The Play - 1982 Cal vs. Stanford
Richard Lee
The Greatest Moment In Sports History...
8 seconds of glory...
The Stanford trombone player getting run over by Cal's Kevin Moen...
"This game ruined my entire college career," -- John Elway...
And, the 102nd meeting is just 10 minutes away...
[Joe]
"....So with 31 seconds to go, they [Stanfurd] still have that time
out
left but still need to get a little further down field.
"Here's Elway, bringing 'em up. Pitch back, breaking to his left is
Doderer.
Doderer may go all the way!!! He is dropped at the 17 yd. line! He
swept
to his left in a beautiful play; Anderson and Rogers made the tackle;
but
Stanfurd is now in position to win with a field goal. Oh my goodness,
what a finish!! Clock has 23 seconds remaining. And they still have
their time out left.
"Clock begins to run again; it's down to 18. Let's see what Elway
does.
Pitch back; gives it to Doderer, sweeps to his right, he is dropped
to
the 18 yd. line. And now with 8 seconds to go...Kevin Moen makes the
tackle, Stanfurd calls the time out and sets themselves up to win the
game
with a field goal--35 yards....What a finish. I'll tell you this is
something. And for John Elway to pull this out after being 4th and 17
on
his own 13 yard line, with less than a minute to go is one of the most
remarkable finishes you'll ever see.
"Harmon's a great kicker. This is a gimme for Harmon from the 35. A
35
yard kick, 8 seconds to go. Mark Harmon, 35 will win it.... Listen to
the
crowd. Here's the snap; here's the kick; it is long and up, and it's
GOOD!! Stanfurd hits it with 4 seconds to go! And takes the lead
20-19!
Only a miracle could save the Bears as Stanfurd piles out on the
field.
"Now there will be a 15 yard penalty against Stanfurd on the kick-off
for
exuberance is about what it comes down to."
[Jan]
"Joe, so this is the Big Game?!"
[Joe]
"Awesome, flow of emotion back and forth, great football. Well, this
is
some show I'll tell you. And now the Bears in a seemingly impossible
situation. They have only one time-out left. They pretty well have
to
run it back... to save the game and boy, talk about a heartbreaking
way to
lose....But what a great way to win if you are a Stanfurd fan. 8
seconds
to go, 35 yard kick by Harmon. [Nauseating Stanfurd fans and band
heard in
the background.] It'll go right up there with Langford's kick in '74,
which was further of course...a 50 yarder at the buzzer.
"The Bears' problem is...that although the kick-off will now come from
the 25 yard line, it's unlikely that Ford can get the ball and get out
of
bounds far enough upfield to set up one try at the field goal. What a
recovery by Stanfurd; you have to give them all sorts of credit. 4th
and
17 at their own 13 yd. line, and it beats staring at them in the face,
and
they saved it. They pulled it out. What a show.
"Alright here we go with the kick-off. Harmon will probably try to
squib
it and he does. Ball comes loose and the Bears have to get out of
bounds.
Rogers along the sideline, another one...they're still in deep trouble
at
midfield, they tried to do a couple of....the ball is still loose as
they
get it to Rogers. They get it back to the 30, they're down to the
20...Oh
the band is out on the field!! He's gonna go into the !!! He got
into
the endzone!!
[voice quite hoarse at this point] Will it count? The Bears have
scored
[CANNON GOES OFF] but the bands are out on the field.
"There were flags all over the place. Wait and see what happens; we
don't know who won the game. There are flags on the field. We have
to
see whether or not the flags are against Stanfurd or Cal. The Bears
may
have made some illegal laterals. It could be that it won't count.
The
Bears, believe it or not, took it all the way into the endzone. If
the
penalty is against Stanfurd, California would win the game. If it is
not,
the game is over and Stanfurd has won. We've heard no decision yet.
Everybody is milling around on the [crowd and Joe getting very, very
loud
now] FIELD!!! AND THE BEARS!!! THE BEARS HAVE WON!!! THE BEARS
HAVE WON!!! Oh my God, the most amazing, sensational, traumatic,
heart rending... exciting thrilling finish in the history of college
football!
California has won...the Big Game...over Stanfurd. Oh excuse me for
my
voice, but I have never, never seen anything like it in the history of
I
have ever seen any game in my life! The Bears have won it! There
will
be no extra point! Hold it right here, don't anybody go
away....[crowd
roaring wildly]
"After just about everybody on the kick-off team handled the ball,
Kevin
Moen finally did it. And he ran through 15 members of the Stanfurd
band, nobody tackled him. The Fool!....Glenn Shapiro, our
statistician,
has just held up a card and it says the truth. The Stanfurd band just
cost
their team that ball game. The Stanfurd band ran out on the field, it
left all the defenders in an impossible situation to get to the Bears
carrying the ball. They couldn't tackle 'em. The band, in effect,
served
as extra blockers, the official had no choice but to let the play go
as
was. The Bears have scored on the kick-off, brought it all the way
back.
