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I would like to clarify one thing about the 1970 USC game. Talk about urban legend. There have been numerous stories and documentaries about Coach going to the USC dressing room after that game and bringing Sam Cunningham back into our locker room and saying, “This is what a real football player looks like.” I was there and it didn’t happen. It wasn’t unusual for Coach Bryant to go to a visiting locker area after a game and congratulate the other team if they beat us and he did do that after the game. But he never brought anyone back to our dressing room.
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Mal M. Moore (Crimson Heart: Let Me Tell You My Story)
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Two thoughts crossed my mind: “Why in the hell is the USC first-team defense still on the field?” And, “Roy Nichols is not going to be able to block this guy.” Nichols was a converted defensive lineman who backed up our starting tackle, Joe Staysniak.
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Kirk Herbstreit (Out of the Pocket: Football, Fatherhood, and College GameDay Saturdays)