I was there. A great time. Gordon Beckham was the QB and threw maybe one incompletion. Also was there in '70 for a win. If I recall correctly, Dickie Harris had a kick return. Another great game was '68 (I believe; I wasn't there for it). USC trailed 27-3 after three and won 32-27.
I actually think that game in '68 was the greatest in the series since I've been alive. We were only 4-6 that year and that thriller was played at Chapel Hill in front of 28,000 fans. I was in the crowd that greeted the team when the buses brought them to the Russell House when they returned home.
Had to be 1968, we were down 27-3 in the fourth quarter and ended up winning 32-27. Tommy Suggs was the qb and I still remember our All American fb Warren Muir being introduced as a Kodak All American on the Ed Sullivan show at season end. Glad to see this board has some folks that have lived a long history of SC athletics.
Do you remember Suggs getting pulled in that game? I seem to remember Dietzel going to the bullpen.
I remember Suggs got pulled but came back in, didn’t remember the backups name til I googled it, Randy Yoakum. It was a fantastic game and finish.
My homeboy (Camden, SC) DeWayne Chivers played in this game. He scored our third TD and had a career high 7 catches that day. DeWayne recently passed away a few months ago. RIP!
I was 15 months old on September 28th, 1968!!!
The Board bet on the wrong horse.
Yep, so either Beamer is just a meant to be or his inaugural season was sheer luck. In all honesty I do believe its the former.
They also made the mistake of hiring Carlen as AD. Good as a football coach, but nobody should hold a HC position (regardless of sport) and AD at a school concurrently.
At the time he held both jobs, other schools were still doing it - a bone to the head football coach. It used to be common. Vince Dooley was still holding both jobs about the same time Carlen was, if I'm not mistaken. I'm not saying it was ever a good arrangement, but it was not uncommon when we did it. Bass, Dietzel, and Carlen were all athletic directors at USC. I'm not certain about Giese.
My wife or should of said my new bride and I were there in wine and cheese country. Gordon Beckham played out of his mind. Beckham was 16 of 17 if memory serves me correctly. What a glorious day to be a GAMECOCK and one of the BEST days of my life seeing the Tarholes WHINE, WHINE, AND WHINE some more. We were sitting in the North Carolina student section as one of my former students got us tickets to the game. A game I will truly never forget. That is all.
Listened to it. We were down like 28-3 going into the fourth quarter I think. Gordon Beckham was the quarterback. Amazing game.
UnCarolina had the two separated at the time they hired McGuire. Probably one of the few schools to do so at the time.
Uh, that very initial sentence of yours there is Dead-On target!!
Bob Marcum is generally not held in high regard. But at least USC finally hired two separate individuals, one to be Athletic Director and one to be Head Football Coach.
Yeah well there are quite a few of us on this board that have experienced such. You can specifically tell by the age related facial wrinkles and gray hair.
