I went to that game with my dad, but never was a fan of Doug Dickey. I’ll be cheering for the Vos tomorrow. Helen
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Dickey’s 1969 loss to Florida changed fortunes of two > programs > > January 1, 2020 > > Doug Dickey. > By Knoxville News Sentinel > > JACKSONVILLE — The 25th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl was significant in several ways. > > Mainly, it was the precursor to a changing of the guard that impacted the > fortunes of the University of Florida and University of Tennessee for years. > > When Tennessee (7-5) and Indiana (8-4) kick off on Thursday in the 75th Gator > Bowl at TIAA Bank Field, it will be 50 years and five days since the 1969 > game in which the Volunteers and coach Doug Dickey lost to his alma mater, > the Florida Gators, 14-13. > > Two days later, Dickey bolted from Knoxville and accepted the coaching job > with the Gators, replacing Ray Graves. > > The lure of coaching where you played is strong. Steve Spurrier jumped at the > chance and Florida went to heights never before attained. Kirby Smart has > turned Georgia fortunes around, though not yet to that success level. > > Scott Frost (Nebraska), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) and Mike Gundy (Oklahoma > State) are other current examples. > > It didn’t work out for Mark Richt (Miami), Matt Luke (Ole Miss) or Barry Odom > (Missouri). > > But there’s no doubting the powerful pull. After coaching at Maryland, > Kentucky and Texas A&M, Bear Bryant took the Alabama job because “Mama > called.” > > Dickey knows the feeling. > > “You always have that in the back of your mind when you’re coaching somewhere > else,” Dickey said earlier this week before watching Tennessee practice at > UNF’s Hodges Stadium. “I think a lot of guys who go into coaching want to > eventually return to where they played.” > > Dickey also has a long history with the Gator Bowl, in his adopted hometown > of Jacksonville. > > “Played in this game, coached with three teams in this game and was an > athletic director in this game,” he says with considerable pride. “This has > always been a big game for the teams who play here and I’m very fortunate to > have been involved as much as I have.” > > Dickey was a Gator quarterback in 1953 and completed 4 of 5 passes for 65 > yards in a 14-13 victory over Tulsa, the Gators first-ever bowl victory. > > After serving in the Army, Dickey joined the Arkansas staff under Frank > Broyles, and coached in the 1960 Gator Bowl, a 14-7 victory for the > Razorbacks over Georgia Tech. > > Dickey coached at Tennessee from 1964-69 and won two SEC titles. The second, > the year the Volunteers were invited to the Gator Bowl, was the last time the > SEC champion played in Jacksonville. > > He went on to coach the Gators in the 1975 Gator Bowl, a 13-0 loss to > Maryland, and was the Tennessee AD in 1994 when the Vols beat Virginia Tech > 45-23, when the game was played in Gainesville due to the stadium renovation > in Jacksonville. > > But it’s the 1969 Gator Bowl that carries the most significance for Dickey. > In addition to being his third Gator Bowl, it marked a key change in his > career. > > After the Vols wrapped up the SEC title that year, Dickey began wondering > about his next move. > > “I had done pretty much everything you could do there,” he said. “Won two SEC > titles, was recognized for winning a national championship [in 1967, by > Litkenhous] … I was looking forward to another challenge.” > > Dickey heard that Graves was planning to retire, and contacted UF president > Stephen C. O’Connell a few weeks before the Gator Bowl — which had invited > two SEC teams because Florida and Tennessee had not played that season. > > Contrary to public belief — and the rumors that swirled throughout game week > — Dickey said he was not offered the job on an official basis until two days > after the game. > > “Nothing was done before the game,” he said. > > However, UT athletic director Phil Fulmer, who played for the Vols that > season and was eventually hired to coach UT by Dickey in 1992, said the > chatter was there. > > “We all heard that it was possible coach Dickey would leave,” Fulmer said > last month during a visit to Jacksonville. “But I can tell you from personal > experience, it’s tough to turn down a chance to coach where you played.” > > Dickey said coaches didn’t have agents in those days. All communication was > done either on the phone or face-to-face meetings between him and O’Connell. > > “We didn’t need an agent to get in the middle of things,” Dickey said. > > Dickey went on to compile a 53-48-2 record with the Gators and went 0-4 in > bowl games. > > “We won a few games, lost a few we would have liked to have had,” he said. > “But I was glad for the opportunity.” > > He was replaced by Bill Battle, who never came close to Dickey’s success in > seven