I still remember Al's call of that play. Something like this:
"Lothridge back to pass. Auer's wide open headed down field! The pass is there … He dropped the ball! He was wide open going down the sidelines and he dropped the ball!"
I never heard Al so disappointed in my life. The play had been set up for the whole game - Coach isn't the first person to hold off on a play that's open until he can get the best payoff for it - and, if Auer had caught it, Bob Hayes couldn't have caught him from behind. I was as disappointed as Al was, btw.