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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6494" data-source="post: 913432"><p><strong>CHAPTER 15</strong></p><p></p><p>The 1961 season opened in California with Tech defeating Southern Cal 27-7. The next week was also a winner over Rice 24-0 and then a loss at LSU 10-0. The LSU loss was followed by a shut out over Duke 21-0, a win over Auburn 7-6, and two more shutouts against Tulane 35-0 and Florida 20-0. Tech lost a close game in Knoxville to Tennessee 6-10 prior to the Alabama game.</p><p></p><p>All hell broke out in the fourth quarter against Alabama in Legion Field the next week. During the fourth quarter, Tech punted to the Tide’s Billy Richardson. Richardson signaled for a fair catch and caught the ball. Chick Graning, of Tech, was near the sidelines covering against a possible run up the sideline. Graning relaxed after Richardson made the fair-catch.</p><p></p><p>Darwin Holt of Alabama kept coming and drove his elbow up under Graning’s face mask and trotted off the field. Graning lay unconscious on the field, his playing days over. The damage was fracture of the facial bones, five missing front teeth and the remainder of the front teeth broken, fracture of the nasal bone, fracture of the right maxillary sinus and sinus filled with blood, fracture of the bone beneath the right eye, cerebral concussion, and possible fracture of the base of the skull.</p><p></p><p>Films of the game showed it was deliberate. There had been other incidences with Holt in other games of excessive and unnecessary roughness. Holt had also bitten Billy Williamson on the leg in the same game.</p><p></p><p>Dodd wanted Bryant to suspend Holt for several games to insure he would learn to play the game without intentionally trying to maim other players. Bryant refused and Dodd was livid over the incident and Bryant’s unwillingness to correct the situation. Dodd became angry with Bryant, and it was years before the two buried the hatchet regarding the incident. Dodd never could reconcile himself to accept Bryant’s standard of coaching his players.</p><p></p><p>Dodd has always insisted the Holt-Graning incident had nothing to do with the termination of the series between Alabama and Tech. Dodd said the decision was made prior to that game. He had already informed the Bear of the termination of the series.</p><p></p><p>Tech rebounded from the Alabama defeat to beat Georgia 22-7 and end Georgia’s four-year reign of the Jackets.</p><p></p><p>The season ended in the Gator Bowl with an exceptional Penn State team defeating Tech 30-15. Tech wound up with a 7-4 season, its best record since 1956</p><p></p><p>The 1962 team had an exceptional quarterback named Billy Lothridge. Lothridge and his high school team-mate, Billy Martin, came to Tech out of Gainseville High School in Georgia. Lothridge to Martin would be an oft-repeated phrase at Tech.</p><p></p><p>Tech won the first two games against Clemson 26-9 and Florida 17-0, then the Jackets lost a heartbreaker at LSU 7-10, as Jerry Stovall returned a punt 97 yards against the Jackets. Tech shut out Tennessee; they stumbled at Auburn 14-17. The Jackets easily defeated Tulane 42-12 and Duke 20-9, but tied FSU 14-14.</p><p></p><p>Tech beat Alabama and Joe Namath at Grant field 7-6 in a big upset and atoned for the loss of the previous year. Tech destroyed Georgia in the final game of 1962 by the score of 37-6. Dodd lost his third bowl game 10-14 to Missouri in the Blue Bonnet Bowl. Tech’s record for the year was 7-3-1.</p><p></p><p>Tech had a record of 7-3 for 1963, as Billy Lothridge was runner-up to Roger Staubach in the Heisman balloting. Both Lothridge and Martin were on the All American team. The Jackets beat Florida 9-0, Clemson 27-0, lost to LSU 6-7, beat Tennessee 23-7, lost to Auburn 21-29, beat Tulane 17-3, Duke 30-6, FSU 15-7, lost to Alabama 11-27, and ended the season with a 14-3 win over Georgia.</p><p></p><p>Chapter 15 will be continued in the next post. It will cover the reason Dodd decided to pull out of the Southeastern Conference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6494, post: 913432"] [B]CHAPTER 15[/B] The 1961 season opened in California with Tech defeating Southern Cal 27-7. The next week was also a winner over Rice 24-0 and then a loss at LSU 10-0. The LSU loss was followed by a shut out over Duke 21-0, a win over Auburn 7-6, and two more shutouts against Tulane 35-0 and Florida 20-0. Tech lost a close game in Knoxville to Tennessee 6-10 prior to the Alabama game. All hell broke out in the fourth quarter against Alabama in Legion Field the next week. During the fourth quarter, Tech punted to the Tide’s Billy Richardson. Richardson signaled for a fair catch and caught the ball. Chick Graning, of Tech, was near the sidelines covering against a possible run up the sideline. Graning relaxed after Richardson made the fair-catch. Darwin Holt of Alabama kept coming and drove his elbow up under Graning’s face mask and trotted off the field. Graning lay unconscious on the field, his playing days over. The damage was fracture of the facial bones, five missing front teeth and the remainder of the front teeth broken, fracture of the nasal bone, fracture of the right maxillary sinus and sinus filled with blood, fracture of the bone beneath the right eye, cerebral concussion, and possible fracture of the base of the skull. Films of the game showed it was deliberate. There had been other incidences with Holt in other games of excessive and unnecessary roughness. Holt had also bitten Billy Williamson on the leg in the same game. Dodd wanted Bryant to suspend Holt for several games to insure he would learn to play the game without intentionally trying to maim other players. Bryant refused and Dodd was livid over the incident and Bryant’s unwillingness to correct the situation. Dodd became angry with Bryant, and it was years before the two buried the hatchet regarding the incident. Dodd never could reconcile himself to accept Bryant’s standard of coaching his players. Dodd has always insisted the Holt-Graning incident had nothing to do with the termination of the series between Alabama and Tech. Dodd said the decision was made prior to that game. He had already informed the Bear of the termination of the series. Tech rebounded from the Alabama defeat to beat Georgia 22-7 and end Georgia’s four-year reign of the Jackets. The season ended in the Gator Bowl with an exceptional Penn State team defeating Tech 30-15. Tech wound up with a 7-4 season, its best record since 1956 The 1962 team had an exceptional quarterback named Billy Lothridge. Lothridge and his high school team-mate, Billy Martin, came to Tech out of Gainseville High School in Georgia. Lothridge to Martin would be an oft-repeated phrase at Tech. Tech won the first two games against Clemson 26-9 and Florida 17-0, then the Jackets lost a heartbreaker at LSU 7-10, as Jerry Stovall returned a punt 97 yards against the Jackets. Tech shut out Tennessee; they stumbled at Auburn 14-17. The Jackets easily defeated Tulane 42-12 and Duke 20-9, but tied FSU 14-14. Tech beat Alabama and Joe Namath at Grant field 7-6 in a big upset and atoned for the loss of the previous year. Tech destroyed Georgia in the final game of 1962 by the score of 37-6. Dodd lost his third bowl game 10-14 to Missouri in the Blue Bonnet Bowl. Tech’s record for the year was 7-3-1. Tech had a record of 7-3 for 1963, as Billy Lothridge was runner-up to Roger Staubach in the Heisman balloting. Both Lothridge and Martin were on the All American team. The Jackets beat Florida 9-0, Clemson 27-0, lost to LSU 6-7, beat Tennessee 23-7, lost to Auburn 21-29, beat Tulane 17-3, Duke 30-6, FSU 15-7, lost to Alabama 11-27, and ended the season with a 14-3 win over Georgia. Chapter 15 will be continued in the next post. It will cover the reason Dodd decided to pull out of the Southeastern Conference. [/QUOTE]
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