At the time I was stationed in England and was TDY to Kapaun Air Station, Germany. We were on a bus, riding from Kapaun to Rhein Main Air Base, which actually sat on the opposite side of the runway of Frankfurt Intl., for our return trip back to the UK. I had my "ghetto blaster" stereo with me and was scanning the different Armed Forces Network radio stations, picking up the game until the station faded out, scanning and finding the next one until it faded out, as we rode the bus.

By the time we got to the MAC terminal at Rhein Main the game was already over, the Dawgs having won 13-7. But the game was still on AFN TV, with a one-hour delay in the broadcast. They had the game on all of the TVs in the MAC terminal. That was the first TV Dawgs play I had seen since the Sugar Bowl win over Notre Dame. There was a loud-mouthed guy there who was a Clemson fan, urging anybody to bet him, as he was saying that Clemson was going to win. I couldn't bring myself to take advantage of him in his zeal, as I already knew the final score.

UGA Football's Late Labor Day Night: The 1982 Night the Lights Went on in Georgia

I remember when jerseys had sleeves

(08-28-2024, 02:31 PM)Replying to Milldawg I remember when jerseys had sleeves

And they had them neck-collar thingies.

nice spear from terry hoage

(08-28-2024, 02:30 PM)Replying to RockmartDawg At the time I was stationed in England and was TDY to Kapaun Air Station, Germany. We were on a bus, riding from Kapaun to Rhein Main Air Base, which actually sat on the opposite side of the runway of Frankfurt Intl., for our return trip back to the UK. I had my "ghetto blaster" stereo with me and was scanning the different Armed Forces Network radio stations, picking up the game until the station faded out, scanning and finding the next one until it faded out, as we rode the bus.

By the time we got to the MAC terminal at Rhein Main the game was already over, the Dawgs having won 13-7. But the game was still on AFN TV, with a one-hour delay in the broadcast. They had the game on all of the TVs in the MAC terminal. That was the first TV Dawgs play I had seen since the Sugar Bowl win over Notre Dame. There was a loud-mouthed guy there who was a Clemson fan, urging anybody to bet him, as he was saying that Clemson was going to win. I couldn't bring myself to take advantage of him in his zeal, as I already knew the final score.

UGA Football's Late Labor Day Night: The 1982 Night the Lights Went on in Georgia

I was stationed at Cecil Field NAS just west of Jacksonville, Fl.

(08-28-2024, 02:30 PM)Replying to RockmartDawg At the time I was stationed in England and was TDY to Kapaun Air Station, Germany. We were on a bus, riding from Kapaun to Rhein Main Air Base, which actually sat on the opposite side of the runway of Frankfurt Intl., for our return trip back to the UK. I had my "ghetto blaster" stereo with me and was scanning the different Armed Forces Network radio stations, picking up the game until the station faded out, scanning and finding the next one until it faded out, as we rode the bus.

By the time we got to the MAC terminal at Rhein Main the game was already over, the Dawgs having won 13-7. But the game was still on AFN TV, with a one-hour delay in the broadcast. They had the game on all of the TVs in the MAC terminal. That was the first TV Dawgs play I had seen since the Sugar Bowl win over Notre Dame. There was a loud-mouthed guy there who was a Clemson fan, urging anybody to bet him, as he was saying that Clemson was going to win. I couldn't bring myself to take advantage of him in his zeal, as I already knew the final score.

UGA Football's Late Labor Day Night: The 1982 Night the Lights Went on in Georgia

For many reasons, I'm sure, you are a better man than me, but particularly for not taking him up on that bet and taking him for everything he was willing to give.

Great story, Great picture!

My first senior season. We all went to Athens the Friday before after we got off of our summer jobs. Classes hadn't started yet and I think that might have been the biggest party weekend I experienced as a student. Georgia fans really didn't know how to handle a night game. The whole place was insane.

(08-28-2024, 03:20 PM)Replying to gulfportdawg I was stationed at Cecil Field NAS just west of Jacksonville, Fl.

"Back when", when I worked for Lockheed, I went down to Cecil Field and NAS Jax a couple of times for work. We had communications links from two Lockheed field offices (i.e. trailers out by the flightline) who were there to support some Lockheed stuff they had on... I think, A-7s. I think the work was in preparation of the closure of Cecil Field, or maybe just that particular field office. This was either late-1980s or early-1990s. I always enjoyed that trip.