Florida State football has an illustrious history of championship teams, award-winning players and notable traditions. The man behind one of the greatest gameday traditions for FSU football- the Sod Cemetery- is Doug Mannheimer.
Florida State’s Sod Cemetery is a unique area of grass located directly between the triangle of Doak Campbell Stadium, Dick Howser Stadium, and the Florida State football practice fields. The cemetery has buried pieces of the actual field from numerous historic Florida State victories, including national championships, and games in which the Seminoles were underdogs on the road.
As many fans who attend games on Saturdays know, Mannheimer hosts the popular “SodTalk”, where he interviews well-known players live in front of the Sod Cemetery.