1983 GACA North/South Game

July 21, 1983

Site: Grant Field

Score: South 7, North 6

Personnel

Coaches

North

Head Coach

Assistants

South

Head Coach

Assistants

North

Player Pos School College
David Dukes QB Clarke Central Georgia
Jeff Burger QB Cedartown Auburn
Eric Mangham DB Feldwood FSU
Mike Brown DB Cedar Shoals Georgia
Miles Smith DB Roswell Auburn
Hal Lamb WR Commerce West Georgia
Lewis Hester DB Gainesville undecided
Anthony Harrison WR Stephens County Georgia Tech
Ricky McKenzie RB Fulton Mississippi Valley
Quentin Hardy TE/FS Newton County Middle Tennessee State
Sammy Williams RB Gainesville Mississippi State
Troy Myers RB Sprayberry Memphis State
David McCluskey RB West Rome Georgia
Steve Williamson WR Madison County Georgia Southern
Jerry Jones RB Clarkston Alabama
Greg Williams DT Clarke Central Georgia Southern
Tom Bradford C North Springs New Mexico
Henry Harris NG Columbia Georgia
Mike Marshall LB Walker Mississippi State
Stacy Searels C Trion Auburn
Billy Ray Jones LB Buford Western Carolina
Dan Parr TE Oconee County undecided
Cy Johnson OG Woodward Georgia Southern
John Abram OG Lithonia Georgia
William Tang OT Douglas County Georgia
Keith Bonnell OG Dalton Valdosta State
Eric Floyd OT West Rome Auburn
John Davis OT Gilmer County Georgia Tech
Johnny Shields DT Walker West Georgia
Michael Makins DE Lakeshore UT Chattanooga
Darin Adams DE Johnson East Tennessee State
Jessie Tuggle DE Griffin Valdosta State
Rod Saddler TE Columbia Texas A&M
Gaylon White TE Palmetto FSU
Steve Squire DB Peachtree Furman
Reggie McCord WR Griffin Jacksonville State

South

Player Pos School College
Steve Browning QB Cook County Georgia Tech
Charles Glaze DB Lincoln County South Carolina State
Pat Randall QB Washington-Wilkes Georgia
Bruce McFarland QB Crisp County undecided
Chris Major DB Valdosta South Carolina
Gary Lee RB Westover Georgia Tech
Calvin Close RB Bainbridge Tuskegee
Ervin Manuel DB RE Lee undecided
Roosevelt Isom DB Butler Georgia Tech
Shannon Hall RB Central Macon Albany State
David Williams RB Warner Robins Jacksonville State
Andrea Smith RB Coffee County Texas A&M
Steve Boswell LB Warner Robins Georgia
Flint Matthews DE Lincoln County Citadel
George Bess TE Washington County Vanderbilt
Tim Durden C ECI undecided
Kirby Stewart LB Colquitt County Georgia
Anthony Williams C Mitchell-Baker Fort Valley State
Walter Pittman DT Thomasville undecided
David Ewings OG Tift County Albany State
Roosevelt Colvard LB Mary Persons Middle Tennessee
Keith Redding DE Brunswick Valdosta State
Jeff Gordon OT Americus Georgia Southwestern
Larry Murphy OT Waycross undecided
Ivery Lee DT Statesboro Georgia Tech
Edell Davis OG Morgan County Memphis State
Gerald Williams NG Washington County Georgia Tech
Billy Cato OT Butler Furman
Stacy Brown OT Hawkinsville Georgia Southwestern
Ricky Daniels DT Valdosta South Carolina
Ray Corhen DE Dougherty Auburn
Earnest Fields WR Claxton NC State
Carl Parker WR Lowndes Vanderbilt
Trey Gainous WR Cairo Auburn
Frank Booker TE Westside Bowling Green State

Game summary

The South took a 7-0 lead in the third on a 3-yard run by Hank Williams of Warner Robins. Bruce McFarland hit the extra point. David McCluskey scored for the North on a 4-yard run with four minutes remaining in the game. Dukes threw high and incomplete to McCluskey on the 2-point conversion attempt and the South still led 7-6. The North got the ball back and drove to the South 6 with 30 seconds left. Instead of playing it safe and kicking the field goal, Dukes threw into the end zone where Ervin Manuel intercepted to end the game. Coach Billy Henderson said, “It was my decision and I take full responsibility for it. We didn’t have any timeouts left and I wanted David (Dukes) to either throw it out of the end zone or out of bounds if he couldn’t find anybody open.”

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