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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6494" data-source="post: 913408"><p><h3><strong>CHAPTER 9</strong></h3><p>The 1951 season actually started with the signing of a high school player named George Morris. Bobby Dodd always asserted that George Morris was the best football player he ever coached.</p><p></p><p>As practice began for the 1951 season, Dodd needed a place kicker and asked Broyles who was the best, Glenn Turner or Pepper Rodgers. Broyles responded, “no question about it, Glenn Turner”.</p><p></p><p>Dodd told Broyles to follow him. Dodd asked Turner, “If I choose you as the kicker can you do it”? Turner replied, “I’ll give it my best effort, coach”. Dodd and Broyles walked over to Pepper, and Dodd repeated the question. Pepper answered, “Coach, I’ll never miss”. Dodd chose Pepper.</p><p></p><p>The 1951 season started with Tech beating SMU 21-7 and Florida 27-0. The next game was against a strong Bear Bryant coached Kentucky team. Tech defeated Kentucky 13-7.</p><p></p><p>Dodd had previously gone to Kentucky to help Bryant install the “T” formation offense. They became friends until the Chick Granning incident. When Bryant would come to Atlanta, he would use Dodd’s card to get into the Capital City Club for fine dining.</p><p></p><p>Tech easily beat LSU 25-7 but had a strong Auburn team up next with a safety named Vince Dooley. The assistant coaches were perplexed because they could find no weakness in the Auburn defense. Dodd came into the room and studied the film with them for a short while and told them how to beat Auburn’s defense. Tech beat Auburn 27-7 with the plays Dodd designed for the game.</p><p></p><p>Tech beat Vanderbilt in the mud at Nashville 8-7. The only blemish for the year was a 14-14 tie with Duke and the great coach, Wallace Wade. Tech easily defeated VMI 34-7 and Alabama 27-7.</p><p></p><p>Tech destroyed Georgia and their great quarterback Zeke Bratkowski 48-6 and increased Tech’s streak to three in a row over Georgia. Tech intercepted Bratkowski eight times in the game.</p><p></p><p>Tech beat Baylor in the Orange Bowl game 17-14 with Pepper Rodgers kicking the winning field goal in the latter part of the fourth quarter.</p><p></p><p>Dodd always let his players have fun and enjoy the sights at bowl games. His practices were efficient, but light for bowl games. Tech finished 11-0-1 and placed 5th in the national polls.</p><p></p><p>During Spring Practice for 1952, Woody Hayes came to Atlanta, climbed up in Dodd’s tower to see Dodd’s team practice. He looked at the defensive players and told Dodd, “I don’t see how you will win a game with those small defensive players”. The 1952 season, using the small players, is covered in the next chapter.</p><p></p><p>Georgia Tech and Bobby Dodd was the most popular event in Atlanta during the early fifties and the years that followed. There were no national TV games on Saturdays, and no pro sports in Atlanta. All eyes were turned to Tech football on Saturdays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6494, post: 913408"] [HEADING=2][B]CHAPTER 9[/B][/HEADING] The 1951 season actually started with the signing of a high school player named George Morris. Bobby Dodd always asserted that George Morris was the best football player he ever coached. As practice began for the 1951 season, Dodd needed a place kicker and asked Broyles who was the best, Glenn Turner or Pepper Rodgers. Broyles responded, “no question about it, Glenn Turner”. Dodd told Broyles to follow him. Dodd asked Turner, “If I choose you as the kicker can you do it”? Turner replied, “I’ll give it my best effort, coach”. Dodd and Broyles walked over to Pepper, and Dodd repeated the question. Pepper answered, “Coach, I’ll never miss”. Dodd chose Pepper. The 1951 season started with Tech beating SMU 21-7 and Florida 27-0. The next game was against a strong Bear Bryant coached Kentucky team. Tech defeated Kentucky 13-7. Dodd had previously gone to Kentucky to help Bryant install the “T” formation offense. They became friends until the Chick Granning incident. When Bryant would come to Atlanta, he would use Dodd’s card to get into the Capital City Club for fine dining. Tech easily beat LSU 25-7 but had a strong Auburn team up next with a safety named Vince Dooley. The assistant coaches were perplexed because they could find no weakness in the Auburn defense. Dodd came into the room and studied the film with them for a short while and told them how to beat Auburn’s defense. Tech beat Auburn 27-7 with the plays Dodd designed for the game. Tech beat Vanderbilt in the mud at Nashville 8-7. The only blemish for the year was a 14-14 tie with Duke and the great coach, Wallace Wade. Tech easily defeated VMI 34-7 and Alabama 27-7. Tech destroyed Georgia and their great quarterback Zeke Bratkowski 48-6 and increased Tech’s streak to three in a row over Georgia. Tech intercepted Bratkowski eight times in the game. Tech beat Baylor in the Orange Bowl game 17-14 with Pepper Rodgers kicking the winning field goal in the latter part of the fourth quarter. Dodd always let his players have fun and enjoy the sights at bowl games. His practices were efficient, but light for bowl games. Tech finished 11-0-1 and placed 5th in the national polls. During Spring Practice for 1952, Woody Hayes came to Atlanta, climbed up in Dodd’s tower to see Dodd’s team practice. He looked at the defensive players and told Dodd, “I don’t see how you will win a game with those small defensive players”. The 1952 season, using the small players, is covered in the next chapter. Georgia Tech and Bobby Dodd was the most popular event in Atlanta during the early fifties and the years that followed. There were no national TV games on Saturdays, and no pro sports in Atlanta. All eyes were turned to Tech football on Saturdays. [/QUOTE]
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