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[76vol]

I watched that game on TV and cried when Karl Kremser missed the field goal.

My seat was behind that end zone and I still think the kick was good. The goal posts only went up to 20' back then as opposed to 30' today. Maybe that was an issue.

 

[76vol]

I was in the end zone at the Orange Bowl when Kremser attempted that field goal. My wife,brother and sister in law were watching and we all thought the field goal was good. Even fifty plus years later,I still think it was good. But number two was not supposed to beat number one.so that was that.

I saw your post after I had already replied to the earlier post on Kremser. You were there too? We may have cried on each other's shoulder then.
One thing I'll always remember about that game was all American center Bob Johnson going head to head against all American nose guard Granville Liggins. At some point in the game Liggins got hurt and Johnson was the one that helped him halfway off the field. Class and respect.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

My seat was behind that end zone and I still think the kick was good. The goal posts only went up to 20' back then as opposed to 30' today. Maybe that was an issue.

I remember my dad almost got us tickets to go. We went to the Gator Bowl the year before and it was the thrill of my life at the time (I was 9).
I kind of remember the kick being close. I was upset for days after.

 

[Capt Straight]

I saw your post after I had already replied to the earlier post on Kremser. You were there too? We may have cried on each other's shoulder then.
One thing I'll always remember about that game was all American center Bob Johnson going head to head against all American nose guard Granville Liggins. At some point in the game Liggins got hurt and Johnson was the one that helped him halfway off the field. Class and respect.

That would never happen today.

 

[greenbacknative]

They should be. They gave it to a guy from Notre Dame named Paul Hornung who played on a team with a losing record.

Ahh yes.... the Golden Boy.

 

[vettefool]

Good stuff. Can you post pictures of those items? I started following the Vols in 64 so I remember George Mooney although I didn't know his name at the time. Ward was only doing the basketball games before he added football.

In those days, all of the schools had good radio play by play and color commentators. My older brother and I would listen to LSU, Kentucky, and Georgia games at night. There was also a Knoxville radio station which would carry an SEC football broadcast on Sat. night.

Pick of Dixie football on Saturday night. Always LSU it seemed like. They are still my second favorite team after Ut.

 

[76vol]

I remember my dad almost got us tickets to go. We went to the Gator Bowl the year before and it was the thrill of my life at the time (I was 9).
I kind of remember the kick being close. I was upset for days after.

I was there also. I was 13 at the time. Two things are etched in my memory. Paul Naumoff hitting Larry Csonka near the goal line and knocking him backward. I was sitting around the goal line on the other end and you could hear the force of the collision. Loudest lick I ever heard.

I'm pretty sure this was the first time we had played against black players. Syracuse had among others All American running back Floyd Little. If memory serves me correctly the Knoxville papers had written about this being a big deal.

There was a man and his wife who sat behind us who were evidently drunk and spent all of the pregame stuff and most of the game itself yelling out racial stuff. When Syracuse had the ball they kept yelling "give it to Leroy" and laughing. The Syracuse coach obliged to the tune of 216 yards rushing for Little. By the third quarter they finally shut up.

It was the following year that Lester Mclain joined the team. Always wondered how those two handled that.

 

[Capt Straight]

I very much remember Lindsey but can't recall the Mooney fellow. If by chance my grandparents could afford a radio it would be for baseball, boxing, and "The Grand Ole Opry." Having 20 aunts and uncles and hearing them reminisce led me to believe that. The Vols weren't on my radar until I heard a broadcast about the "Swamp Rat." By the time Bobby Scott was QBing, I was full-blown Vol.

I had forgotten about Dewey Warren the swamp rat

 

[Benionsopinion]

I saw your post after I had already replied to the earlier post on Kremser. You were there too? We may have cried on each other's shoulder then.
One thing I'll always remember about that game was all American center Bob Johnson going head to head against all American nose guard Granville Liggins. At some point in the game Liggins got hurt and Johnson was the one that helped him halfway off the field. Class and respect.

We could have been close together in the stadium. It was a great game to watch. I,too,remember the battle between Liggins and Johnson and the sportsmanship shown by Johnson. I think it may have been the only time that season that Liggins was blocked well. I also remember that almost the entire section where we were was in disbelief over the call on the field goal! My best to you and your family!

 

[peaygolf]

Yes, it was almost as bad as Woodson winning it over Manning. Peyton would have won it were it being presented today.

