GERALD LOPER, FLORIDA All-SEC LINEMAN 1973-75 TALKS DICKEY-ERA GATORS AND UPS & DOWNS AFTER FOOTBALL

Florida Gators All-SEC offensive guard Gerald Loper, 1972-75, talks Coach Doug Dickey wishbone-era Gators, which included 3 Bowl Games including the 12/31/74 Sugar Bowl vs Nebraska and a Dickey-era best 9-3 record in 1975. He also shares about the acclaimed offensive line of the '75 season, The Family, and the interesting fact his small time high school, the Eustis Panthers, produced 3 Gator starters during the mid-70's; Jimmy Ray Stephens, Robby Ball and Gerald Loper. The program also includes the powerful story of the ups & downs faced by many players of his era in raw detail including his insightful training camp experience with the 1976 San Francisco 49ers and his poignant exit from the game of  football. His account of his triumphs & successes as well as his perseverance in overcoming disappointments & failures ends with powerful Old School Wisdom from Gerald Loper to young ballplayers  and students.