seasons with the Vols. And it wasn’t until Johnny Majors took over in > 1985 that UT won another SEC title. > > Dickey left Florida after the 1978 season and seven years later took the > athletic director job at Tennessee, coinciding with Majors’ hiring. > > Dickey oversaw the expansion of Neyland Stadium to more than 100,000 seats > and the construction of new basketball and baseball facilities before > retiring in 2002. > > Since moving to Jacksonville, Dickey has spent most of his days enjoying golf > at the San Jose Country Club, where he shoots his age (87) or better with > frequency. > > He said he’s enjoying Gator Bowl week as a fan. Dickey attended a Tennessee > practice wearing a hat in Tennessee’s orange with the numbers “1969” on the > front and will be one of the many past players and coaches who will appear on > game day for an autograph session at Daily’s Place Flex Field and to be > honored before the game. > > “It will be fun rooting for the Vols,” he said. > > TaxSlayer Gator Bowl 75th anniversary team > > > > TaxSlayer Gator Bowl unveils Diamond Anniversary team > > Previous > HIDE CAPTION > Miami safety Ed Reed, pictured in the 2000 Gator Bowl, was selected Tuesday > to the All-Gator Bowl Team. [Miami Athletics] > HIDE CAPTION > Lawrence Taylor, who played for North Carolina in the 1979 Gator Bowl, is one > of six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to be on the 75th anniversary > Gator Bowl team. [AP File) > HIDE CAPTION > Larry Csonka was part of one of the best offensive displays of rushing in > Gator Bowl history when he gained 114 yards in the 1966 game. [File] > HIDE CAPTION > Jack Youngblood waves to the crowd in 2006 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium when > he was recognized for joining the University of Florida’s football Ring of > Honor. Youngblood is one of three Gator players on the Gator Bowl’s 75th > anniversary team. [Bob Mack/The Times-Union] > HIDE CAPTION > Donovin Darius waves to people during the 2013 Gator Bowl parade. Darius is > one of two former Jaguars to make the 75th anniversary Gator Bowl team. [File] > HIDE CAPTION > Wilber Marshall brings down a Vanderbilt ball carrier during a 1983 game. > Marshall joined teammate Tony Lilly in making the 75th anniversary Gator Bowl > team. [File] > HIDE CAPTION > Florida State wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff attempts to catch a pass during > the 1965 Gator Bowl. Biletnikoff was named Tuesday to the All-Gator Bowl > Team. [Florida State University Athletics] > HIDE CAPTION > Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning, pictured in the 1971 Gator Bowl against > Auburn, was named to the All-Gator Bowl Team Tuesday. [Auburn Athletics] > HIDE CAPTION > Miami safety Ed Reed, pictured in the 2000 Gator Bowl, was selected Tuesday > to the All-Gator Bowl Team. [Miami Athletics] > HIDE CAPTION > Lawrence Taylor, who played for North Carolina in the 1979 Gator Bowl, is one > of six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to be on the 75th anniversary > Gator Bowl team. [AP File) > HIDE CAPTION > Larry Csonka was part of one of the best offensive displays of rushing in > Gator Bowl history when he gained 114 yards in the 1966 game. [File] > HIDE CAPTION > Jack Youngblood waves to the crowd in 2006 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium when > he was recognized for joining the University of Florida’s football Ring of > Honor. Youngblood is one of three Gator players on the Gator Bowl’s 75th > anniversary team. [Bob Mack/The Times-Union] > HIDE CAPTION > Donovin Darius waves to people during the 2013 Gator Bowl parade. Darius is > one of two former Jaguars to make the 75th anniversary Gator Bowl team. [File] > HIDE CAPTION > Wilber Marshall brings down a Vanderbilt ball carrier during a 1983 game. > Marshall joined teammate Tony Lilly in making the 75th anniversary Gator Bowl > team. [File] > HIDE CAPTION > Florida State wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff attempts to catch a pass during > the 1965 Gator Bowl. Biletnikoff was named Tuesday to the All-Gator Bowl > Team. [Florida State University Athletics] > HIDE CAPTION > Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning, pictured in the 1971 Gator Bowl against > Auburn, was named to the All-Gator Bowl Team Tuesday. [Auburn Athletics] > HIDE CAPTION > Miami safety Ed Reed, pictured in the 2000 Gator Bowl, was selected Tuesday > to the All-Gator Bowl Team. [Miami Athletics] > Next > > > Hall of Fame members and All-Americans dominated the 75th Anniversary > TaxSlayer Gator Bowl team, released on Tuesday. > > Six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. > > Ten members of the College Football Hall of Fame. > > Eleven All-Americans. > > Those are just some of the honors shared by the 22 members of the 75th > Anniversary TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Hall