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re: Anyone on the board that was alive to see Cannon's return...

Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:35 pm to
Posted by oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Louisiana
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Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:35 pm to
So no games were televised at that point in time?
Posted by tigerinridgeland
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:39 pm to
Certainly no LSU games were televised at the time. In the 60’s they would get a televised game from time to time, but not more than once or twice a year, if that. I remember watching the Notre Dame game televised from Tiger Stadium in ‘68 (I think, but didn’t look up the date). It was a huge deal even in the 70s to have a televised game. LSU played Alabama in the early 70s on Thanksgiving afternoon in a nationally televised game.
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 9:40 pm
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
24238 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:45 pm to
Great thread, I love reading everyone’s stories
Posted by HaloWarriors
Murfreesboro, TN
Member since Feb 2010
3364 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:46 pm to
My dad was attending LSU at the time and was at the game on date with my mom. He has passed away, but my mom always brings it up right around Halloween every year. She said it was one of the greatest things she has ever experienced.
Posted by Gulffisherman
Bogalusa
Member since Oct 2009
3531 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:50 pm to
My dad was at game and woke me up when he got home late. Couldn’t stop talking about it—“wish you had been there son-you’ll be at the next Ole Miss vs LSU home game in 1961. Still have the ticket stub, $2.50
Posted by PDT1960
Member since Nov 2010
111 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:51 pm to
I was there in the student section. We all thought that Jake Gibbs, the qb and punter, had a clean shot at Billy but couldn't bring him down.
The goal line stand where Max Fugler and company stopped Charlie Flowers was just as dramatic.
Posted by oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
26411 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:54 pm to
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I love reading everyone’s stories


Me too. Hopefully we get a few from people that were actually in attendance. At least ones that weren't coke boys.

Probably getting too late now to get anything tonight. I was just thinking that anyone in attendance, with a good memory of it, would have to be at least 70. I doubt there are very many 70+ folks that are regular TD posters.
Posted by oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
26411 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:55 pm to
quote:


I was there in the student section. We all thought that Jake Gibbs, the qb and punter, had a clean shot at Billy but couldn't bring him down.
The goal line stand where Max Fugler and company stopped Charlie Flowers was just as dramatic





Where do you rank this in terms of LSU moments you have witnessed throughout your life?
Posted by BillF
New York, New York
Member since Jan 2006
5761 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:57 pm to
The Notre Dame game was in 1971. The Thanksgiving game against Alabama was in 1973, but it was a night game that LSU probably should have won.
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
20580 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:03 pm to
It was my first LSU game. Found out Dad was going, threw a 10 yr old tantrum, he made close to 200 phone calls & finally found 2 more for Mom and I. We were sitting on row one, South end zone square between the goal posts.Remember the Rebs punting on 1st down the whole 4th quarter, both defenses were incredible & Deitzel and Vaught were playing field position. Cannon ran away from us & from our seats we could see it all play out almost in slow motion.Then, LSU held the Rebs 4 times from inside the 5 yd line, right in front of us.Cannon, Rabb & Robinson combined to tackle the QB on the goal line to win the game. No goal line stand, Cannon's punt return would have meant zip.
Posted by TigerMikeAtl
Atlanta, GA
Member since Feb 2011
1974 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:05 pm to
You carried those metal coke racks too? I had the S.E. corner where the visitors were seated then. I did my TS service 64-65 seasons.

Most obnoxious fans were the Hottie Toddies, and the Gumps!

Posted by tigerinridgeland
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2006
7660 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:30 pm to
Thanks, couldn’t remember the year of the ND game. Watched it. Was at the Bama Thanksgiving game as a student, sophomore year. But I remember that anytime there was a TV game, it was a major event since the opportunities to be on TV during that era were pretty limited. I had forgotten it was a night game since I was in the stadium earlier in the day putting out brochures on seats before the game.
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 10:33 pm
Posted by oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
26411 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:31 pm to
quote:

It was my first LSU game. Found out Dad was going, threw a 10 yr old tantrum, he made close to 200 phone calls & finally found 2 more for Mom and I. We were sitting on row one, South end zone square between the goal posts.Remember the Rebs punting on 1st down the whole 4th quarter, both defenses were incredible & Deitzel and Vaught were playing field position. Cannon ran away from us & from our seats we could see it all play out almost in slow motion.Then, LSU held the Rebs 4 times from inside the 5 yd line, right in front of us.Cannon, Rabb & Robinson combined to tackle the QB on the goal line to win the game. No goal line stand, Cannon's punt return would have meant zip


Legit cool story bro. Or cool story sir, should I say.
Posted by BillF
New York, New York
Member since Jan 2006
5761 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:37 pm to
The main reason I remember the Notre Dame game was because I was on a recruiting visit to LSU. Brad Davis was a freshman, and he was my host. Crazy, crazy night at the game, at fraternities after the game, and at Broussard Hall until the wee hours of the morning.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
40888 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:38 pm to
Billy Cannon's Return

I've seen it a million times but appreciate more now than when I was young. frick, I sound like my pawpaw.
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 10:51 pm
Posted by tigerinridgeland
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2006
7660 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:40 pm to
Bill, How long have you been back in Monroe from Jackson?
Posted by Texar Tiger Fan
East Texas
Member since Oct 2011
63 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:45 pm to
I was alive, but unfortunately I must have been out trick or treating that night. Glad to get that off my chest. Now I’ve admitted it, I feel better.

70 and still up, who would have guessed it?
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 10:52 pm
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
29720 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:57 pm to
quote:

Certainly no LSU games were televised at the time. In the 60’s they would get a televised game from time to time, but not more than once or twice a year, if that. I remember watching the Notre Dame game televised from Tiger Stadium in ‘68 (I think, but didn’t look up the date). It was a huge deal even in the 70s to have a televised game. LSU played Alabama in the early 70s on Thanksgiving afternoon in a nationally televised game.


On of ESPNs football documentaries they're doing right now was about television/ college football.

NCAA had a rule that no team could have more than one TV game a year. They basically said no games were televised until mid-60s
Posted by bruintiger
nyny
Member since Jan 2007
431 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 11:01 pm to
I was almost one year old and we lived in the old married student housing across across Nicholson from tiger stadium. My father was there but my mom had to stay home bc of me. She still holds a grudge.
Posted by oldtimefootball
Winnfield La
Member since Feb 2013
440 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 11:27 pm to
I was there. Was a student at Northwestern State College in Natchitoches at that time but was a big LSU fan. Saw all LSU home games in 1958 and 1959. Also froze my butt off at the Sugar Bowl game when LSU beat Clemson 7-0. This was one of the most boring games I have ever watched.
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