By Rob Calonge
Being away from this space for the last few days has given me an appreciation for all things Cal. While I've been gone, there hasn't been a whole lot going on in the world of Cal football. The Solano County Library is doing something to preserve a little bit of Solano County / California history. It's all part of their California of the Past program where they've set up a 'digital storytelling' station for locals to record a piece of their history.
Vacaville's The Reporter has a transcript of Cal's Bill Powell discussing his 1951 record-setting touchdown run from scrimmage - a 98-yard romp. Here's part of it:
“As the quarterback handed the ball to me, the Cal guard crossed over to block Oregon's tackle and Cal's tackle blocked Oregon's guard -- that's the cross block -- one player right, one left. I went in between the two Cal blockers and started up the field angling out toward the right sideline. My teammates gave me great blocking. I had nothing to do but hold on to that ball and run.” - Bill Powell
Getting up to date with more current former players is a little easier, albiet maybe not as interesting as Bill Powell telling his tale.
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