Floyd's Debut
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That was my first game as a frosh in the band at SU. I can see myself in the trombone line.
Floyd lived in Booth Hall with us "peons" and was nice to everyone, not just the jocks. They showed the game films the next week to students in Sadler Hall.
Floyd lived in Booth Hall with us "peons" and was nice to everyone, not just the jocks. They showed the game films the next week to students in Sadler Hall.
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I believe my friend's dad, Sid Micek, was the QB for Kansas. SU in Hershey can you confirm or deny?
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I was there. My first game as a freshman student at SU. I remember the game well.
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amazing watch! Funny to see the saltine warrior come on leading the team on a motocycle!
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I hate responding to my own posts, but it looks like he was on the team, but he was a backup QB.
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And that tune, not "Down Down the Field" was the music in the background, as was the case in the highlight films of the time. It was the SU theme of my youth.
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More observations:
This was the first year unlimited substitution was once again allowed after a ten year experiment to force a return to one platoon football, (players played on offense and defense), and the conversion happened in phases. I thought I saw Jim Nance playing linebacker on some plays.
SU's kicking game was almost non-existent in those days. We weren't using specialists yet. Nance was our kickoff guy and was pretty terrible at it. Halfback Ron Oyer was our punter. We scored 38 points but that wasn't five touchdowns and a field goal. It was six touchdowns with two successful conversions.
Bill Hunter became a successful lawyer and prosecutor and then the long-time head of the NBA Player's Association, only to get into a bit of trouble himself:
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This was the first year unlimited substitution was once again allowed after a ten year experiment to force a return to one platoon football, (players played on offense and defense), and the conversion happened in phases. I thought I saw Jim Nance playing linebacker on some plays.
SU's kicking game was almost non-existent in those days. We weren't using specialists yet. Nance was our kickoff guy and was pretty terrible at it. Halfback Ron Oyer was our punter. We scored 38 points but that wasn't five touchdowns and a field goal. It was six touchdowns with two successful conversions.
Bill Hunter became a successful lawyer and prosecutor and then the long-time head of the NBA Player's Association, only to get into a bit of trouble himself:
Billy Hunter (basketball) - Wikipedia
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And I was a trumpet player in the band. In step I believe
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Thank you SWC75...Wow 4 of us Syracusefan forum peeps were there,three of us from the class of '68, (Florida Cuse, SU68, and IDCC) as I too was sitting on the 25 in Archbold that day.My first college football game.Can you imagine Jim Nance and Floyd Little were healthy and Oyer was getting carries! Tom Coughlin was on the bench! Also can you imagine the next year Ben thought Larry Csonka was a LB.We had a grand 4 years of sports with Little,Nance,Csonka,Bing and Boehiem and a trip to the sweet 16.
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The tune was "The Saltine Warrior was a bold brave man and his weapon is a pigskin ball..."
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The first game I got my Dad to take me to was the UCLA game two weeks later. They were unbeaten when the game started and down 0-39 and being snowed on by the end of it.
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Ironically, the lyrics to The Saltine Warrior make not reference to Native Americans, (it's possible they were revised), but the lyrics of Down Down the Field do.
the saltine warrior
In the days of old, when knights were bold
Every city had its warrior man.
In the days of new, when fights are few
You will view them from a big grandstand.
In our college town one has great renown
If the game of football he should play.
With his pig-skin ball he is cheered by all,
He's the Saltine Warrior of today.
Chorus: The Saltine Warrior is a bold, bad man,
And his weapon is a pigskin ball,
When on the field he takes a good, firm stand,
He's the hero of large and small.
He will rush toward the goal with might and main
His opponents all fight, but they fight in vain,
Because the Saltine Warrior is a bold, bad man,
And victorious over all.
This song was written for a student musical program in the early 1900's. It became a popular fight song.
down, down the field
Out upon the gridiron stand old Syracuse,
Warriors clad in orange and in blue,
Fighting for the fame of Alma Mater.
Soon those Crouse chimes will be ringing,
Soon you'll hear those fellows singing.
Onondaga's braves are out to win today,
The sons of Syracuse are ready for the fray,
The line holds like a wall and now the Orange has the ball,
So ready for that old long yell. Rah! Rah! Rah!
Chorus: Down, Down the field goes old Syracuse,
Just see those backs hit the line and go thro';
Down, down the field they go marching,
Fighting for the Orange staunch and true.
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Vict'y's in sight for old Syr-a-cuse,
Each loyal son knows she ne'er more will lose,
For we'll fight, yes, we'll fight, and with all our might
For the glory of old Syracuse.
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The starting QB for Kansas in this game was a guy named Steve Renko.
He was a three sport star for the Jayhawks.
Double figure scorer for the basketball team, starting QB for football but his best sport was baseball. He would end up drafted by the NY Mets. Was traded by the Mets but had a long, solid MLB career.
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There is so much to unpack and like about this (i.e. the Indian guy riding a motorcycle on the field!) but I want to know what happened to the girl who ran out on the field in the beginning with presumably other students and fell down. People went over to her with a lot of concern. This was also narrated by Hank Greenwald, SU alum and longtime voice of the San Francisco Giants.
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There is so much to unpack and like about this (i.e. the Indian guy riding a motorcycle on the field!) but I want to know what happened to the girl who ran out on the field in the beginning with presumably other students and fell down. People went over to her with a lot of concern. This was also narrated by Hank Greenwald, SU alum and longtime voice of the San Francisco Giants.
Longtime Giants broadcaster Hank Greenwald dies at 83
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It's at 1:56. Looks like a twisted ankle?
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Probably not with the students admitted general admission to the one corner of the dome. In Arch, students had reserved sections by fraternity/sorority and dorms by floors. There was more unity and no (legal) alcohol. Card sections were huuuge at USC and UCLA.
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Probably to see ranked KU and Mister-Everything Gayle Sayers. Floyd was still an unknown.
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He became 'known' quickly!
