When the Egg Bowl was for all the SEC marbles...

[Rick Cleveland]

https://mississippitoday.org/2019/1...only-one-was-played-for-the-sec-championship/

 

[Rick Cleveland]

More Egg Bowl history: https://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/sec/mississippi-state-university/article237770599.html

 

[11thEagleFan]

Rick, whenever you get ready to publish a book of your favorite articles throughout the years, complete with full page photographs, please let the board know. I’ll be purchasing two. One for myself, and one for my dad. Thanks for the great posts!

 

[Cap'n Geech]

Great article. It is hard for me to imagine our football team traveling to San Francisco for a football game in 1941.

 

[Michael Grove]

My dad was on that team, actually co-captain, never believed that would be the only time it mattered as SEC champs..!!!

 

[Rick Cleveland]

Harold "Bird Dog" Grove, one of the finest gentlemen I ever met. He told me about one time he was blocking for Blondy Black and Blondy ran over both him and the guy he was blocking. Blondy weighed 215 in 1941 and ran a 9.4 100-yard dash. Unreal back then.

 

[BingleCocktail]

https://mississippitoday.org/2019/1...only-one-was-played-for-the-sec-championship/

The sad reality of both programs. Irrelevant

 

[Michael Grove]

Rick, thanks for the kind words about dad, he thought very highly of you! According to Dad, the play you’re talking about was the hardest lick he received in all 4 years ! He complained about his neck off and on for the rest of his life.... HailState

 

[Rick Cleveland]

Great man. He really was. He oozed kindness.