The New Football Season

2010 will be another great college football season. I covered my first SEC teams in 1946 and still recall the LSU-Ole Miss game when Y. A.Tittle led the Bayou Bengal Tigers over Ole Miss despite Charlie Conerly's sterling performance offsensively and defensively. Playing Safety Conerly made tackles at the line of scrimmage. It was a preview of what would happen the following season when John Howard Vaught succeeded Red Drew as head coach of the Rebels and the Red and Blue prevailed, 20-18, with Conerly making a major bid for All American recognition. Since he had served his country in World War II in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific he could have accepted a pro offer but Vaught convinced him to come back and it was the best thing Chunkin'Conerly could have done. He was also a standout baseball player and the New York Giants had to give him a good offer to keep him from taking the diamond offer. Conerly had just been honored in the Marine Corps Football Hall in Quantico,Va and his lovely bride Perian was on hand to accept her late husband's award. Conerly long ago was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame,but at this writing still has not been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame,a glaring mistake. The New York Times' Dave Anderson wrote long ago that this was a glaring omission. The Veterans Committee meet this week to select the new Veteran honorees. Conerly was great in THE GAME when Baltimore beat the Giants in over time. The Giants were leading in the fourth quarter. The Writers picked Conerly as the MVP only to see the Colts kick a field goal to tie the game. John Unitas led Baltimore to victory. The writers voted again and picked Unitas as the MVP John has long been in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hopefully the Veterans Committee will double checked Charflie's credentials and give him the recognition he has long deserved.
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Regarding the upcoming College Football Season if Jeremiah Misoli was a Heisman candidate after leading Oregon to the Rose Bowl why should he not be a Heisman candidate in his senior season at Ole Miss? Jevan Snead made a big mistake going pro and not coming back for his last year. Snead was not even drafted and was finally signed by Tampa as a free agent, then cut. Hopefully someone will pick him up.
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