way back there, WAY BACK THERE.. HOME RUN TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN!
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