It was the rivalry’s golden anniversary game. And there was no way a 4-4-1 Auburn team that had been shutout by Florida, a team the Bulldogs had shutout 75-0, was going to win it.
Auburn was going up against the best Georgia squad in forever — a “Dream Team” heralded the headlines, No. 1 by a mile, just coasting to California en route to a national championship. The bags for the Rose Bowl were packed. And one of those bags belonged to All-American halfback Frank Sinkwich, that season’s eventual Heisman Trophy winner — the best football player in the world…
… not named Monk Gafford.