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I once spoke with Georgia's offensive line coach of the time, Jimmy Vickers, regarding Georgia's famed "Shoestring Play." While an assistant at Georgia (1971-1976), Vickers was generally in charge of suggesting trick plays into the Bulldog offense. According to the former Georgia coach, trickery was vital to their offense for plays to gain large chunks of yardage since the team's passing offense struggled at times.
Vickers suggested the Shoestring Play after noticing on film that Vandy defenders turned their backs while calling their signals. Georgia led the Commodores only 7-3 in the second quarter, possessing the ball at the opposing 36-yard line. On second down, Ray Goff approached the football, which was spotted on the right hash mark, as Vanderbilt stood in its defensive huddle. The Bulldog junior quarterback knelt in front of the ball and pretended to tie his shoe as the other 10 Bulldogs nonchalantly gathered at the left hash mark on the wide side of the field. Instantly, Goff, acting as the offense’s center, flipped the football to junior flanker Gene Washington. Acting as an offensive back, Washington instantly raced down the left sideline with a convoy of nine blockers for the shoestring touchdown.
I once spoke with Georgia's offensive line coach of the time, Jimmy Vickers, regarding Georgia's famed "Shoestring Play." While an assistant at Georgia (1971-1976), Vickers was generally in charge of suggesting trick plays into the Bulldog offense. According to the former Georgia coach, trickery was vital to their offense for plays to gain large chunks of yardage since the team's passing offense struggled at times.
Vickers suggested the Shoestring Play after noticing on film that Vandy defenders turned their backs while calling their signals. Georgia led the Commodores only 7-3 in the second quarter, possessing the ball at the opposing 36-yard line. On second down, Ray Goff approached the football, which was spotted on the right hash mark, as Vanderbilt stood in its defensive huddle. The Bulldog junior quarterback knelt in front of the ball and pretended to tie his shoe as the other 10 Bulldogs nonchalantly gathered at the left hash mark on the wide side of the field. Instantly, Goff, acting as the offense’s center, flipped the football to junior flanker Gene Washington. Acting as an offensive back, Washington instantly raced down the left sideline with a convoy of nine blockers for the shoestring touchdown.
