The HBC makes his first appearance on our Gator Tales podcast.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- In the final installment of our special summer series that has featured
Scott Stricklin (No. 89) and
Jim McElwain (No. 90), host Adam Schick welcomes
Steve Spurrier to Gator Tales for the first time.
The always affable HBC covers a lot of ground in this episode.
To help you out, a timeline of the topics: how he first decided to come to UF (1:20), the impact that Coach Ray Graves had on his life and career (2:52), how he first stumbled into the coaching business (3:59), his early recruiting efforts and growth in that aspect of the job (5:46), the similarities in building programs at Duke, UF, and South Carolina (9:16), how he would have handled the jump to the NFL differently (11:40), the most memorable games of his coaching career (13:26), when he first heard Florida wanted him to be their head coach (15:17), the most difficult coaches he competed against (17:19), his reputation for needling opponents through the media (18:59), what it was like coming back to The Swamp as the coach of South Carolina (20:01), how his offense and approach evolved over time (20:54), what life after coaching has been like (24:07), his passion for golf (26:36), his relationship with Coach McElwain (28:17), the changes he has seen in Gainesville since his return (29:27), and how he feels about the various imitations of his voice over the years (33:18).
We hope you enjoy.
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