Joe21
03-09-2009, 04:55 PM
Three plays I remember involve Univ. of Florida players and years before most of you made your arrival here on earth. Before WW2, Florida had an end named John Piambo, Players went both ways during those days. The Gators were playing Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech was an innovater on offense, often times quick kicking on third down. Tech also used the lateral quite a bit. On this particular play Tech was deep in Florida's territory. Tech ran a play to their right with the option for a lateral. The QB was covered so he lateraled to the trailing back. John, at left end, raced toward the trailing back caught the ball on the run and ran about 75 or 80 yards with not a Tech player in sight.
About the same time frame, Florida had a RB by the name of Pat Reem. Pat was fast and a very good RB. Florida was on their own 25 or 30 yard line. Pat took a pitch out, ran around the left end and scampered down the field with no one closer than 20 yards. About the 25 yard line of the opponent (don't remember the opponent) Pat glanced back to check on his nearest pursuer and when he did he tripped and fell to the ground about the 15 yard line. From that day on he was call "Trip" Reen.
The third one occurred at the 1967 Orange Bowl, Florida vs. Georgia Tech. I was not there but watched it on TV with family members, all Gator fans. Larry Smith was an excellent RB (played many years with the LA Rams). Tech had backed the Gators up to their own four or five yard line. Knowing the Gators were going to run the ball, Tech stacked the line. Larry took the hand off broke through the line and took off downfield. With every step that Larry took, his pants kept falling down. No Tech player was going to catch him, it was just a matter of his pants falling down and tripping him up before he crossed the goal line. Fortunately, he made it across the goal line with his pants hanging low. Gator fans sent Larry a truck load of belts.
About the same time frame, Florida had a RB by the name of Pat Reem. Pat was fast and a very good RB. Florida was on their own 25 or 30 yard line. Pat took a pitch out, ran around the left end and scampered down the field with no one closer than 20 yards. About the 25 yard line of the opponent (don't remember the opponent) Pat glanced back to check on his nearest pursuer and when he did he tripped and fell to the ground about the 15 yard line. From that day on he was call "Trip" Reen.
The third one occurred at the 1967 Orange Bowl, Florida vs. Georgia Tech. I was not there but watched it on TV with family members, all Gator fans. Larry Smith was an excellent RB (played many years with the LA Rams). Tech had backed the Gators up to their own four or five yard line. Knowing the Gators were going to run the ball, Tech stacked the line. Larry took the hand off broke through the line and took off downfield. With every step that Larry took, his pants kept falling down. No Tech player was going to catch him, it was just a matter of his pants falling down and tripping him up before he crossed the goal line. Fortunately, he made it across the goal line with his pants hanging low. Gator fans sent Larry a truck load of belts.