Steve makes a lot of money speaking to non-partisan athletic groups like that. He travels the circuit in the off season. Lots of former/current coaches do it too.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-816-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2011, at 12:17 PM, "Randy Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > They introduced him as a “Tennessee native” that went on to become one of the > greatest coaches the SEC has ever seen”. > > > > Randy > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Charles Simpson > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 12:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Coach Spurrier > > > > This is an honest question so please no one take it the wrong way. Why was > the current head coach of South Carolina and former player and head coach of > the University of Florida speaking at a sports banquet in Tennessee? > > As far as I know he has no connection to Chattanooga other then growing up > about 180 miles away in Johnson City. > > Charlie > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jerry Belloit > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Coach Spurrier > > > > Leon, > > > > It is no doubt that SOS contributed mightily to our current age of athletic > superiority. I would argue that for football it may have actually started > with Charlie Pell for it was with him that the expectation of a winner became > compelling for football. It was also Pell’s team (Galen was the interim > coach) that won the first SEC championship in 1984. (It was later stripped > by the SEC Presidents.) Also, for those that thought the Pell was “evil” > because of getting them on probation, I would remind them that what Charlie > did back then was the same as Bear, Shug, and Dooley and was just the way > things were done. > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Arthur Polhill > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 11:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Coach Spurrier > > > > I would argue that Steve Spurrier launched UF into the age athletic > superiority and of resultant SEC and National Championships. First, he made > the football program exciting, innovative and highly successful. It was THE > game to watch every weekend and it drew enormous fan support nationwide. > Second, he supported every sports team on campus with his attendance and > money flowing out of his football program. > > > > We would not now be known as 'title-town' had it not been for Spurrier. He > is the greatest Gator of all time. > > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. > I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain > > > > > > From: mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, July 23, 2011 11:17:45 PM > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Coach Spurrier > > That's what is so great about him. He was a student at Florida. He knows > first hand who UF fans/almuni hate. > > He got us to within striking distance of evening the record with them. > > Even now, all they have is a quickly shrinking lead in the overall record. We > own them. We can thank old Steve for that. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks, LLC > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > 615-972-4239 > > 615-816-4040 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 23, 2011, at 9:45 PM, "Randy Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gators… > > > > He DID mention his “distaste” for UGA and how he loved beating them so many > years in a row, and several UGA fans seated near me growled. I was ready to > hose ‘em down if they started barking. J > > > > Great evening all in all, and one that I will always remember. Thanks again > to my daughter, Heather, for making it possible. Heather, you rock! J > > > > Randy > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
