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<blockquote data-quote="stinger 1957" data-source="post: 711984" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>He did, he would quote the ' die rather than lose the ball" that we see from time to time, and he called the ball itself a name, I can't at the moment recall, other than ball or FB. There were others I just can't remember, I need to get that stuff out and go through it again, might be something to share when we have another dead period. There were stories about players during that era. It's tough now, but boy was it tough back then. Of course they were not nearly as big or as fast as they are today. I was in school in the early and mid fifties and we were not near as big and as fast as they are today. But back then they had a piece of thick leather as a helmet, no webbing padding in helmet, the pads not near the protection they were many years later.</p><p>I have a picture of one of my Dad's GTFB teams ('12,'13,'14,'15) with him on the front row and John Heisman along with coach Alec on back row.</p><p>Dean George Griffin was a freshman when my Dad was an upper class man and in later years I was around them when they would 'jaw and tease" each other about those years, a lot of fun. Dean Griffin was a great friend to the student in all his years at Tech.</p><p>Thanks for letting me share, made me a little emotional, good emotion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stinger 1957, post: 711984, member: 1682"] He did, he would quote the ' die rather than lose the ball" that we see from time to time, and he called the ball itself a name, I can't at the moment recall, other than ball or FB. There were others I just can't remember, I need to get that stuff out and go through it again, might be something to share when we have another dead period. There were stories about players during that era. It's tough now, but boy was it tough back then. Of course they were not nearly as big or as fast as they are today. I was in school in the early and mid fifties and we were not near as big and as fast as they are today. But back then they had a piece of thick leather as a helmet, no webbing padding in helmet, the pads not near the protection they were many years later. I have a picture of one of my Dad's GTFB teams ('12,'13,'14,'15) with him on the front row and John Heisman along with coach Alec on back row. Dean George Griffin was a freshman when my Dad was an upper class man and in later years I was around them when they would 'jaw and tease" each other about those years, a lot of fun. Dean Griffin was a great friend to the student in all his years at Tech. Thanks for letting me share, made me a little emotional, good emotion. [/QUOTE]
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