As a result, many players from losing teams or lower-division schools were highlighted in the game, giving National Football League NFL scouts an opportunity to see them practice and play. His yard, two-touchdown performance on Christmas Day earned him Most Valuable Player honors and brought him to the attention of scouts.
Notable coaches who participated in the game include Paul W. Over the course of its history, the game had numerous sponsors, beginning with the Gillette Company in NBC carried the game's radio broadcasts from the first contest and, in , began broadcasting it on television.
Alabama's pro-segregationist governor, George Wallace , blasted the decision as "tragic and irresponsible" and said the network had been intimidated into acting. Organizers then cobbled together an independent network of eight television stations and 50 radio stations to air the contest across six southern states. In January, the U. Supreme Court upheld a ruling by a three-judge federal panel that struck down a segregated stadium seating law in Louisiana.
The Bynum v. Shiro decision effectively swept away legal obstacles to integrating athletic contests in the South, and the Blue-Gray game resumed later that year when organizers agreed to integrate the teams.
Suddenly, Long blossomed from NFL draft suspect to prospect. I worked out 32 times. I ran in snow, in rain, indoors and outdoors. I ran for any and all comers. That was my lot in life at that point. Or at least Joe Restic did. Long played 13 seasons for the Raiders and won a Super Bowl ring. Long also was named to the s' all-decade team and enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in It became an ideal place for me to find my draft sleepers.
Top Stories. NFL Stories. State Your Case. HOF Interviews. Home Talk of Fame nfl. Miss St. They pulled out when their teams received invitations to the Sugar Bowl and were replaced by Sammy Baugh and Earl Edwards. The Rebels then stomped the Longhorns in New Orleans. Auburn's Shug Jordan was slated to lead the Gray squad in but excused himself when his team received a bid to the Gator Bowl to face Vanderbilt.
They lost. While Gilmer turned in a superb performance Starr only played a few snaps but successfully parlayed the effort into a draft selection by Green Bay. Loading comments It was generally thought that the Lions Club and others would have liked to return the game to Montgomery, but opted not to do so because it was unable to find a suitable replacement venue in the Montgomery area. Gray won 33 games, Blue won 29 games, and two games tied.
All were played in Montgomery, Alabama , except the game, played in Troy, Alabama. From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. Jump to: navigation , search. Game results 64 Blue—Gray Football Classics were played.
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