All Sports Story

Posted by admin on June 30th, 2010 and filed under sports university | 1 Comment »

University of Florida Archives Moving Image Collection
Production number 97
Production title: The All Sports Story
Production date: circa 1961
Color / Sound
Total running time: 00:23:00
Producer: University of Florida
Directors and Editors: Ralph Sneeringer and Jimmy Gay
Narrator: Ray Graves
Available in VHS, DVD, Sony DVcam, Beta SP, and MPEG.
Derived from 16 mm film. The Beta SP and MPEG were made from a second copy. Image and sound quality varies.
Promotional film probably aimed at prospective student athletes.

The film begins with Ray Graves speaking about the athletic program at the University of Florida. He mentions each sport and examples are shown of each one. These include swimming, track, tennis, basketball, golf, baseball, and football. Players and coaches of each team appear. The segment devoted to football is the longest with various coaches being shown doing drills with the members of the football team. The final part of the film details two scrimmages which took place during the spring drills. One took place eleven days after the start of the training and the other is the annual Orange and Blue Game.

Duration : 0:22:24


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One Response

  1. FLTlingit Says:

    GO GATORS!!!!
    GO GATORS!!!!

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