Please indicate whether you think it would be a good idea to add a Joe Starkey statue next to Memorial, to be placed next to the existing Kevin Moen statue, to honor Starkey and his famous call of The Play, which put Cal on the map as having the most famous play in college football history. See the following link showing Cal as having the most famous college football play in history. (Cal is number one in this category.
In addition to the statue, a video, showing the full video of The Play and Starkey's call of it, up through the ref's call that it resultedd in a touchdown (and thus there would be no extra point as the touchdown itself resulted in Cal having more points than Stanford).
I have written to AD Jim Knowlton that I would be willing to contribute $40,000 to help Cal to build a statue of Joe Starkey to be placed next to or very near to the existing statute of Kevin Moen. But I have not heard back from him on this issue. But perhaps he's not a supporter of my idea, as I have been somewhat critical of him recently.
BTW, I have no idea how costly it will be to fulfill my idea and how long it will take to do so.
I think the statue could have the following benefits
1. Would announce that Cal has the most famous colllege football play in history, perhaps being more famous than any pro football play, and likely will always be so. BTW, the video has to end right after Joe's statement that with "there will be no extra point" (as Cal's touchdown without any extra point was enough for Cal to win the game).
2. Become a tourist attraction, as Starkey is likely, in the long run, to be even more of a famous person than Kevin Moen, with regard to The Play, as Starkey's call of The Play was so good.
3. Cement Cal as being a major football tourist location for the public and everyone who loves Cal, to visit to see and hear the video to be held in the stadium overnight in a safe location, for safekeeping, before being brought out every day to be placed next to the Joe Starkey statue for public viewing purposes and to watch and hear the video next to it.
4. The statue would make it more likely that ESPN's College Gameday would designate Cal as a place they would visit on a Saturday provided Cal had a good enough football nrecord that season and before ESPN made a choice for future locations of College GameDay. I will be sure to let ESPN know about the new statue and the video have been created and installed outside of Memorial.
I'd would like to send a copy of this note to Chacellor Carol Crist before I try to speak to her about my idea, in the hopes that she might support it and thus it could be completed as soon as possible. Would love to hear from Cal fans if they like my idea and what changes they might make to it. Please note that it may take a couple of years, or even longer, to get this idea to come to fruition even after it has been approved. Thanks for your help and Go Bears!
In addition to the statue, a video, showing the full video of The Play and Starkey's call of it, up through the ref's call that it resultedd in a touchdown (and thus there would be no extra point as the touchdown itself resulted in Cal having more points than Stanford).
I have written to AD Jim Knowlton that I would be willing to contribute $40,000 to help Cal to build a statue of Joe Starkey to be placed next to or very near to the existing statute of Kevin Moen. But I have not heard back from him on this issue. But perhaps he's not a supporter of my idea, as I have been somewhat critical of him recently.
BTW, I have no idea how costly it will be to fulfill my idea and how long it will take to do so.
I think the statue could have the following benefits
1. Would announce that Cal has the most famous colllege football play in history, perhaps being more famous than any pro football play, and likely will always be so. BTW, the video has to end right after Joe's statement that with "there will be no extra point" (as Cal's touchdown without any extra point was enough for Cal to win the game).
2. Become a tourist attraction, as Starkey is likely, in the long run, to be even more of a famous person than Kevin Moen, with regard to The Play, as Starkey's call of The Play was so good.
3. Cement Cal as being a major football tourist location for the public and everyone who loves Cal, to visit to see and hear the video to be held in the stadium overnight in a safe location, for safekeeping, before being brought out every day to be placed next to the Joe Starkey statue for public viewing purposes and to watch and hear the video next to it.
4. The statue would make it more likely that ESPN's College Gameday would designate Cal as a place they would visit on a Saturday provided Cal had a good enough football nrecord that season and before ESPN made a choice for future locations of College GameDay. I will be sure to let ESPN know about the new statue and the video have been created and installed outside of Memorial.
I'd would like to send a copy of this note to Chacellor Carol Crist before I try to speak to her about my idea, in the hopes that she might support it and thus it could be completed as soon as possible. Would love to hear from Cal fans if they like my idea and what changes they might make to it. Please note that it may take a couple of years, or even longer, to get this idea to come to fruition even after it has been approved. Thanks for your help and Go Bears!
