RIP Ara Parseghian

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RIP Ara Parseghian

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:19 am

Notre Dame football coach who revived the school's football program from a low ebb in the early 60's. He's known for playing for a controversial tie in a 10-10 game with Michigan State in 1966 that allowed Notre Dame to win the national title that year.

Age 94.

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#2 Post by BackInTex » Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:28 am

Sadly I best remember him in this Ford station wagon commercial where he first explained the quarterback option (run, pitch to a running back, pass to a receiver) then compared that to the new tailgate on the Ford station wagon that could open to the side like a passenger door window up, open to the side like a passenger door window down, or open down like a truck tailgate.

The commercial says the 3-way door was available on the Grand Torino Squire and the LTD Country Squire. We had that '73 LTD Country Squire. It was a beast.


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#3 Post by littlebeast13 » Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:29 am

I knew of him only as a popular 3-letter answer to crossword puzzles...

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#4 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:35 am

Even though I should know better, this is one of those folks that I thought was already dead. Heckuva football coach.
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#5 Post by triviawayne » Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:59 pm

BackInTex wrote:Sadly I best remember him in this Ford station wagon commercial where he first explained the quarterback option (run, pitch to a running back, pass to a receiver) then compared that to the new tailgate on the Ford station wagon that could open to the side like a passenger door window up, open to the side like a passenger door window down, or open down like a truck tailgate.

The commercial says the 3-way door was available on the Grand Torino Squire and the LTD Country Squire. We had that '73 LTD Country Squire. It was a beast.


I drove one of those once with a 351 Cleveland...wow.

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#6 Post by BackInTex » Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:59 pm

triviawayne wrote: I drove one of those once with a 351 Cleveland...wow.
Ours had the 460 v8. Before the days when mpg mattered.
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson

War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)

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