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1951 Opelika Owls
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These pictures came from Bill Godwin’s collection. Godwin played with both the Ozark
Eagles of the AFL and the Opelika Owls of the Georgia Alabama League. |
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» ….at Opelika, there was this ol’ boy, named Billy Kilgore. He was
a pitcher, then after playing baseball he became a professional boxer. The way I first met Billy was he had been in some trouble up in Birmingham, and he was out at Kilby prison (near Montgomery). When I played semi-pro ball, we used to go out and play the Kilby prison team. He was as mean as hell, but he had a good heart. Anyway, when I got to Opelika, he was there. He took me aside and told me, « You left-handed bastard, don’t you ever tell anybody where you first met me ». I said, « I ain’t gonna tell nobody where I first met you, Bill »…… Glenn Perdue |
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Bill Godwin
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Bill Godwin
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Thanks Charles East
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