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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6494" data-source="post: 913437"><p><h3><strong>CHAPTER 16</strong></h3><p>In 1966, Bobby Dodd and Georgia Tech won the first nine games of the season against Texas A&M 38-3, Vanderbilt 42-0, Clemson 13-12, Tennessee 6-3, Auburn 17-3, Tulane 35-17, Duke 48-7, Virginia 14-13, and Joe Paterno and his Penn State team 21-0.</p><p></p><p>The final season of Bobby Dodd was marred by another loss to Vince Dooley and Georgia 14-23, and a loss to Ray Graves and Florida in the Orange Bowl 12-27. Tech finished Dodd’s final season with a 9-2 record. Dodd’s final bowl record fell to 9-4. At one time, Dodd’s bowl record was a perfect 8-0.</p><p></p><p>Dodd had already informed Furman Bisher, halfway through the season, he would retire at the end of the season. Furman Bisher kept it a secret at the request of Dodd.</p><p></p><p>There were many reasons Dodd decided to retire at the end of the season, but one of the major reasons was his health. He had been having problems with his liver and prostate since the middle of the prior year. He conferred with his doctor and decided to make the decision. During that final year, he often had a fever of 104*. He spent many nights walking the whole night, because he could not sleep.</p><p></p><p>Most of chapter 16 deals with the retirement and the many accolades associated with his retirement. It is well worth reading, but it would be hard to condense the accolades into a shortened form. Suffice it, to say, Dodd was the most respected individual to ever have a place in the history of Tech.</p><p></p><p>It tells of many aspects of Dodd, including his career as AD and the coaches that followed Dodd. There is a short history of Carson, Fulcher, Rodgers, Curry, and a lot of insight into each coach and the problems during that era.</p><p></p><p>It tells of many of the players and friends associated with Dodd at that time. It tells of Dodd's prostate cancer surgery and his recovery.</p><p></p><p>It is left up to you to find a copy of the book somewhere and read it. You will be thrilled and exhilarated by some of the passages in chapter 17. You will laugh at some of the passages, and you will also shed a tear or two from some of the passages.</p><p></p><p>Above all, you will gain a tremendous insight into the real glory days of Tech football and the pride of those that witnessed those days and had the good fortune to know Bobby Dodd.</p><p></p><p>In chapters 1-16, I have included only a very small part of each chapter. There is a huge amount of good information in those chapters that will enrich the life of both Tech and other football fans who read the material in each chapter.</p><p></p><p>Dodd's Luck is one of the best of many books I have read. The one thing that is apparent in the book, Dodd was a very unusual person, true, honest, and dedicated to serving the young men he coached.</p><p></p><p>I doubt if there has ever been a coach in college football as good a coach, in all respects, as Bobby Dodd. Any fan of Tech football, or student that has attended Tech, should feel proud of Dodd's part in Tech history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6494, post: 913437"] [HEADING=2][B]CHAPTER 16[/B][/HEADING] In 1966, Bobby Dodd and Georgia Tech won the first nine games of the season against Texas A&M 38-3, Vanderbilt 42-0, Clemson 13-12, Tennessee 6-3, Auburn 17-3, Tulane 35-17, Duke 48-7, Virginia 14-13, and Joe Paterno and his Penn State team 21-0. The final season of Bobby Dodd was marred by another loss to Vince Dooley and Georgia 14-23, and a loss to Ray Graves and Florida in the Orange Bowl 12-27. Tech finished Dodd’s final season with a 9-2 record. Dodd’s final bowl record fell to 9-4. At one time, Dodd’s bowl record was a perfect 8-0. Dodd had already informed Furman Bisher, halfway through the season, he would retire at the end of the season. Furman Bisher kept it a secret at the request of Dodd. There were many reasons Dodd decided to retire at the end of the season, but one of the major reasons was his health. He had been having problems with his liver and prostate since the middle of the prior year. He conferred with his doctor and decided to make the decision. During that final year, he often had a fever of 104*. He spent many nights walking the whole night, because he could not sleep. Most of chapter 16 deals with the retirement and the many accolades associated with his retirement. It is well worth reading, but it would be hard to condense the accolades into a shortened form. Suffice it, to say, Dodd was the most respected individual to ever have a place in the history of Tech. It tells of many aspects of Dodd, including his career as AD and the coaches that followed Dodd. There is a short history of Carson, Fulcher, Rodgers, Curry, and a lot of insight into each coach and the problems during that era. It tells of many of the players and friends associated with Dodd at that time. It tells of Dodd's prostate cancer surgery and his recovery. It is left up to you to find a copy of the book somewhere and read it. You will be thrilled and exhilarated by some of the passages in chapter 17. You will laugh at some of the passages, and you will also shed a tear or two from some of the passages. Above all, you will gain a tremendous insight into the real glory days of Tech football and the pride of those that witnessed those days and had the good fortune to know Bobby Dodd. In chapters 1-16, I have included only a very small part of each chapter. There is a huge amount of good information in those chapters that will enrich the life of both Tech and other football fans who read the material in each chapter. Dodd's Luck is one of the best of many books I have read. The one thing that is apparent in the book, Dodd was a very unusual person, true, honest, and dedicated to serving the young men he coached. I doubt if there has ever been a coach in college football as good a coach, in all respects, as Bobby Dodd. Any fan of Tech football, or student that has attended Tech, should feel proud of Dodd's part in Tech history. [/QUOTE]
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