1941 team

[levi.sixpack]

What was likely the last living member of the 1941 SEC championship team passed away today at 95 years old. RIP View attachment 8001

 

[GloryDawg]

95, long life.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

RIP big dawg

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Do you have a name? There's a high probability he served his country during the war as well.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

The greatest generation. Much greater than mine.

 

[Allday.sixpack]

Sonny Montgomery was a manager of that team. Dick Hitt, one of the assistant coaches, had the best name.

 

[The Usual Suspect]

We should still claim the Natty.

 

[Michael Grove]

My Dad was co-captain of that team. When he passed in 07 there were only 7 alive then. They had a hellva run ( 39-42)... HailState

 

[levi.sixpack]

Ahhh you must be talking about Harold "Bird dog" Grove! A good friend of his who spoke of him often. Robert B Patterson, yes, served in the 82nd AB division and was later provost Marshall in Berlin. That generation was made of an incredible caliber of men.

 

[levi.sixpack]

Mr. Grove is pictured just to the right of the team managers after the word "college". My grandfather spoke very fondly of him. Probably swapping stories as we speak.

 

[TaleofTwoDogs]

The whole team and staff should be enshrined somehow outside Scott Field as they did what no State football team has been able to accomplish before or since. 84 years of the conference and only one team has been the champ...a wonderful but also sad fact of MSU football.

 

[BruceBruce]

There is still atleast 1 member of that team still alive, A.B. Howard.

 

[Michael Grove]

I meet mr "pat" patterson at dad's funeral,, and yes they were great friends! Pop was a pt boat captain during WW2. A BIG dawg supporter his whole life. He never thought their bunch would be our only sec champ or undefeated team that we would have during his lifetime....

 

[Dash Riprock.sixpack]

Robert "Tut" Patterson, of Itta Bena, who was on the '41 team and team captain of the '42 team, died yesterday. Larger than life character that I always tried to spend time with just to hear his stories. Prayers to great Bulldog children Clark, Bob and Nancy.

 

[levi.sixpack]

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[msstatelp1]

Ahhh you must be talking about Harold "Bird dog" Grove! A good friend of his who spoke of him often. Robert B Patterson, yes, served in the 82nd AB division and was later provost Marshall in Berlin.That generation was made of an incredible caliber of men.

Amen

My great uncle was a WW II vet and I got to meet quite a few while stationed at Ft Campbell. Almost none of them thought they were special. They were doing what had to be done. ..and all them had the same attitude that is expressed in Band of Brothers, that the real heros are the ones that didn't make it home. A truly incredible generation indeed.

 

[patdyeisstilldrunk2]

There are some very familiar names on that photo. My grandfather coached the seniors on this team when they were freshmen -- back when freshmen could not play varsity sports. You'll recognize some folks in this photo. I am not sure of the year -- '38, I think.

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[Maroon Eagle]

A.B. Howard passed away a couple days ago.

Laurel Leader-Call obit: Link.