I love Majors, but Jim Brown should have won the heisman that year

 

[1972 Grad]

Majors what RB, QB, Kicker, Kick returner, water boy etc... for UT who went 10-1. Paul Horning was on a 2-9 Notre Dame team and played 1 position. Hell he wasn't even the best player on his team much less Heisman winner. But.....He somehow beat out Majors for the award!

Paul Hornung played quarterback , defensive back, place kicker, punter, kickoff returner, and punt returner that year for Notre Dame. It's strange that he "wasn't even the best player on his team," since he led the team in passing, rushing, scoring, punting, kickoff returns, and punt returns. As a defensive back, he led his team in passes broken up and was second in tackles and interceptions. He was also the number 1 pick in the NFL draft, and went on to a very successful pro career. He was a great college player on a bad team, and a great pro player on a great tem.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

I was there also. I was 13 at the time. Two things are etched in my memory. Paul Naumoff hitting Larry Csonka near the goal line and knocking him backward. I was sitting around the goal line on the other end and you could hear the force of the collision. Loudest lick I ever heard.

I'm pretty sure this was the first time we had played against black players. Syracuse had among others All American running back Floyd Little. If memory serves me correctly the Knoxville papers had written about this being a big deal.

There was a man and his wife who sat behind us who were evidently drunk and spent all of the pregame stuff and most of the game itself yelling out racial stuff. When Syracuse had the ball they kept yelling "give it to Leroy" and laughing. The Syracuse coach obliged to the tune of 216 yards rushing for Little. By the third quarter they finally shut up.

It was the following year that Lester Mclain joined the team. Always wondered how those two handled that.

Yes. I remember Floyd Little and Csonka and Little running wild. We were lucky to win that one.

I remember being at a game in Atlanta vs GaTech and Lester McLain playing. People were yelling racist crap the whole game. I think he caught a TD pass in the game.

 

[1972 Grad]

My seat was behind that end zone and I still think the kick was good. The goal posts only went up to 20' back then as opposed to 30' today. Maybe that was an issue.

I remember that we played like crap the first half and were behind 19-0, and lost 26-24. The Kremser fg try was off to the right. I didn't remember it being higher than the top of the upright, like Gary Wright's miss the year before against Alabama.

 

[1972 Grad]

I love Majors, but Jim Brown should have won the heisman that year

I just looked up the Heisman voting that year, and there were so many really good players who went on to great pro careers. I think that I would have voted for Tommy McDonald. He actually won the Maxwell Award that year for best college player. Also in the top 10 were John Brodie, Jon Arnett, Jerry Tubbs, Jim Brown, Majors, Jim Parker, Ron Kramer, and Hornung.

 

[peaygolf]

I just looked up the Heisman voting that year, and there were so many really good players who went on to great pro careers. I think that I would have voted for Tommy McDonald. He actually won the Maxwell Award that year for best college player. Also in the top 10 were John Brodie, Jon Arnett, Jerry Tubbs, Jim Brown, Majors, Jim Parker, Ron Kramer, and Hornung.

Very strong!

 

[lukeneyland]

My first memory is late '60's, playing in the yard, and listening to John Ward. Doug Dickey was the head coach. Some people weren't real happy when he went to Florida.

The next coach (Bill Battle) was a good guy, but Butch Jones bad, at recruiting and/or development.

So he was the opposite of Butch

 

[peaygolf]

My first memory is late '60's, playing in the yard, and listening to John Ward. Doug Dickey was the head coach. Some people weren't real happy when he went to Florida.

The next coach (Bill Battle) was a good guy, but Butch Jones bad, at recruiting and/or development.

I liked Battle. Met him a few weeks ago at our golf club. Great guy and did very well for himself after UT.

 

[76vol]

We could have been close together in the stadium. It was a great game to watch. I,too,remember the battle between Liggins and Johnson and the sportsmanship shown by Johnson. I think it may have been the only time that season that Liggins was blocked well. I also remember that almost the entire section where we were was in disbelief over the call on the field goal! My best to you and your family!

‘Swamp Rat’ still thinks Vols had game-winning kick vs. Oklahoma in ’68 Orange Bowl - The Nashville Ledger
Found this. Evidently old Dewey saw it like we did.

 

[76vol]

By the way, Johnson finished 6th in the Heisman voting that year. I don't know for sure, but I bet that is the highest ranked center of all time.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

To remember listening to George Mooney and Bob Fox announcing Tennessee Football in the days prior to John Ward? My father was a UT grad, so I can remember as a little kid sitting beside a giant radio listening to Johnny Majors playing in the single wing formation. Any other old farts on this board? LOL

You have me by a couple of years..... my first memories were of Glenn Glass at tailback....

