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The sod cemetery's origins can be traced back to 1962, when after whipping Georgia 18-0 in Sanford Stadium, the football team was so fired up that instead of just tearing down the opponents goal post, they dug up a piece of the actual turf from the field to bring back to Tallahassee. The team captains presented the piece of turf to Dean Coyle E. Moore. who took it home and put it on his mantle for all to admire. After a short time the grass began to die so he started to water it. Well we can imagine the mess this must have caused, and his wife decided that he should get rid of it. Now not wanting to throw it away, and not sure just what to do with it. He took it back to his office at FSU. Where the team decided that it should be buried in the corner of the practice field, and a monument was placed on top to commemorate the road victory. Not satisfied with just one commemorative piece of sod, the team added pieces from the Georgia Tech, and the Auburn games. The 1963 team not wanting to be left out of the new tradition, added their own pieces of sod, and snipets of astro turf to the collection. Soon it took on the look of a cemetery and the name was born. And so most every team since 1962 has added their pieces of sod to the cemetery. It was supposed to be just road games where Florida State was the underdog. But as the program flurished under Coach Bowden, and the Noles were now usally favored to win, it was changed to Bowl wins, and epic road wins too. Each piece of sod is buried in the cemetery next to the practice field, and a tombstone is placed above it with the score and date of the game. |
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SOD GAMES 1962-1999
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