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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6494" data-source="post: 913353"><p><h3><strong>CHAPTER 3</strong></h3><p>Tennessee offered a scholarship, but Dodd decided he would attend Vanderbilt. He practiced for ten days there before finding out his grades were not sufficient to enter Vanderbilt. He had already turned down Tennessee, so he visited Georgia Tech and found out he was too dumb to attend here. He and his buddy decided to try Georgia. Dodd said, “anybody can get into the University of Georgia".</p><p></p><p>Neyland contacted Dodd and told him the offer was still open at Tennessee. Neyland was mad at Dodd, but wanted Dodd’s buddy, and neither would attend a college without the other. Dodd played freshman football, baseball, and basketball at Tennessee. The freshman football team went undefeated.</p><p></p><p>As a freshman, Bobby played basketball for the Sigma Nu team and helped them win the Interfraternity Basketball Tournament. He entered the Interfraternity Track Meet for the shot-put, javelin throw, and discus throw, high jump, and pole vault competitions. He came in first or second in all of them. No matter what sport, he always wore #17 on his jersey.</p><p></p><p>Dodd and seven of the freshmen football players became starters for the Varsity the following year. Football had the one-platoon system at that time, so Dodd had to play both offense and defense. Tennessee did not lose but tied one game. They also beat two teams, Alabama and Florida that had been listed as unbeatable.</p><p></p><p>Florida was the last game of the year. If Florida wins and they were highly favored and would go to the Rose Bowl. Tennessee's planned offense was producing nothing, so Dodd started making up plays in the huddle. Neyland did not like it one bit. Dodd would call one of his own plays, look at Neyland on the bench, and just laugh at him.</p><p></p><p>All of Dodd’s plays worked, and his creative play calling won the game for Tennessee and provided the upset. The win knocked Florida out of the Rose Bowl and allowed Georgia Tech to take its place. Tech won the Rose Bowl with the help of the famous Roy Riegels play. Tennessee finished Dodd’s first varsity year with a 9-0-1 record.</p><p></p><p>After the football season, Dodd played varsity basketball and was the team captain. Dodd said he always loved basketball more than football, because there were more games.. Since Dodd was slow, basketball was more favorable to his style of play than football.</p><p></p><p>Dodd loved milk and soft foods because he had bad teeth, and hard foods hurt his teeth. At age 60, he loved to soak bread in milk and eat it. He claims he was the only man in America that chewed his milk.</p><p></p><p>Bobby still gambled while in college on the putt-putt course and at the ping pong table. He seldom lost, and the betting money supplemented his monthly scholarship income.</p><p></p><p>The following year Tennessee was 9-0-1 again and narrowly missed the Rose Bowl. Tennessee outscored their opponents 330-19.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the season Dodd was chosen to play for the North Squad in the first Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital Benefit at Grant Field. Since it cost a lot of money to bring football players from all over the country, the benefit game made no money for the hospital. The Scottish Rite game was Dodd's only game played at Tech. The game was changed after that year pitting the freshmen of Tech and UGA.</p><p></p><p>Bobby Jones, the golfer, attended the Scottish Rite game and noticed Dodd’s kicking form. Jones stated, “Dodd’s leg motion, while punting, is as nearly perfect a golf stroke as I have ever seen”.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6494, post: 913353"] [HEADING=2][B]CHAPTER 3[/B][/HEADING] Tennessee offered a scholarship, but Dodd decided he would attend Vanderbilt. He practiced for ten days there before finding out his grades were not sufficient to enter Vanderbilt. He had already turned down Tennessee, so he visited Georgia Tech and found out he was too dumb to attend here. He and his buddy decided to try Georgia. Dodd said, “anybody can get into the University of Georgia". Neyland contacted Dodd and told him the offer was still open at Tennessee. Neyland was mad at Dodd, but wanted Dodd’s buddy, and neither would attend a college without the other. Dodd played freshman football, baseball, and basketball at Tennessee. The freshman football team went undefeated. As a freshman, Bobby played basketball for the Sigma Nu team and helped them win the Interfraternity Basketball Tournament. He entered the Interfraternity Track Meet for the shot-put, javelin throw, and discus throw, high jump, and pole vault competitions. He came in first or second in all of them. No matter what sport, he always wore #17 on his jersey. Dodd and seven of the freshmen football players became starters for the Varsity the following year. Football had the one-platoon system at that time, so Dodd had to play both offense and defense. Tennessee did not lose but tied one game. They also beat two teams, Alabama and Florida that had been listed as unbeatable. Florida was the last game of the year. If Florida wins and they were highly favored and would go to the Rose Bowl. Tennessee's planned offense was producing nothing, so Dodd started making up plays in the huddle. Neyland did not like it one bit. Dodd would call one of his own plays, look at Neyland on the bench, and just laugh at him. All of Dodd’s plays worked, and his creative play calling won the game for Tennessee and provided the upset. The win knocked Florida out of the Rose Bowl and allowed Georgia Tech to take its place. Tech won the Rose Bowl with the help of the famous Roy Riegels play. Tennessee finished Dodd’s first varsity year with a 9-0-1 record. After the football season, Dodd played varsity basketball and was the team captain. Dodd said he always loved basketball more than football, because there were more games.. Since Dodd was slow, basketball was more favorable to his style of play than football. Dodd loved milk and soft foods because he had bad teeth, and hard foods hurt his teeth. At age 60, he loved to soak bread in milk and eat it. He claims he was the only man in America that chewed his milk. Bobby still gambled while in college on the putt-putt course and at the ping pong table. He seldom lost, and the betting money supplemented his monthly scholarship income. The following year Tennessee was 9-0-1 again and narrowly missed the Rose Bowl. Tennessee outscored their opponents 330-19. At the end of the season Dodd was chosen to play for the North Squad in the first Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital Benefit at Grant Field. Since it cost a lot of money to bring football players from all over the country, the benefit game made no money for the hospital. The Scottish Rite game was Dodd's only game played at Tech. The game was changed after that year pitting the freshmen of Tech and UGA. Bobby Jones, the golfer, attended the Scottish Rite game and noticed Dodd’s kicking form. Jones stated, “Dodd’s leg motion, while punting, is as nearly perfect a golf stroke as I have ever seen”. [/QUOTE]
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