That play was used by Coach Franke (??) in the early 20s to win the State Championship, and by Louis Ford in 1955 to beat Alice in the 1955 semi finals, but they used a guard. The play later became known as the "fumblerooskie". Trivia: Coach Franke's greatest player has a small stadium in Knoxville named after him.
I've heard versions of that trick play called the "Bumerooski" (spelling unknown), sometimes even handing the ball forward real quick back to the Center. On a related topic, I could swear we (UT) ran the old "Statue of Liberty" trick play in a game a few years back. And many thought that sort of thing was relegated to pee-wee or backyard football!
Chop, That term was because a reporter that the Oilers threw off the team plane used it to try to get back in the good graces of OA Phillips. I don’t remember Bum ever running the play; not at Nederland, aTm, Jacksonville, Amarillo, Texas Western, PNG. He learned the play from Louis Ford. Port Neches ran it against South Park in 1955. Turned into a total cluster. It did not resurface until the last play in Alice and guard Norvell Dorsey took it to the house.
My dad was an Alice High graduate. He was a Sophomore in '55, and that play still hurts him to recall.
As far as big time ball goes...well, college....I still marvel at the three trick plays on one drive Boise used to defeat OU in the Fiesta Bowl a few years back.
Yes, that was a MOST DELICIOUS way to see the sooners get beat by a scrappy and determined Boise State team!!
