🏈 Crazy thing happened today

[PhillyGirl]

I was at Trinity College after seeing the Book of Kells. I'm wearing my Bama hoodie and an older gentlemen calls me over.

Didn't catch his name but he was class of 1962 and played with the Bear, Stallings, Namath, Battle, etc. He says he was a WR and he had an Orange Bowl ring (I believe) to prove it.

Got a pic with him, can't upload it now, but I tried googling the guy's name and I can't find any that fit .. He was originally from Buffalo, got a scholarship.

Any help at all would be appreciated.

 

[planomateo]

Here is the 1962 roster. Cool story, would love to see some pics.

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/62-m-footbl-roster.pdf

 

[mrchase]

Richard O'Dell* WR
Jimmy Dill WR 2 Rec, 29 Yds, 14.5 Avg
Butch Henry WR 1 Rec, 13 Yds, 13.0 Avg
Mike Hopper WR 3 Rec, 36 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Charles Stephens WR 5 Rec, 64 Yds, 12.8 Avg
Red Wilkins WR 24 Rec, 492 Yds, 20.5 Avg
Richard Williamson


ANY OF THESE GUYS?????

 

[TerryP]

Any help at all would be appreciated.

That year, with that roster, leads me to say this is a Bryant Museum question.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Here's a picture of the photo on my boyfriend's camera. Bit blurry and I look very awkward because I was so excited.

 

[PhillyGirl]

I'll have to post the actual photo once he uploads it onto his computer.

 

[JoshB]

Do you mean he said he played FOR Bear? Cause he certainly didnt play WITH Bear in 1962.

 

[psychojoe]

That 1962 team was a missed two point conversion try from going back to back on national championships.

I did not do an exhaustive search, but so far all the receiver names on the roster are from Alabama.

It was a different game back then. No free substitution, so most everyone had to play both ways. They did have the "wild card" rule which made one player immune from the limits on how many times he could enter or leave in a half. Alabama' move was to take Namath out in favor of a linebacker. Namath, before all the knee injuries, was a great athlete, and he was part of the goal ine defense.

 

[rolltide66]

Richard O'Dell* WR Lincoln, Alabama End
Jimmy Dill WR 2 Rec, 29 Yds, 14.5 Avg Mobile, Alabama End
Butch Henry WR 1 Rec, 13 Yds, 13.0 Avg Selma, Alabama End
Mike Hopper WR 3 Rec, 36 Yds, 12.0 Avg Huntsville, Alabama End
Charles Stephens WR 5 Rec, 64 Yds, 12.8 Avg Thomasville, Alabama End
Red Wilkins WR 24 Rec, 492 Yds, 20.5 Avg Red Wilkins (Taylor Dovention Wilkins, Jr.), Bay Minette, Al
Richard Williamson Fort Deposit, Alabama End

no one listed from Buffalo (this just shows the weakness of Wikipedia)

1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Rolltide24]

That's a neat story. Not a run in with a Bama player, but one of my most interesting encounter was here in 2008. I was moving to Charlotte and returning my U-Haul on a Saturday morning in June. Had on a Bama t-shirt. Was taking forever.... Really tall big dude and his wife came in behind me. He saw my shirt and chatting me up. Then proceeds to tell me he played at Notre Dame in the 70's. Said he was a TE on the 73 team that beat Bama by 1 point in the Sugar Bowl. Told some cool stories from the game. But spent 15 minutes telling me how special it was that The Bear was in their locker room waiting on them to congratulate them when they returned after the game ended. Said he shook every single players' hand. Said it was as special as the win. I could have talked to that guy all day. He was a very classy and respectful.

 

[EasyTider]

He was lying. He was just trying to bed you. It's what us men do.

Sorry


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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Very cool.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Do you mean he said he played FOR Bear? Cause he certainly didnt play WITH Bear in 1962.

Sorry, bad wording. Meant FOR in that case.

 

[RollllTide!]

Here is the team picture for 1962

Another picture see if you can pick him out I know it will be hard but I am still looking

Here is a great big picture from 1962 that might help

 

[Tear Away]

Here's a picture of the photo on my boyfriend's camera. Bit blurry and I look very awkward because I was so excited.

Sorry, you're not dark enough for Biff.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Here is the team picture for 1962

Another picture see if you can pick him out I know it will be hard but I am still looking

Here is a great big picture from 1962 that might help

Hmm who's 45bin pic 2 next to Namath? He's a maybe

 

[PhillyGirl]

45 was Cotton Clark. Thoughts?

 

[PhillyGirl]

Also possible he's from Buffalo but moved down south for high school or something

 

[RollllTide!]

Not in the same years Cotton was there in 1986 and was from New Jersey not Syracuse
Clark Cotton

 

[RollllTide!]

Also possible he's from Buffalo but moved down south for high school or something

I couldn't find any player from Syracuse in 1961 - 1063 He could have been on the Freshman team with Joe Namath, but I can't find a list of them. Also that is the years that Mal Moore was there with Jackie Sherrill, Coach Stallings was there and a lot of other famous players. He looks like that guy in the picture you have but doesn't fit the time.