Jeff Miller’s “Teammates for Life: The Inspiring Story of Auburn University’s Unbelievable, Unforgettable and Utterly Amazin’ 1972 Football Team, Then and Now' tells the story of one of the most-glorious and unexpected seasons in Auburn football history:
,’ which begins ‘I believe in work, hard work’ and that really was the formula for success for this team. Running the same plays over and over and over again. It was just a matter of repetition. Their philosophy was ‘When we get in games, nobody has outworked us in practice, and we can impose our will on opponents.’ That was really the simple key to victory for them.”
“I arrived as a freshman in the fall of ‘73, and Auburn proceeded to lose the next nine in a row against Alabama,” said Miller, a New Jersey native. “Not many of them were close. At times, it seemed like Auburn might never beat Alabama again in football. So that game in my mind’s eye just grew exponentially.
The stunning upset came on the heels of an off-the-cuff dig at Auburn’s agrarian heritage by legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant at a meeting of the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club the previous week. Asked one too many times about an upcoming matchup with Texas in the Cotton Bowl, an exasperated Bryant blurted out “I’d rather beat the cow college than beat Texas 10 times.”
Miller interviewed dozens of members of the 1972 Tigers for “Teammates for Life,” as well as close relatives of many who are no longer living. Among those he talked extensively with are Ralph Jordan Jr. — the coach’s son — and several family members of Langner, who died of cancer in 2014.
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