hey Phil, you ever meet this guy?

[yermom]

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2013/06/alabama_football_superfan_dick.html


Alabama opened its 1946 football season with a 26-7 victory over Furman. The game was played in Birmingham, and Dick Coffee was there.

And so began a remarkable streak.

The Crimson Tide will open its 2013 season on Aug. 31 when it meets Virginia Tech in Atlanta.

For the first time since that 1946 opener, Coffee will not be there. The acclaimed superfan from Birmingham died Friday at the age of 91.

781 consecutive games and 51 consecutive bowl games. damn.

2nd most ever, apparently to some guy from USC

[Phil]

Haven't met him, and now I won't. Sounds like a hell of a fan, though. If we average 13 games a year, I'll hit that number at 82 years old. It can be done.

[picasso]

Wow, that means that guy witnessed 23 Alabama national titles.

[KantoSooner]

Which ones did he miss?

[8timechamps]

Haven't met him, and now I won't. Sounds like a hell of a fan, though. If we average 13 games a year, I'll hit that number at 82 years old. It can be done.

82? You'll still have another solid 10 years left. Of course you'll probably require a nurse aid to accompany you, but that's just a logistical issue.

[Scott D]

Am I the only one amused that the last part of the url reads out "Alabama Football Superfan Dick"

[yermom]

the title was almost, "het Phil, you ever meet this Dick?" but i thought that might be too much