40th Anniversary of “The Play”

10 Comments on 40th Anniversary of “The Play”

1. I was there!!!
   Well, I was a freshman at Cal, but I didn’t get a ticket so I listened on the radio. Game was pretty dull until 4th quarter. Stanfurd behind by 2 with less than a minute to go, 4th and 18 at their own 20. Elway got the 1st down, they drove to the Cal 25 yard line, and called a time out with 8 seconds on the clock. I thought ‘Why didn’t they run it down to 3 or 4 seconds, so the clock would run out?’ Like it would matter…
   I watched the replay that night, stayed up until 2 am to see the exciting conclusion.
   Here is a Lego version… https://youtu.be/DLGDZMj9cz0

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2. I did go to the Big Game the following year, at Stanfurd. Not very exciting but Cal won. At halftime the Stanfurd band made a big arrow pointing at Gary Tyrell, the trombone player – and the goat of 1982. 🙂

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3. STANFORD ARROGANCE ON DISPLAY!!

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4. Give ’em the ax the ax the ax!

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5. Foosball, buncha overgrown monsters man-handlin’ each other.

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6. Every time I see the football scene on Forrest Gump I recall that game. I just can’t believe it’s been 40 years since I watch it happen…Damn that makes me feel really old. I need a WAY BACK MACHINE!

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7. My first wife (later) worked at channel 5 an I knew Al Lopez! Through the station I worked at he and our wives saw the area premier of the Star Wars movie in 1983.

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8. But, butt, in the video, the bell of the trombone was not smashed. Why is it smashed on Smeggy McSmegFace’s wall?

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9. I’m not a football fan at all, but that was a hell of a play.

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10. Shoulda been called – too many trombonists on the field.