59 years later, Georgia’s 73-yard “Flea-Flicker” touchdown in the final minutes against Alabama in the 1965 season opener is still considered one of the greatest plays in the program’s history (although it was more like a “Hook & Lateral,” and the winning two-point conversion is rarely mentioned).
Dan Magill once told me that "Flea-Flicker" was used, in his opinion, because that's what play-by-play man Ed Thilenius termed it. You can hear it on the audio.
I’ve mentioned this before, but something that often gets confused regarding Georgia's "Flea-Flicker" play is there apparently was no controversy over whether Pat Hodgson's knees touched the ground or not: The three officials from the game reportedly "realized that Hodgson's knees were on the ground."
Rather, the "controversy" was whether Hodgson illegally lateraled the ball to Bob Taylor, or legally batted it:
Finally, for anyone wondering why the heck some Alabama players are wearing white helmets… This was Bear Bryant's idea beginning with the 1962 season. He often used white helmets on eligible receivers at night games, or when helmets resembled opponents, like Georgia's red to Alabama's crimson in 1965.
