When Georgia opened the season in 1959 between the hedges against Alabama, one of the press box luminaries in attendance was Tennessee’s General Robert Neyland.
That caused quite a stir.
In the first quarter, Bill Godfrey burst through the line of scrimmage and dashed 40 yards for a touchdown. After the game, Dan Magill, Georgia’s preeminent publicist, came with a Neyland quote that added a lot…