Attention Reidsville, Mt. Airy and Pisgah fans from 1969 and 1970
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Definitely the size is the biggest difference, then the blocking back in the day, below the knees, was much more prevalent. Lighting of the fields, back in the day, left a lot to be desired as well. I noticed too that the referees were in short sleeve shirts for the Pisgah game. It had to be warm that evening though it was late in the season.
on the contrary I was there...the temps were the 30's...as a matter of fact...the day before, Thanksgiving day of 1970 was the coldest morning low for month of November for Reidsville all time......it was 10 degrees...slightly warmer the next day but it was still cold....guess the refs were just som,e tough guys....lol....
Going to the Brevard game, we had been told that parts of I-40 was completed but not yet opened to the public. We decided to take a chance and were cruising along about 85 or 90 mph when suddenly the blue lights were behind us.
I thought for sure we were going to be arrested and miss the game but for some reason the highway patrolman zipped past us traveling 100 mph or more. Maybe he was going to the game and didn't want to take time for us!! The name of our driver shall always be unknown to others.
I also remember Eagle Moss running a reverse down near the Rams goal line that John King (?) stopped. He had been knocked down but stood up in time to make the tackle. He was the only player that could have kept Moss from getting into the end zone.
Actually Mike Apple, one of our defensive ends, and I were talking about that very play just two Saturday's ago at breakfast at the Sanitary.
What does the film show?
I thought for sure we were going to be arrested and miss the game but for some reason the highway patrolman zipped past us traveling 100 mph or more. Maybe he was going to the game and didn't want to take time for us!! The name of our driver shall always be unknown to others.
I also remember Eagle Moss running a reverse down near the Rams goal line that John King (?) stopped. He had been knocked down but stood up in time to make the tackle. He was the only player that could have kept Moss from getting into the end zone.
Actually Mike Apple, one of our defensive ends, and I were talking about that very play just two Saturday's ago at breakfast at the Sanitary.
What does the film show?
I scouted Pisgah in 1968 for Mt Airy! I remember a chain crew guy going after a the Tuscola Coach on the sideline with the chain. I also was scouting for Mt Airy when Pisgah’s Coach Boyd had a heart attack during the game and died. Also remember fans putting a you haul trailer in Coach Perry Pearson’s driveway after a bad start at Pisgah one season.
NO. Reidsville went to the Power I beginning with the Graham game early in the regular season. About the fourth game or so during the 1969 season.
Edited to note it was the sixth game. Coach Morris put Sammy Jones at QB and Jimmy Amos at RB. Rams won 40-0. They were 3-2 going into that game with one of the losses to Mt Airy.
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I enjoyed the heck out of those videos!
Can’t help but chuckle…. Bessemer City was still running the Notre Dame box in the ‘80’s…they gave Maiden fits trying to stop it!😉
Good stuff!
I enjoyed the game and Wes did an excellent job with the voice over.
lol....didn't hurt my feelings....I loved "Tank" Nelson.................
