Does Anyone Remember Player Introductions?

[Northeast Stinger]

Specifically, I have a memory of players being announced by position and what they were majoring in. I’m certain this isn’t a false memory but I am not clear about how often this was done (just bowl games?) or whether this was a short-lived tradition. I have not had any luck finding anything on the internet.

It made an impression on me as a child and it has become something I’m more curious about now since we seem to be in the age of semi-pro sports and a deemphasis of academics.

Would love anyone’s thoughts on this, when it was done, why it was discontinued, and any other thoughts?

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

This is what I remember:

 

[Northeast Stinger]

This is what I remember:

That’s cool.

What I remember was not at all hip. Just each player stopping in front of the camera and the announcer saying something like “Starting at half-back, number 24, majoring in Economics, Lawrence Stanley.”

 

[bobongo]

That’s cool.

What I remember was not at all hip. Just each player stopping in front of the camera and the announcer saying something like “Starting at half-back, number 24, majoring in Economics, Lawrence Stanley.”

Here are some player intros from I believe the '73 Rose Bowl. Just intros by position. I vaguely remember what you're talking about, including "majors", but can't find any examples of that. The intros start at about 6:50:

player introductions college football 1960s - Google Search

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Here are some player intros from I believe the '73 Rose Bowl. Just intros by position. I vaguely remember what you're talking about, including "majors", but can't find any examples of that. The intros start at about 6:50:

player introductions college football 1960s - Google Search

Found myself watching the game !

Simpler times. College football was still kind of magical for me in those days.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Is it just me or has anyone else found that with the loss of net neutrality it’s harder to pull up relevant sites for certain queries ?

 

[CEB]

I remember this…(language and 80’s stereotypes disclaimer)

 

[bobongo]

Found myself watching the game !

Simpler times. College football was still kind of magical for me in those days.

Some good players in that game. Lynn Swann, Fulton Kuykendall. Coach Pepper Rodgers of UCLA introduced...

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Some good players in that game. Lynn Swann, Fulton Kuykendall. Coach Pepper Rodgers of UCLA introduced...

Yep. One played for the Falcons and one Pittsburgh. To me Swann may have been the best WR to play the game, good speed, good route running, and unfailing hands.

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

This is what I remember:

Awesome. Voss still makes me laugh

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

Is it just me or has anyone else found that with the loss of net neutrality it’s harder to pull up relevant sites for certain queries ?

Truth.

 

[MusicalBuzz]

I remember this…(language and 80’s stereotypes disclaimer)

…. and you don’t see much like that these days .. but, still ..

 

[GoldZ]

Yep. One played for the Falcons and one Pittsburgh. To me Swann may have been the best WR to play the game, good speed, good route running, and unfailing hands.

You haven't been keeping up NE!

 

[GT33]

Is it just me or has anyone else found that with the loss of net neutrality it’s harder to pull up relevant sites for certain queries ?

ok, wtf is that?

 

[g0lftime]

Specifically, I have a memory of players being announced by position and what they were majoring in. I’m certain this isn’t a false memory but I am not clear about how often this was done (just bowl games?) or whether this was a short-lived tradition. I have not had any luck finding anything on the internet.

It made an impression on me as a child and it has become something I’m more curious about now since we seem to be in the age of semi-pro sports and a deemphasis of academics.

Would love anyone’s thoughts on this, when it was done, why it was discontinued, and any other thoughts?

Game of the week always did it. It would be an embarrassment to most of the factories now.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Game of the week always did it. It would be an embarrassment to most of the factories now.

My memory is that there was a great variety of impressive and interesting majors.

 

[techfan#14]

This is what I remember:

I just remember that being one heck of a team. But I used to enjoy the intros as well.

 

[Ramble1885]

This is what I remember:

Oh those were the days.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Specifically, I have a memory of players being announced by position and what they were majoring in. I’m certain this isn’t a false memory but I am not clear about how often this was done (just bowl games?) or whether this was a short-lived tradition. I have not had any luck finding anything on the internet.

It made an impression on me as a child and it has become something I’m more curious about now since we seem to be in the age of semi-pro sports and a deemphasis of academics.

Would love anyone’s thoughts on this, when it was done, why it was discontinued, and any other thoughts?

The media quit doing it because just saying the majors, which for many of these players was of no consequence, had become cringeworthy watching them struggle through that embarrassment. Would you want the whole world to know that you were majoring in "General Studies"?

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Oh those were the days.

This is funny. Some of those guys like Voss were really clever. Impressed with Dwyer, Bey Bey, and Roddy. Beautiful smiles, handsome young men that did not look like thugs.