Video created for the 2000 Reunion of the 1965 Football Team by Dick Whiting
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A video created by Dr. Richard Whiting, a member of the 1965 Springfield College football team, for the reunion held in 2000 for the 1965 Football Team. The video was put together and narrated by Dick Whiting, telling the story of the 1965 undefeated football season. The collection, the Richard Whiting: 1965 Football Team papers, were some of the materials used to create this video. To learn more about the season and information behind the video see here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/12094. The 1965 team went on to be 9-0-0, and is the only Springfield College Football team to go undeated and untied in a season. The letter goes on to outline the upcoming games, including quotes and statements about the teams and last years results. Springfield College’s opponents in ’65-'66 were the US. Coast Guard (30-14), Amherst College (13-0), Williams College (28-8), Colby College (42-13), Northeastern University (16-14), American International College (43-6), Rhode Island University (7-6), University of New Hampshire (43-13), and Wagner College (30-13). The game against Amherst College was televised on Channel 22 and was the first Western Mass football game ever televised in the region. The team received many honors, including Ted Dunn being named UPI New England College Division Coach of the Year and several players received honors including being selected for the All Decade Team. The team came in second to the University of Maine for selection for a bid to play in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, FL, December 11, 1965. This digital file was created from a DVD;
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