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Here is one that will truly be unique to me.

My late mother was a C.al grad, 1945.  In 1988 I moved back to California after spending grad school on the east coast, and I invited my Mom to come with me to Big Game.  It was in Berkeley that year.  She showed me around her old haunts and then went to the stadium where we sat in the "mixed" section. 

Stanford had a lousy team that year, Jack Elway's last year.  C.al marched down the field to the 3 yard line and lined up for the game winning field goal with 3 seconds left.  Their kicker was nearly perfect that year, but Tuan Van Le blocked the kick and the game ended in a 19-19 tie.

A perfect ending for divided family.  The fact that both teams were poor and nothing was riding on the game made it better yet.  Just an afternoon with my mother, getting a glimpse of her youth, and some laughs over a game.

[81alum]

Here is one that will truly be unique to me.

My late mother was a C.al grad, 1945.  In 1988 I moved back to California after spending grad school on the east coast, and I invited my Mom to come with me to Big Game.  It was in Berkeley that year.  She showed me around her old haunts and then went to the stadium where we sat in the "mixed" section. 

Stanford had a lousy team that year, Jack Elway's last year.  C.al marched down the field to the 3 yard line and lined up for the game winning field goal with 3 seconds left.  Their kicker was nearly perfect that year, but Tuan Van Le blocked the kick and the game ended in a 19-19 tie.

A perfect ending for divided family.  The fact that both teams were poor and nothing was riding on the game made it better yet.  Just an afternoon with my mother, getting a glimpse of her youth, and some laughs over a game.