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1962 Gator Bowl
Finding aid prepared by Carl Van Ness
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
October 2004
Descriptive Summary |
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| Title: | Gator Bowl | |
| Dates: | 1962 | |
| Abstract: | Highlights of the 1962 Gator Bowl Game played on December 30, 1962 in Jacksonville, Florida. | |
| Extent: | 16mm film, color w/sound. Duration: 00:24:40 | |
| Identification: | Production Number 76 | |
Scope and Content
Film highlights of the 1962 Gator Bowl Game along with footage of associated events. The film credits are missing and the film begins in the stadium parking lot. The game is billed as a North vs South contest. For this game, the Florida players sport Confederate battleflag emblems on their helmets.
Key players and the head coaches of both teams are shown. For Penn State, Dave Robinson, Pete Liske, and Roger Kochman are featured along with coach Rip Engle. For Florida, Bruce Culpepper, Lindy Infante, Larry Dupree, and Tom Shannon and head coach Ray Graves are noted.
Jacksonville sportscaster Dick Stratton does the play-by-play. Game highlights are shown with good shots of the crowd and cheerleaders. During the halftime segment, the bands from both schools are shown along with brief segments of pre-game activities including the Florida-Georgia Tech basketball game the night before. The Gator Bowl Queen, Gail Clark of the University of Georgia, is crowned and the Delta Belles of Delta State College in Mississippi perform. Final score of the game, Florida 17, Penn State 7.
Access or Use Restrictions
Usage Restrictions
Copyright for this film is uncertain. Russell and Barton is listed as the film lab, but no information is provided on the producers of this film. However, the film is similar to another produced for the 1969 Gator Bowl by the Gator Bowl Association.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Gator Bowl 1963, Audio Collection, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this recording in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| University of Florida--Football. | ||
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