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May 29, 20241 min read
Drownproofing @ Tech under Coach Freddie Lanou
At Georgia Tech during Freshman year we had to take 3 quarters of physical education. The most challenging was the “Drown-proofing...
rigdoncurrie
May 29, 20242 min read
Letter to Mr. Kendall Baker of Axios News: My Sports Story
I was the Senior Basketball Manager at GA Tech in 1949/50 when, as I recall, our Yellow Jackets lost to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament....
rigdoncurrie
May 29, 20242 min read
Basketball Manager
I was the Senior Basketball Manager at GA Tech in 1949/50 when, as I recall, our Yellow Jackets lost to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament....
rigdoncurrie
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Quest to the Shredded Wheat Factory
(A conversation with Preston Stevens) THE 1948 QUEST FOR THE SHREADED WHEAT FACTORY. A VISIT TO MY OLD ROOM MATE IN DAYTON. S Rigdon is...
rigdoncurrie
Mar 11, 20241 min read
Charlie Mountain at Lake Burton
Responded to a dare Rattlesnake infested Practically slid down the mountain under the laurel bushes Hungover Have photo! A symbol at Lake...
rigdoncurrie
Mar 11, 20246 min read
Road Trip out West:
During the summer of 1949, Jim Manry, Willis Carmichael and I won permission (barely) from our parents to take a trip west in hopes of...
rigdoncurrie
Mar 11, 20241 min read
“Pal, get that damned car out of the tree” - Big Charlie to his younger son....
While at Tech, I bought my first car, a dark green 1938 d 2-door Ford. I thought that it was wonderful but it did have mechanical...
rigdoncurrie
Mar 11, 20241 min read
Georgia Tech
After three years of boarding school, I was ready to live at home and entered Georgia Tech the next fall. I joined the Chi Phi...
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