tn4elvis
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I was at that game. I had graduated in ā80 and was working in Charlotte. I bought some tickets from Alabama player, whose brother-in-law worked with me. I remember closing my eyes on last Alabama play where they were passing into end zone for win - just figured weād lose our 11th straight to bama. We intercepted to preserve win for Vols. We went down to Last Lap and part of goal post was paraded through there. We also went to the Bavarian House (German bar @ Worlds Fair) and celebrated with packed house to āRoll out the barrel, weāll have a barrel of fun...āI was there and thought the world was coming to an end...I have never heard Neyland so loud and the pure insanity afterwards was really something you had to experience to understand...I still have my small piece of the goalpost from that day...We dragged that damn thing down to the strip and wrapped it around a telephone pole and 3 police officers came over and helped us break that thing lol...Man that was a party that night...World fair was in town and out of towners had no idea what the hell was going on...Was a day I'll never forget...What a heart stopping ending!
I actually know where Flat Rock is. Play golf at Ms Doris place -Dogwood Hills.My wife at the time was from Sand Mountain, Alabama where EVERYONE is related and all were Bama fans. I watched the game in Flat Rock with my in-laws. They were not in a good mood the rest of the weekend.
I'll never forget that day. My Dad moved back home that day after working in Wyoming for two yrs since there were not too many good jobs in S Middle TN in the early eighties. The catch is, he rode back with his best friend who was a Bammer, and they had listened to the game on the radio. It put a damper on there relationship for awhile.
know it well, too, as wife is from etowah county, i had moved to tuskaloosa in march of 82 -- listened to game on alabana radio networkb while at work --
one of the best days ever
John Forney & Doug Layton were a Memorable duo. Forney ALWAYS complained about Tennessee's "Pale Orange Jerseys" He couldn't read the Numbers! Eyesight ?? lol OH and Jerry Duncan on the sidelines. Yeah, I had to listen to the CTFN a few times.