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The greatest play call in Super Bowl history started on a napkin

When Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles walked towards the offensive line and started checking off a crucial fourth-and-goal play from the New England one-yard line in Super Bowl LII Sunday night, Hunter Spivey quickly noticed what was about to happen.

Unlike most of America and the world that was watching on television, the Valdosta (Ga.) High School football coach new exactly what was about to happen, and he should because he is the architect of what is being called the greatest play call in Super Bowl history.

Before Clemson first ran what is known in these parts as “Detroit” in the Tigers’ win over Georgia Tech back in 2012, Spivey first ran it as two-point play when he was the coach at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia, S.