Game of My Life Florida Gators: Memorable Stories of Gators Football

by Pat Dooley

Overview

Newly updated!
What’s it like to hear the roar of the crowd, to feel the sweat dripping down your back, and to know that you’re at the center of it all? In Game of My Life Florida Gators, readers will step onto the field and re-live the greatest football moments through the eyes of thirty of the most famous Gators players.

In this enthralling collection, Pat Dooley brings together Florida football players of the past and present to share their fondest single game experience and memories—some involve championship games, while others seem ordinary save for the extraordinary personal meaning. Heisman Trophy winners Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel, along with many other legendary players like John Reaves, Larry Smith, Carlos Alvarez, Wilber Marshall, Kerwin Bell, Jack Youngblood, and Chris Doering all share their passion for the game within these pages. Game of My Life Florida Gators provides an in-depth look into the men and games that helped shape and build the Florida Gators football tradition and heritage. A must–read for any football fan and Florida alum!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683584629
Publisher:	Sports Publishing LLC
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	Game of My Life
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,083,375
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Pat Dooley has been a sportswriter for over three decades. In addition to working regularly in radio and television, Dooley has been a staff writer for the Gainesville Sun since 1987. Dooley resides in Gainesville, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword Urban Meyer ix

Introduction xi

Carlos Alvarez vs. Miami-November 29, 1969 1

Neal Anderson vs. Kentucky-November 13, 1982 9

James Bates vs. Tennessee-September 21, 1996 17

Kerwin Bell vs. Auburn-November 1, 1986 25

Scot Brantley vs. Mississippi State-September 25, 1976 33

Noah Brindise and Doug Johnson vs. Florida State-November 22, 1997 41

Charlie Casey vs. Florida State-November 27, 1965 49

Cris Collinsworth vs. Maryland-December 20, 1980 57

Brad Culpepper vs. Louisiana State-October 7, 1989 65

Judd Davis vs. Georgia-October 30, 1993 73

Chris Doering vs. Kentucky-September 11, 1993 81

Jimmy Dunn vs. Florida State-November 22, 1958 87

Don Gaffney vs. Auburn-October 3, 1973 95

Bob Hewko vs. Florida State-December 4, 1982 103

Lindy Infante vs. Georgia Tech-October 1, 1960 111

Taylor Jacobs vs. Maryland-January 2, 2002 119

James Jones vs. Miami-September 4, 1982 127

Chris Leak vs. Ohio State-January 8, 2007 135

Wilber Marshall vs. Southern Cal-September 11, 1982 143

Shane Matthews vs. Oklahoma State-September 8, 1990 151

Lee McGriff vs. Georgia-November 10, 1973 159

Travis McGriff vs. South Carolina-November 14, 1998 167

Nat Moore vs. Florida State-October 7, 1972 175

Bernie Parrish vs. Vanderbilt-November 16, 1957 183

Wayne Peace vs. Mississippi-October 18, 1980 191

John Reaves vs. Houston-September 20, 1969 199

Larry Smith vs. Miami-November 30, 1968 207

Steve Spurrier vs. Auburn-October 29, 1966 215

Coach Steve Spurrier vs. Florida State-January 2, 1997 223

Danny Wuerffel vs. Florida State-January 2, 1997 229

Jack Youngblood vs. Georgia-November 7, 1970 237

Ahmad Black vs. Penn State-January 1, 2011 245

Steve Tannen vs. Tennessee-December 27, 1969 253

Major Wright vs. Oklahoma-January 8, 2009 259