A great Sanford Stadium photo... the track people.

[RockmartDawg]

This is said to be from the 1973 season. Must be pregame "tailgating" on the tracks.

I reckon trains either weren't running on that track at all or they just knew there were no trains coming during the timeframe of the game?

[JC-DAWG83]

I can remember a couple times when trains came during a game. No more than twice. Once, the train stopped and the people on the tracks opened the top of one of the cars and it was some sort of hopper car full of corn. A few people threw some corn around like confetti when Georgia scored but they got tired of it and eventually left it alone.

I was always more impressed with the crowd on the bridge than the tracks. The whole length of the bridge where the field was visible (there was no scoreboard on that end of the stadium) was lined with couches and chairs. After the game, there would be literally thousands of empty beer cans and bottles along the sidewalk on the bridge.

[RockmartDawg]

Interesting. You never hear people talking about the crowds on the bridge like you do the tracks. I guess it makes way more sense that the bridge would be full of a crowd far more comfortably seated.

I have seen photos showing the scoreboard down in the opposite endzone. TDK and I chatted about that a lot when looking at his design for the NailStick Dawg that used to be on the scoreboard, which I "think" only got moved to the present location for the 1979 football season. That thought brings up more in my mind, where it concerns NailStick Dawg, its origin, and just how cool and retro and twisted it looks.

[JC-DAWG83]

Interesting. You never hear people talking about the crowds on the bridge like you do the tracks. I guess it makes way more sense that the bridge would be full of a crowd far more comfortably seated.

I have seen photos showing the scoreboard down in the opposite endzone. TDK and I chatted about that a lot when looking at his design for the NailStick Dawg that used to be on the scoreboard, which I "think" only got moved to the present location for the 1979 football season. That thought brings up more in my mind, where it concerns NailStick Dawg, its origin, and just how cool and retro and twisted it looks.
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This is from 1980.  Nailstick Dawg has been moved or removed.  The new scoreboard was at the bridge end because of the work going on to expand the stadium and enclose the East end zone.

[ugafan49]

Cool pictures.

[RockmartDawg]

Interesting. You never hear people talking about the crowds on the bridge like you do the tracks. I guess it makes way more sense that the bridge would be full of a crowd far more comfortably seated.

I have seen photos showing the scoreboard down in the opposite endzone. TDK and I chatted about that a lot when looking at his design for the NailStick Dawg that used to be on the scoreboard, which I "think" only got moved to the present location for the 1979 football season. That thought brings up more in my mind, where it concerns NailStick Dawg, its origin, and just how cool and retro and twisted it looks.
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This is from 1980.  Nailstick Dawg has been moved or removed.  The new scoreboard was at the bridge end because of the work going on to expand the stadium and enclose the East end zone.


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Very cool. I could have sworn that it was moved for the 1979 season. But this photo shows a newer scoreboard (not the NailStick Dawg) down in the railroad track end, with construction going on to close in that end.



This is said to be from the 1980 season. Maybe what is throwing me off is that the NailStick Dawg scoreboard was replaced in 1979, and then the scoreboard was moved to the bridge end for the 1980 season, as they were closing in the track end.



I'm guessing this is from the back... from the bridge... must be 1981? I say that because the 1980 National Champions thing is on the back.

[JC-DAWG83]

Interesting. You never hear people talking about the crowds on the bridge like you do the tracks. I guess it makes way more sense that the bridge would be full of a crowd far more comfortably seated.

I have seen photos showing the scoreboard down in the opposite endzone. TDK and I chatted about that a lot when looking at his design for the NailStick Dawg that used to be on the scoreboard, which I "think" only got moved to the present location for the 1979 football season. That thought brings up more in my mind, where it concerns NailStick Dawg, its origin, and just how cool and retro and twisted it looks.
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This is from 1980.  Nailstick Dawg has been moved or removed.  The new scoreboard was at the bridge end because of the work going on to expand the stadium and enclose the East end zone.


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Very cool. I could have sworn that it was moved for the 1979 season. But this photo shows a newer scoreboard (not the NailStick Dawg) down in the railroad track end, with construction going on to close in that end.



This is said to be from the 1980 season. Maybe what is throwing me off is that the NailStick Dawg scoreboard was replaced in 1979, and then the scoreboard was moved to the bridge end for the 1980 season, as they were closing in the track end.



I'm guessing this is from the back... from the bridge... must be 1981? I say that because the 1980 National Champions thing is on the back.


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Cool pics.  The 1980 one is correct because there are still people on the bridge watching the game.  After the 1980 MNC, the AA put up plywood screens along the bridge on game days so no one could watch the games from the bridge.  The games were all sellouts so it wasn't like it was costing them ticket sales for people to watch from the bridge.  That was the first of an ongoing series of a**hole moves by the AA trying to squeeze money out of the fans that continues to this day.

[RockmartDawg]

Interesting. You never hear people talking about the crowds on the bridge like you do the tracks. I guess it makes way more sense that the bridge would be full of a crowd far more comfortably seated.

I have seen photos showing the scoreboard down in the opposite endzone. TDK and I chatted about that a lot when looking at his design for the NailStick Dawg that used to be on the scoreboard, which I "think" only got moved to the present location for the 1979 football season. That thought brings up more in my mind, where it concerns NailStick Dawg, its origin, and just how cool and retro and twisted it looks.
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This is from 1980.  Nailstick Dawg has been moved or removed.  The new scoreboard was at the bridge end because of the work going on to expand the stadium and enclose the East end zone.


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Very cool. I could have sworn that it was moved for the 1979 season. But this photo shows a newer scoreboard (not the NailStick Dawg) down in the railroad track end, with construction going on to close in that end.



This is said to be from the 1980 season. Maybe what is throwing me off is that the NailStick Dawg scoreboard was replaced in 1979, and then the scoreboard was moved to the bridge end for the 1980 season, as they were closing in the track end.



I'm guessing this is from the back... from the bridge... must be 1981? I say that because the 1980 National Champions thing is on the back.


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Cool pics.  The 1980 one is correct because there are still people on the bridge watching the game.  After the 1980 MNC, the AA put up plywood screens along the bridge on game days so no one could watch the games from the bridge.  The games were all sellouts so it wasn't like it was costing them ticket sales for people to watch from the bridge.  That was the first of an ongoing series of a**hole moves by the AA trying to squeeze money out of the fans that continues to this day.
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Such a crying shame.