of Fame team, which was announced on > Tuesday during a news conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jacksonville. > > The team is led by three offensive players and two on defense who received > the highest honors in football by being both the Pro and College Halls of > Fame and being consensus All-Americans: running backs Floyd Little and Larry > Csonka of Syracuse, wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff of Florida State, > defensive end Jack Youngblood of Florida and safety Ed Reed of Miami. > > Little and Csonka combined for one of the most impressive displays of power > running in Gator Bowl history in a losing effort to Tennessee in 1966. Little > gained 216 yards and Csonka had 114 as the Orange piled up 348 yards in all. > > Little’s game and Syracuse’s team total stood as the Gator Bowl records until > last year, when Texas A&M rushed for 401 yards, 236 by Traveon Williams. > > Biletnikoff caught 13 passes for 192 yards and four touchdowns in the 1965 > game, a 36-19 victory over Oklahoma for the Seminoles. > > Youngblood had nine tackles and forced a fumble in the 1969 Gator Bowl to > help UF beat Tennessee 14-13. > > > > Reed had seven unassisted tackles, two for losses, and one sack in Miami’s > 28-13 victory over Georgia Tech in the 2000 game. > > None of the five Heisman Trophy winners to play in the game made the 75th > anniversary team. But game chairman Rich Thompson said that was reflective of > the depth of talent that has competed over the eight-decade history of the > game. > > “You look at the history of this game and there’s a remarkable consistency in > the quality of the teams and players in the game,” Thompson said. “It would > have been easy to just pick the Heisman winners and the All-Americans but not > all of them actually played well in the games. The media panel clearly took > this seriously.” > > Gator Bowl president Rick Catlett also said going on to NFL fame wasn’t > necessarily a final consideration. > > “The voters made their decisions on what happened in the Gator Bowl games,” > he said. “They really did their homework.” > > The quarterback on the all-time Gator Bowl team is Archie Manning, who threw > for 180 yards and one touchdown, and gained 95 yards rushing and scored once > in a 35-28 loss to Auburn and Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan in 1971. > Joining Biletnokoff at wide receiver is Michigan’s Andre Rison, who set a > Gator Bowl record that still stands with 252 receiving yards on nine catches > in Michigan State’s 34-27 loss to Georgia in 1987. > > Also on the team is one of the most feared defensive players in football > history, linebacker Lawrence Taylor of North Carolina. > > > > Two other former Gators joined Youngblood on defense, linebacker Wilber > Marshall and safety Tony Lilly. > > Two members of the All-time Gator Bowl team went on to play for the Jaguars, > safety Donovin Darius of Syracuse and Rison. > > Nine of the players were Gator Bowl MVPs. Based on the current makeup of > Power 5 conferences, players were represented by 16 teams in the ACC, SEC and > Big Ten, plus Notre Dame. > > The 75th Anniversary team was selected by a media panel. The team will be > recognized during the week of the 75th Gator Bowl on Jan. 2, 2020, at TIAA > Bank Field (7 p.m., ESPN), which will match an SEC team against a Big Ten or > ACC team. > > 75th Anniversary Gator Bowl Team > > Offense > > QB Archie Manning, Ole Miss (1971) > > RB Floyd Little, Syracuse (1966) > > FB Larry Csonka, Syracuse (1966) > > WR Fred Biletnokoff, Florida State (1965) > > WR Andre Rison, Michigan State (1989) > > TE Ken McAfee, Notre Dame (1976) > > OT Mark May, Pittsburgh (1980) > > OT Greg Skrepenak, Michigan (1991) > > C Maxie Baughn, Georgia Tech (1960) > > OG Dean Dingman, Michigan (1991) > > OG Zeke Smith, Auburn (1955) > > Defense > > DE Hugh Green, Pittsburgh (1980) > > DE Jack Youngblood, Florida (1969) > > DT Matt Millen, Penn State (1976) > > DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (2009) > > LB Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina (1979) > > LB Wilber Marshall, Florida (1983) > > LB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State (2012) > > DB Donovin Darius, Syracuse (1996) > > DB Mark McLaurin, Mississippi State (2017) > > DB Tony Lilly, Florida (1983) > > DB Ed Reed, Miami (2000) > > Media voters: Pat Dooley, Frank Frangie, Gene Frenette, Dan Hicken, Junior > Skepple, Sam Kouvaris, David Lamm, Brent Martineau, Cole Pepper, Chris > Porter, Garry Smits. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > Go Gators! > -- > -- > 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) > --- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/C7707B52-EBA5-4072-B295-EACAEAE8AE73%40gmail.com. -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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