12-06-2022, 02:00 PM
(12-06-2022, 08:22 AM)lex24 Wrote:(12-06-2022, 06:27 AM)Austroturf Wrote: During the Plunkett era, I was a young Husky fan living in Seattle. Washington had a talented young QB by the name of Sonny Sixkiller (no match for Plunkett's abilities, but an excellent collegiate QB); and we were hoping for an upset victory down on the Farm. But Plunkett out-dueled Sixkiller to lead Stanford to a 29-22 victory en route to a Pac-8 title and a Rose Bowl berth.
Washington finished in a 4-way tie for second at 4-3. Frankly, I was happy to see Stanford win the conference title because I was so sick of seeing USC win. It was a refreshing spectacle to see Stanford in the Rose Bowl; and since Plunkett and his story were so inspiring, you simply had to like the guy (even if he had just punked your team).
IIRC, that game clinched the title. I believe it was shown through a live feed at Maples. (The game was not televised). But I may be misremembering. Anyone else remember this?
(12-06-2022, 06:30 AM)JohnR34231 Wrote:(12-06-2022, 12:11 AM)Red80 Wrote:(12-05-2022, 09:51 PM)lex24 Wrote:(12-05-2022, 09:06 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Vaguely remember Plunkett when he played at Stanford. Plunkett to Vataha was pretty much it. Should be in the HOF, if only for surviving the epic mistreatment by the Patriots, then ignored by the Niners, only to recover to win not one, but two Super Bowls. Was in the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum when he replaced Pastorini, and in the Superdome when he won his first championship later that year. Hard not to root for the guy.
However, Elway was probably the best I've seen. Biased though, as he was in my class. . . .
Had a lot more than Vataha at Stanford. Jack Lassiter was a good WR. Bob Moore a great TE. Jackie Brown one of the most underrated Stanford RB’s (He would have been an NFL back, but didn’t want to play in NFL. Became a lawyer instead.) Hillary Shockley an excellent FB. Eric Cross his third or fourth wide receiver (Ran a reverse first play of Rose Bowl.) Demea Washington another good receiver. John Sande at Center.
Defense - Thunder Chickens, Jeff Siemon, Benny Barnes. Charles McCloud. To name a few.
That was a great football team.
No bigger Elway fan than I. And, of course, the much better pro. But Jim Plunkett is the greatest Stanford QB. As for NE - I’ve hated them ever since.
Shockley was nicknamed "The Runaway Babe". A fullback with breakaway speed. I remember him running about 60 yards for a TD vs Arkansas in the nationally televised season opener in 1970.
Interesting guy and a great interview. He said he quit the team before the Rose Bowl vs Michigan because of a dispute with the coaches. A decision that he still regrets. He later "bombed out" of Stanford Law School before making a fortune in real estate.
I remember that Arkansas game. I was so sure we were going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory the way we had the previous year against Purdue and U$C. Very pleasantly surprised when we didn't.
Arkansas was favored. They had barely lost”The Game of the Century” to James Street and Texas in ‘69. Montgomery was a good college QB. That win launched Stanford into prominence that year. Was an important part of Plunkett winning the H. Archie Manning was the odds on favorite going into the year. SIs College Football Edition featured the QBs - Plunkett, Pastorini perhaps one other I’m forgetting. Then had an article entitled “And the best of them all is….”Archie”. Being 12 and a big Plunkett fan it took me several years to “forgive” Manning. Another guy who got beat up in the NFL.
The 1970 UW game was televised by ABC. Wilkinson and Schenkel were the announcers. I actually have the DVD.