1953 – FSN-SPORTS

Andy Griffith: What It Was, Was Football (1953)

Sports - July 5, 2012

After ‘A Face in the Crowd’ and before ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Andy Griffith recorded a monologue about college football in 1953 that has become one of the most beloved comedy recordings of all time. The illustrations accompanying the video were drawn by MAD Magazine artist George Woodbridge. I used to listen to this recording

Andy Griffith Football Story from 1953

Sports - March 31, 2011

Andy Griffith’s famous 1953 stand-up monologue about college football. It has become one of the most beloved comedy recordings of all time. The illustrations used in this video were drawn by George Woodbridge, a Mad Magazine artist. The comic illustration appear in Mad Magazine in 1958. You can view the illustration at www.collectmad.com We edited