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Re: Don Bunce, just because - Class_of_75 - 12-26-2013

Welcome Rozzie, from another Class of '75er!

Re: Don Bunce, just because - stanfan - 12-26-2013

This is a perfect time to remember Bopper.  He led us to victory in our last Rose Bowl repeat. 

Re: Don Bunce, just because - Hulk01 - 12-27-2013

Great memories of Don.  A gifted runner who gained over 100 yards in a game in Plunk's senior year.  I felt a connection forever because some people thought that I resembled him, mostly because of our nearly identlcal long blonde hair.

The DB was James Ferguson, a very athletic first-year player (sophomore) and one of the not-that-many blacks on our team (DBs Ferguson, McCloud and Barnes, RB Brown, FB Shockley/Sanderson, and WRs Winesberry and Moore))  Ferguson's forward progress reached at least the two-and-a-half and that the safety call was the worst of the Rose Bowl years. 

That game also featured the most deceptive fake punt I have seen.  Our up back (McClure?) intercepted the snap and handed it forward and put it on the butt of Jackie Brown, who had his hands under his butt like a center delivering the snap to the QB.  Michigan's defenders tore past Brown and the upback and Jackie then took off, ending right in front of us at around the Michigan 15-20.

But that is what happened but not what we saw.  What we thought that we saw was our punter taking the snap and kicking the ball--going through all the motions--toward the Michigan goal line.  But when we looked airborne we could not see the punted ball. Then we heard the roar and looked down.  Jackie was racing five yards past the LOS and veering to the right sideline. 

Great game.  Thanks to our Princess friend/Stanford junior Janice Lowe, we had parade seats directly in front of June Lockhart and the rest of the network broadcasting crew so each band would rev up when they reached us.  Even as a suave college senior, I thought the floats were very creative and the parade was worth every minute.

The parade also was notable for one of our Band's great moments.  The year before this match against Michigan and Bo Schembechler we had beaten Woody Hayes' All American-laden Buckeyes (Jack Tatum, Jim Stillwagon, Rex Kern, Tim Fox, and John Brockington.)  For the Michigan game parade, our band marched in precise lines until it came to a street corner.  Then the members all would scatter wildly to the next corner, reassemble, and resume their march in perfect--especially by Band standards--straight lines.  And all the while, the great part: 

The band members repeatedly chanted "Beat...OHIO!  Beat ... OHIO!" 

So cool that we didn't even care who we were playing and didn't think enough of the Buckeyes to ever learn their name.

All this and a perfect Pasadena day, aka like few days on earth.

Re: Don Bunce, just because - RandyB - 12-27-2013

James Ferguson, not to be confused with his classmate linemen twins, Mark and John.  :)

Re: Hulk keeps stirring mobility debate; Bunce at the mic - Oasis - 12-27-2013

"Great memories of Don.  Not a passer in Jim's class but a gifted runner who gained over 100 yards in a game in Plunk's senior year."

Hulk, maybe Don would've been a better passer if he hadn't been able to run.

I remember the first game I attended at Stanford Stadium, 1971 vs. UCLA with Bunce at QB.  Stanford won and I think the score was 20-9.  At the Rose Bowl I remember when they introduced the starting lineups.  Bunce looked like Ernie Nevers in a then-new age.  And he was really good.  It clearly took a guy like Plunkett to keep him on the bench.

In 1978 (if I remember right, maybe '77) Bunce read the history of the Axe at the BG bonfire.  He completely botched the prepared speech and the Band started chanting, "Bunce -- How did you get into med school?" and similar hoots.  Nobody was laughing any harder than Bunce himself. 

This is as good a thread as I've seen on the net.

Re: Don Bunce, just because - CornFed - 12-27-2013

(12-27-2013, 06:14 AM)Hulk01 link Wrote:.  .  .  .  .  .That game also featured the most deceptive fake punt I have seen, before or since. 

That is a great memory.  I have no reason to doubt your description of how it worked (it worked so well, like you, I didn't really see it), but it always seemed that it MUST have been more convoluted.  I think Ralston called it during the previous season at some point, but I'm not sure.  I would think we would have seen it again in future years.  Perhaps Ralston had a copyright on it!