THE ''OTHERS'' PERSISTED (7 OF 7)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-40
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The ''Others'' Persisted (7 of 7)
Series: Habits of the Faithful
Tony Thomas
Hebrews 11: 32-40
The worst defeat in college football history took place in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated tiny Cumberland College by the lopsided score of 222-0. The reason for that score was revenge. The year before, Cumberland hired professional baseball players and beat Georgia Tech, 22-0. The baseball coach was also the football coach. Ever hear of John Heisman? Yup! The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the best college player each year and it turns out that John Heisman had a bit of a mean streak.
Cumberland College discontinued football after the 1915 season but they forgot to tell Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech had already paid Cumberland College $3,000 to travel to Atlanta and play a game against the Rambling Wrecks and Heisman insisted that the game would be played or Cumberland would have to refund their $3,000 fee (that would be equivalent to $67,000 in today's dollars). So, Cumberland put out a plea, thirteen students volunteered - none of them were athletes - and they traveled to Atlanta as sacrificial lambs.
Cumberland kicked off and Georgia Tech returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. On the next two possessions Georgia Tech kicked off, Cumberland fumbled the ball, and Georgia Tech scored. In fact, every time Georgia Tech touched the football they scored!
Georgia Tech rushed for 978 yards and Cumberland lost 42 yards! Georgia Tech never attempted a forward pass; Cumberland completed 8-18 passes. Two passes were caught by Cumberland players and six were ''caught'' (intercepted) by Georgia Tech! Georgia Tech played without committing a single turnover, while Cumberland committed fifteen turnovers.
In the fourth quarter, C.E. Edwards fumbled the ball. It rolled towards a teammate named George Murphy and Edwards yelled, ''Pick up the ball!'' Murphy hollered back, ''You dropped it; you pick it up!'' You can read about it yourself in Jim Paul's book, ''You Dr ...
Series: Habits of the Faithful
Tony Thomas
Hebrews 11: 32-40
The worst defeat in college football history took place in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated tiny Cumberland College by the lopsided score of 222-0. The reason for that score was revenge. The year before, Cumberland hired professional baseball players and beat Georgia Tech, 22-0. The baseball coach was also the football coach. Ever hear of John Heisman? Yup! The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the best college player each year and it turns out that John Heisman had a bit of a mean streak.
Cumberland College discontinued football after the 1915 season but they forgot to tell Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech had already paid Cumberland College $3,000 to travel to Atlanta and play a game against the Rambling Wrecks and Heisman insisted that the game would be played or Cumberland would have to refund their $3,000 fee (that would be equivalent to $67,000 in today's dollars). So, Cumberland put out a plea, thirteen students volunteered - none of them were athletes - and they traveled to Atlanta as sacrificial lambs.
Cumberland kicked off and Georgia Tech returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. On the next two possessions Georgia Tech kicked off, Cumberland fumbled the ball, and Georgia Tech scored. In fact, every time Georgia Tech touched the football they scored!
Georgia Tech rushed for 978 yards and Cumberland lost 42 yards! Georgia Tech never attempted a forward pass; Cumberland completed 8-18 passes. Two passes were caught by Cumberland players and six were ''caught'' (intercepted) by Georgia Tech! Georgia Tech played without committing a single turnover, while Cumberland committed fifteen turnovers.
In the fourth quarter, C.E. Edwards fumbled the ball. It rolled towards a teammate named George Murphy and Edwards yelled, ''Pick up the ball!'' Murphy hollered back, ''You dropped it; you pick it up!'' You can read about it yourself in Jim Paul's book, ''You Dr ...
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