Thanks so much for posting this. My wonderful father in law (RIP) an Old Blue, coaxed me into going to the game. It was a 570 mile drive round trip by car and I gave in. Boy, am I glad I did. It's all we talked about on the drive home and made it seem shorter.
They were celebrating Stanford's certain victory. Because there was no way in hell Cal was going to be able to score a touchdown on the last possible play of the game - that kickoff.
CAL's head coach was a Native American. Who'd played quarterback in the NFL. And had played a kind of Keep Away game with his Native American friends when they were boys. He'd designed that kick return based on that game. The team had practiced it, but he'd kept it as a secret weapon for exactly that kind of situation. Kind of like "The Catch" by Dwight Clark (10th Round draft pick by Bill Walsh) from Joe Montana vs. Dallas in the NFC Championship game in January of that year. They'd practiced that play numerous times, but could never get it right - until then. That was on third down, and there was still time remaining in the game after the play was over and the extra point was kicked. Following the ensuing kickoff, a Dallas Cowboys receiver caught a pass and seemed to be running free and bound for the end zone for the winning touchdown. But a 49ers cornerback managed to reach behind himself blindly, get his fingers under the top of the neck of the receiver's jersey, and drag him down. Known at the time as "The Play." It would be an illegal horse collar tackle now.
No. The moment that the clock hit 0:00, the band started to march on the field. However, apparently nobody told them that the last play of the game is over ONLY when [1] the clock hits 0:00 in the fourth quarter [2] the play is ruled to be complete.
Even as Stanford alumni, I can smile and look at this and realize what a special moment it was, and Joe Starkey made it even better
Thanks so much for posting this. My wonderful father in law (RIP) an Old Blue, coaxed me into going to the game. It was a 570 mile drive round trip by car and I gave in. Boy, am I glad I did. It's all we talked about on the drive home and made it seem shorter.
GO BEARS!!!!!
This was my first live Cal game. Kinda hard to top, right?
We can play college football for another 1000 years and we will never see its like again.
This call of this game still sends chills down my spine #gobears
I am ashamed to say that I watched this game on TV. Why on earth was the band on the field!!😂😂😂😂
They were celebrating Stanford's certain victory. Because there was no way in hell Cal was going to be able to score a touchdown on the last possible play of the game - that kickoff.
40 years ago today! John Elways last game.
Watched the game from “tight wad hill” & then went to Blondies for a slice…’83
CAL's head coach was a Native American. Who'd played quarterback in the NFL. And had played a kind of Keep Away game with his Native American friends when they were boys. He'd designed that kick return based on that game. The team had practiced it, but he'd kept it as a secret weapon for exactly that kind of situation. Kind of like "The Catch" by Dwight Clark (10th Round draft pick by Bill Walsh) from Joe Montana vs. Dallas in the NFC Championship game in January of that year. They'd practiced that play numerous times, but could never get it right - until then. That was on third down, and there was still time remaining in the game after the play was over and the extra point was kicked. Following the ensuing kickoff, a Dallas Cowboys receiver caught a pass and seemed to be running free and bound for the end zone for the winning touchdown. But a 49ers cornerback managed to reach behind himself blindly, get his fingers under the top of the neck of the receiver's jersey, and drag him down. Known at the time as "The Play." It would be an illegal horse collar tackle now.
The band was on the field with time on the clock?!!
No. The moment that the clock hit 0:00, the band started to march on the field. However, apparently nobody told them that the last play of the game is over ONLY when [1] the clock hits 0:00 in the fourth quarter [2] the play is ruled to be complete.
I seen it live on TV that day. We all laughed when he destroyed the band dude well into the in the End Zone.
It’s like Cal vs. Stanford again. Stanford thought they won and their band rushed the field.
Would have been funnier if he got tackled, but they then scored on the free play due to all the penalties for the band being on the field.