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INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Extra Points

by Ivan Maisel

Posted: Wed December 3, 1997

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Season's Griddings The Good, the Bad and the Both Games of the Year The Soph Parade Masters of Their Domain Didn't You Used to Be...? Extremely Upsetting Quotebook Winners & Losers Looking Ahead Spotlight: Chris McCoy Pulling Rank

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While rosters turn over every five years, the sport's icons provide reassuring permanence. Yet they, too, eventually pass on. The most noted departure in '97 was Eddie Robinson's retirement after 57 seasons and 408 wins at Grambling. The most symbolic was the death of John Bishop, founder of Tuscaloosa's Dreamland Barbeque, a pilgrimage site for Alabama fans. Bishop died on Oct. 17; the Tide then lost three straight at Bryant-Denny Stadium, where it was 0-4 for the year.

Issue date: December 8, 1997