The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels remember The Sugar Bowl and winning the National Championship. Recorded October 23, 2009. View the entire program at www.mcast.blip.tv/
I'm up here in Syracuse NY and a game between your guys and our guys that year would have been a heck of a game. We outscored our opponents by 340 points and you outscored yours by 329 points. Billy Cannon opened the door for us to win the national title. Texas was ranked #2 when the bids were issued and our players wanted to play the #2 ranked team. The Sugar Bowl didn't want black players at the time either.
I'm up here in Syracuse NY and a game between your guys and our guys that year would have been a heck of a game. We outscored our opponents by 340 points and you outscored yours by 329 points. Billy Cannon opened the door for us to win the national title. Texas was ranked #2 when the bids were issued and our players wanted to play the #2 ranked team. The Sugar Bowl didn't want black players at the time either.
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