Butch Williams, offensive tackle: I remember he was quite a good quarterback. He had a great arm. The thing I remember about him is we went over and played Alabama. Bear Bryant was the coach, and of course Alabama beat us that day (34-0 in 1966). But I remember the next day in the paper Bryant said, āThat young man over there on the Tech sideline, that quarterback, he has one heck of an arm. Heās a great prospect. Heās one of the best prospects Iāve seen.ā And Bear Bryantās quarterback was āSnakeā Stabler.
Phil Robertson: They won the national championship that year. Beat us 34-0. They picked me off three or four times, but I slashed āem up pretty good. We were a small school and I remember how efficient they were and what a charge they had coming at me. Youāve got to remember, in those days you could head-butt, everything. They chewed my tail up and I mean good. Alabama showed up. I was asked what it was like playing Bear Bryant and the Crimson Tide and I said, āWhen the ball was snapped it sounded like a clap of thunder.ā
