I hear you! I even thought twice about posting these, but it is different content than Darlene's countdown. Thanks again Darlene for annually counting down kickoff. Maybe Dooley owe's Darlene royalties?
Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! ALPCA #8756 Europlate #1045 > On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:43 AM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > With all these late pretenders to the “Countdown to Kickoff” we remember who > was the first… And best! > Go Darlene!! > Come on Darlene!!! Get up and Go!!! > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > Real Estate Broker > 145 Maple Row Blvd > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 9:29 AM > To: GatorNEWS > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 6/22 - Florida football countdown - 69 DAYS! > > > Florida football countdown > > > By Pat Dooley > GAINESVILLE SUN Staff writer > Published: Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 6:00 a.m. > > Last Modified: Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 5:41 p.m. > > > > 69: The season of the Super Sophs. > Expectations were high for the 1968 season, and like so many dreams for > Florida football they fell flat. So the only people excited about the 1969 > team were the players and coaches who knew they might have something special. > Although it was the collection of sophomores in the backfield who garnered > most of the praise as the season went along, the 1969 team also was anchored > by strong seniors including two players — defensive back Steve Tannen and > guard Mac Steen — who would be taken in the upcoming NFL draft. > But it was the combination of John Reaves to Carlos Alvarez that garnered > national attention from their first play that resulted in a touchdown against > Houston to their hookup for the winning score against Tennessee in the Gator > Bowl. > That 1969 team became the first Florida team to win nine games in a season, > finishing 9-1-1 with a loss at Auburn and a tie against Georgia. Ray Graves > had already agreed to step down before the season so this would be the Bull > Gator’s last as the head coach. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