That said, among the many oddities of life I have been blessed with, my wife's uncle was in the same backfield with Majors at Huntland HS... visited him just last week.

I was a teammate of the Swamp Rat.... OK it was not football, it was one summer of softball in a Church league at old Winona park, and I played FI (forfeit insurance) as my Dad had me sign a contract since I would be there and could put down my Zero or Payday bar and put on a glove and go stand in the field if someone got tossed or hurt.

Had the greatest get in job for a couple of seasons. My freshman coach at Bearden left teaching to take over the Red Cross and they had emergency services at the stadium. So I rode in with him, put on a white jacket and helmet with the red cross on it and took a walkie talkie to roam sections of the stadium as a heart attack spotter.... great gig. Every game day our headquarters was in the north wall under section A, had a pot of hotdogs and fixings there and most Saturdays Andy Holt came by before the game for a dog. Nice man for a big shot.

Before that for several years I just rode in with some ushers and hung around the South endzone…. they had the gate in the middle where lots of things, including the other team entered the stadium. Watched many teams as they entered, got within a few feet of the Bear, Played the goofy kid role well enough to get to ride the Army Mule, the Rambling Wreck of GT, and several Walking horses.... In the how times have changed category, the ushers used to get to park in Circle Park. During the game I used to sit with hundreds, not thousands, of fans in that same endzone…. got to throw lots of extra points balls back on the field. I thought that was too cool at the time.

Oh yeah, I too was at the Orange Bowl vs OU. Still in the good fortune mode, Dad decided we could visit his brother who lived in Miami for the holidays and of course the game. I agree with Dewey, the kick was good.

Lots of memories, just hope I get to keep them as I get deeper in my senior years....

 

[dono]

Listened with Granddaddy in the ktchen. He was hard of hearing (had earphones for television) so it was good and loud. "Hold That Line" on WNOX for scores after the game.

 

[Smokey X]

You have me by a couple of years..... my first memories were of Glenn Glass at tailback....

That said, among the many oddities of life I have been blessed with, my wife's uncle was in the same backfield with Majors at Huntland HS... visited him just last week.

I was a teammate of the Swamp Rat.... OK it was not football, it was one summer of softball in a Church league at old Winona park, and I played FI (forfeit insurance) as my Dad had me sign a contract since I would be there and could put down my Zero or Payday bar and put on a glove and go stand in the field if someone got tossed or hurt.

Had the greatest get in job for a couple of seasons. My freshman coach at Bearden left teaching to take over the Red Cross and they had emergency services at the stadium. So I rode in with him, put on a white jacket and helmet with the red cross on it and took a walkie talkie to roam sections of the stadium as a heart attack spotter.... great gig. Every game day our headquarters was in the north wall under section A, had a pot of hotdogs and fixings there and most Saturdays Andy Holt came by before the game for a dog. Nice man for a big shot.

Before that for several years I just rode in with some ushers and hung around the South endzone…. they had the gate in the middle where lots of things, including the other team entered the stadium. Watched many teams as they entered, got within a few feet of the Bear, Played the goofy kid role well enough to get to ride the Army Mule, the Rambling Wreck of GT, and several Walking horses.... In the how times have changed category, the ushers used to get to park in Circle Park. During the game I used to sit with hundreds, not thousands, of fans in that same endzone…. got to throw lots of extra points balls back on the field. I thought that was too cool at the time.

Oh yeah, I too was at the Orange Bowl vs OU. Still in the good fortune mode, Dad decided we could visit his brother who lived in Miami for the holidays and of course the game. I agree with Dewey, the kick was good.

Lots of memories, just hope I get to keep them as I get deeper in my senior years....

great stuff

 

[Kngsport VFL]

One of my earliest memories of UT football.

Bad ass defense!

 

[76vol]

By the way, Johnson finished 6th in the Heisman voting that year. I don't know for sure, but I bet that is the highest ranked center of all time.

Anybody remember walking the train track trestle over Second Creek to get to the stadium? I guess it was taken out for the world's fair.

 

[peaygolf]

My first game was in '72. Don't remember it, since I was 2 (still have the ticket that my dad kept). My first real memories of UT football were Larry Seivers, Stanley Morgan, and then my favorite Vol..........Jimmy Streater.

Wish I could have been old enough to remember Eddie Brown, Holloway, and Curt Watson