Eric Adelson has done a good job tracking down another of those stories, one well known to any college football fan, especially in the SEC.
I think I like the piece because it takes me back to a time when I accepted such tales as the Gospel rather than with the cynicism born of one who has seen too many agent-spun marketing campaigns. Because I first heard of the Glades players in the cane fields as a youngster, I accepted it without question. It's nice to finally read a first hand account.
The image of the father trying to chase down the rabbit and calling for help really stuck with me. I could go much more in-depth, but the simplest commentary is aging sucks.
I wish I could still play my dad one-on-one and know that, no matter how hard I played, he would still find a way to beat me in the end.
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