At least 5 men handled the ball on one lateral after another. I
thought
Rogers was dead at one point. He got rid of the ball [CANNON GOES
OFF,
CROWD GOES WILD] I believe it was Kevin Moen that Jan said that scored
the
winning touchdown as the kick-off came from the 25 yard line. This
place
is like it has never been ever. Stanfurd can't believe it."
[Jan]
"The field is covered with people. Stanfurd is standing around in a
daze.
The band is in the corner, doesn't know what to do. Blue and Gold is
all
over the field jumping in joy! 25-20 is the final score. The
University
of California has won the 85th Big Game!"
[Joe]
"The only thing were not sure of, Jan, is we'd like to credit the
Stanfurd
tuba player who threw the key block on the drive! We will be back,
believe it or not, if we can compose ourselves. Right after this with
a
recap of today's unbelievable game. [Station identification]
"Welcome back to Bezerkely. It is indescribable here. The field is
absolutely overwhelmed with Cal fans. The Stanfurd band is besides
themselves with disappointment. They can't believe what happened to
them in effect, because they were on the field before the Play ended,
but
they thought the Play was over. They in effect blocked and allowed
Kevin
Moen to score the winning touchdown. To recap it from the top, I know
we got crazy because it was an hysterical scene. There were so many
laterals, so many times it appeared that the Bears were finished, that
the
ball was simply being stopped cold, that it was impossible to even
follow
who had the ball because the Bears when they finally got down into
Stanfurd territory, had the problem of having to run through the
Stanfurd band. We literally couldn't see who had the ball, or who was
running with it.
"I guarantee you, if you watch college football for the rest of your
life,
you will never again see or hear a game to match this one for pure
dramatic excitement in the most spectacular...crazy, amazing
remarkable
games I have ever seen. You cannot believe the sight here at Berkeley
as
the Axe is now being carried. The Axe is now being carried around the
field by the Bears. Rich Dixon, I believe, has got his hands on it.
Rich
Dixon's got it in his hands. It looks like, uh, trying to pick out
some of
the other players down there, Jan, but again we should point out it's
Kevin Moen. If it does not sound like a credible broadcast of the
final
play, my apologies. But believe me we didn't know how to call it
until it
was over either."
[Jan]
"I don't want to apologize. It was just so wonderful to be a part of
this
event today. And down at the end, it looks like the Old Blue rugby
team.
The Old Blues that have been the national champion year after year had
put that play in, because at least 6 or 7 different Bears touched the
ball
as they lateraled it. All good legal laterals moving down field
before
Moen finally ran through the Stanfurd band into history."
[Joe]
"I don't think a single person in the entire sellout crowd has walked
outside the confines of the stadium yet. Even to go underneath the
stands to party some more. The field is indescribable yet. It is so
packed, so full that the players for California are trying to go
around
the field carrying the big Axe which they have won back as they finish
their season 7-4, have had to have a path cleared for them to walk
around
the stadium. And what is more dramatic than anything, is the
overwhelming movement, action, and excitement of Blue and Gold
against the red sea down to our right that is stunned into absolute
silence.
They are virtually immobile. I have not seen a member of the Stanfurd
band so much as move in the past 3 minutes. They are just now
beginning to try to get some semblance of sanity back into their lives
as
they reflect on the fact that they in a way helped the California
Golden
Bears win the 85th Big Game here today by a score of 25-20. Once
again
from here in Berkeley...where the serenading and the songs and the
music and the parties will go on late into the night as people years
from
now...will say they were here today for what has to be as of this
moment
the greatest Big Game in history. The California Golden Bears win it.
Once again the final score: California 25, Stanfurd 20....
[Fight for California is played...]
Richard Lee
> And, the 102nd meeting is just 10 minutes away...
Make that the 108th meeting (instead of 102nd) and 3 days (instead of
10 minutes).
Everything else is perfect!
min10011
"Richard Lee" <ipye...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Richard,
Did you ever get a degree? A job? A girlfriend?
Chairman Mao
lol
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min10011
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> NO, NO and also No
>
> lol
How do you know? Are you his boyfriend?
Chairman Mao
Sorry, I didn't know you two had some same-sex relationship going on.
You should find more interest in those cute Asian girls instead of fudge
packing each other.
Of course, this is ok because it leaves more AF's for me :)
xie xie
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R. Lee
Nah. As you can tell from my posting volume, I have just been sitting
around all day and every day for the last couple of years, writing idly
on this newsgroup while being supported by welfare checks and food
stamps.
Wait a sec. That's not a description of me. That would be a
description of you.
Oh, well.
min10011
> Why did he dump you?
>
> Sorry, I didn't know you two had some same-sex relationship going on.
>
> You should find more interest in those cute Asian girls instead of fudge
> packing each other.
>
> Of course, this is ok because it leaves more AF's for me :)
>
> xie xie
I notice that you enjoy having Vernon North give you a nice Canada Goose now
and then.
min10011
"R. Lee" <ipye...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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You have to admit, Richard, that original post was pretty lame. Welcome
back, anyway.