Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Greatest Play in Football History?


Can the Roosevelt Island Zog football players pull off a play like this? A last second, game deciding, backward lateraling play that looks more like Rugby than Football. It is the type of play that kids playing in parks have been trying to complete since football began. Amazing.
Here is the story about this play in a college game between the Trinity Tigers and Millsaps Majors from the Galveston Daily News:

Here was the set up: Trinity trailed by two points with 2 seconds remaining. Trinity had just taken over possession on its own 40-yard line. Without a field goal kicker who coach Steve Mohr trusted to make a 77-yard field goal, Trinity opted to try for a miracle.

“I was thinking maybe we could get a chance,” Barmore said. “It turned into a little backyard football with some basketball mixed in.”

Barmore passed to Shawn Thompson at midfield to begin the play being called the “Mississippi Miracle.” Eight laterals later, Barmore touched the ball again when he caught a lateral at his own 43. He found some space and ran to the Millsaps' 31, where he pitched the ball to Thompson while falling down.
You Tube video link is here.

3 comments :

Anonymous said...

Uuuh... What does this have anything to do with Roosevelt Island?

ROOSEVELT ISLANDER said...

There may be some people interested in sports living on Roosevelt Island.
I certainly am.
For those who are football fans this was a play that should not be missed.

Carry Tim said...

The football team also was known by other names throughout time including the "Maroons," and at one time was called the "Aggies," due to the nature of the agricultural education provided at the facility. Fans today when they go to an MSU football game at Davis Wade Stadium will catch the antics of the team mascot, "Bully," entertaining the faithful.



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