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<blockquote data-quote="GT18YJ" data-source="post: 402758" data-attributes="member: 1373"><p>The McAshan affair did have somewhat of an effect on Coach Fulcher but was not the main reason he retired from coaching. During Spring practice of 1973, Bruce Elliott broke his leg and had to stay in the hospital. Coach Fulcher was worrying that Bruce might not be ready to play when the season rolled around when he got a call from the doctor saying that they weren't sure if Bruce was going to make it through the night. I don't remember exactly what it was (maybe a blood clot) but it was touch and go for a while. Bruce did recover but it really took a lot out of Coach Fulcher and he kind of lost interest in coaching. After Spring practice was over, he went to Bobby Dodd and told him that he didn't want to coach anymore. Dodd told him that it was the wrong time of year to quit and that he needed to coach the 1973 season and decide afterwards if he wanted to continue coaching. So, that's what he did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT18YJ, post: 402758, member: 1373"] The McAshan affair did have somewhat of an effect on Coach Fulcher but was not the main reason he retired from coaching. During Spring practice of 1973, Bruce Elliott broke his leg and had to stay in the hospital. Coach Fulcher was worrying that Bruce might not be ready to play when the season rolled around when he got a call from the doctor saying that they weren't sure if Bruce was going to make it through the night. I don't remember exactly what it was (maybe a blood clot) but it was touch and go for a while. Bruce did recover but it really took a lot out of Coach Fulcher and he kind of lost interest in coaching. After Spring practice was over, he went to Bobby Dodd and told him that he didn't want to coach anymore. Dodd told him that it was the wrong time of year to quit and that he needed to coach the 1973 season and decide afterwards if he wanted to continue coaching. So, that's what he did. [/QUOTE]
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