Ray Graves is one of my all time favorites. I remember sitting in his office while he told me the story behind a plaque he received from the Atlanta TD club after beating Georgia Tech a year after leaving there as coach when he went for two to win the game. Ray Graves contribution to Florida Football was and still is huge.
My point about Charlie Pell is that Pell changed the expectation level at Florida. To be sure SOS ratcheted it up still another level. Jerry From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Polhill Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Coach Spurrier Yes he was. The Silver Sixties were also made possible, and UF subsequently rich, by his cooperation with Dr. Robert Cade in the successful testing of Gatorade on the Gator teams. We would be trailing at halftime, but come back and beat them in the second half because of electrolyte replacement. 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: Cecilia <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, July 30, 2011 9:52:56 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Coach Spurrier You know it's the off season when this old debate comes up again. Why don't y'all argue that it was Ray Graves who turned the program around? Isn't he the one who recruited SOS? ;-) Cee ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Belloit <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:26 AM 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 <http://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 <http://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
