BIG GAME VIDEO!

1970: Shippensburgh 30, Brockport 26.

Mike hits Duke for a long TD pass. 

Ziggy Steele is ecstatic!

Here's the back story.

Heading back to the huddle after the preceding play, I see that Duke is distressed. He's long in the face and clearly agitated. A tear is beginning to form in his right eye. I said, "Duke, what's up? You seem very unhappy."

"Frank, I haven't seen the ball all season. Butts wouldn't throw me the ball if his life depended on it."

I asked Duke if he'd like to test that hypothesis. He said, "Sure."

We knelt down and hatched a plan, drew up the play you see here. Only took a couple of minutes as we had the two of us thinking it up.

Duke was to slip out into the left flat and find an open area. Meanwhile, as Right Tackle, I was to purposely miss my block and allow the beast across from me to slash across my nose and make a beeline for Butts, who will be exposed and compromised enough that he'll have to call 911 and toss a ball to Duke.

Worked like a charm.

(Editor's Note: This was not the only time I was able to call an audible that resulted in a TD, as we will find out some time down the road.)

Frank Connell, #75

Class of 1972

Rochester, NY