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From this link:The Penn State - Syracuse Rivalry Part II
Part II of the History between #Penn State and #Syracuse.
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Does there somewhere exist a video of this game?
PSU or Syracuse would have a 16 mm of the game I would bet. Just think if someone digitized those old films and sold them? Maybe find a stadium renovations
Wikipedia basics: Saturday, Nov-5. Attendance at New Beaver Field: 30,321
Or the Lou Prato book. LOL. I think Brown also may have said that Lenny Moore was the best RB he'd seen.
Not really. He forced 2 rule changes. He cut off his stick and held the ball in his stick against his chest and run down the field. When he was close he’d shoot the ball !!
Thank you for posting. I remember being struck how a youngster like Alcindor (Kareem) at the time was front and center. He was still a baby but his roots were already growing deep. I always found Kareem to be a very compelling figure. I’d love the opportunity to talk to him. I’m not sure we would agree on everything but I know I would respect him and realize the depth and thought process to whatever he said. Wooden’s two most interesting pupils had to have been him and Walton. I can still remember Wooden and can still hear him always referring to both by their formal names Lewis and William. Walton drove Wooden crazy but I’d surmise that Kareem was his perfect pupil.
To clarify, I think he was the GOAT among running backs. Such a rare combination of speed and power. And BTW, I think that Brown recognized that same quality in Saquon, because he gave Saquon a friendly reception from the get-go.
Mr. Tailgate: I had drinks tonight with a guy who is in his 70's, and who has traveled around a bit. He said that when he was in his late 20's or early 30's (he couldn't immediately recall the precise year), he was in a hotel in Cairo, and spotted this very tall dude with red hair. He went up and introduced himself and, sure enough, it was Walton (aka "Big Red"). Walton told him he was in town to see the Grateful Dead perform at the base of the Pyramids at Cheops. So this dude ups and goes with Walton to the concert. Says it was one of the more memorable moments of his life. I have to think that Walton stood out in that crowd. I forgot to ask him if they fired up any spleeth.
Bear, most long time Deadheads will have a Walton story to tell. The official traveling circus to the Pyramids was very limited so Walton’s inclusion spoke volumes to his standing with the band. One of my favorite Walton Dead stories involved him seeing a person wearing a T-shirt before a show one night that caught his fancy. Walton approached the guy to tell him how much he liked it and the guy literally gave him the shirt off his back. After the show, Walton saw the guy again walking out without a shirt on and asked if he wanted to go to an after show party and meet the band. The guy said sure and Walton told the band that the guy he was with gave him the shirt. The Dead thought that was cool. The guy who gave Walton the shirt was named Dick Latvala who was hired by the Dead. He became very instrumental as an archivist and eventually was the person who picked live show tapes to be released periodically with the releases known as Dicks Picks. He selected 36 shows from the archives that were released until his passing with the series subsequently picked up and continued as Dave’s Picks which is now up to Dave’s Picks 46.
Wait, wut?! Under no circumstances do I "hate Penn State." My wife and two of my kids went there. I am a big PSU fan. My sense of it is this guy JohnJumba posts on the Test Board over at TOS, and is a dyed in the wool Trumper. Good effort with "Laffyrear," tho.
