After the 1987 season, NFL Films decided to profile the Columbia football program. The biggest reason was because the freshmen team, led by Greg Abbruzzese and the late Solomon Johnson, had gone 6-0 and filled the coaches and fans with loads of hope.
The video I've uploaded above has some great highlights, including a few spectacular runs by Abbruzzese, and some great soundbites from Matt Sodl, possible A.D. candidate John Robinson, (who had transferred from SMU earlier that year), and assistant coach Doug Jackson wearing a vintage fur coat.
I was able to get this video thanks to former Head Coach Larry McElreavy sending me a copy.
Enjoy!
3 comments:
Jake: great getting this film- horrible how this coaching staff disintegrated.
Best vintage Columbia segment I have seen. I was at a few of those games.
That was a great stroll down memory lane, thanks Jake.
Great comment about the disintegration of those coaches, too. How sad...
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