Re: Art Long playing apparently playing college football...

[Nathan Allen]

I did not forget.  He and Fortson (who had been charged with disorderly
conduct) were both acquitted at trial.  Long argued that he did not punch
the horse (named Cody I believe) four times like the officer alleged,
rather he was merely "petting" the horse.  Uh huh . . . right.

C'mon Tom - it was a joke.  I have few qualms with the Huggins years, but
you have to admit, a couple players made bad decisions that, in hindsight,
are pretty good fodder for jokes and/or bearcat haters.  (For example, an
incident involving a roommate, a chair and a coat hanger comes to mind.)
It IS possible, you know, to be a big UC fan and a big UC supporter while
not being blind to the fact that there have been at least a few "colorful"
characters on the team during the Huggins era.  After all, loyal devotion
and realistic thinking are not mutually exclusive concepts when it comes to
sport affiliations.


On 8/18/06, address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
> Except that Art Long was found Not Guilty (or the charges were dismissed,
> I forget which) of the police horse punching incident. I guess you forgot
> that part?
>
> Tom Gray, UC fan since 1958