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Charley Trippi

Sanford Stadium

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Where did you live on campus? Did you live on campus or off campus?

No, we had a football dormitory, Payne Hall. That was our football dormitory, and the basement there was our dining room, and we eat our meals there and go to class from there.

And the stadium was right behind there.

The stadium was right there. Yeah, and talking about the stadium, I have always said the worst possible scenario you can ever have in football is to have the practice field next to the stadium, because if things didn’t go to suit Coach Butts during practice, we would move into the stadium, put the lights on and end up eating dinner at 8:30 at night.

Practice some more, huh?

Practice had to be perfect for him to say well, okay, we’re finished. If it didn’t we would move into the stadium. So I tell everybody don’t ever go to college where they have the practice field next to the stadium.

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