Most of Shug’s letters are paired with form-letter replies. There wasn’t a form-letter reply to the Felds, of course, because you obviously don’t send form-letter replies to kids named Tiger, you send honorary scholarships.
Nor was there a form-letter reply to the Presidente De La Comisión Técnica De Foot Ball Americana De La U.N.A.M. Because you have no idea whether the pleasantries that might normally allow the recipient the possibility that you had read it and been moved to whatcouldbe a personal reply will do that, or whether it will start an international incident. Because you haven’t read the letter from the Presidente De La Comisión Técnica De Foot Ball Americana De La U.N.A.M.. Because it’s in Spanish.
So tell us, Spanish majors—what should Shug have said?
UPDATE: Ask and you shall recibir. TWER reader jrob1324 has our translation, and its pretty cool:
Technical Commission of Football of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
University City, Mexico, D.F. May 4th, 1972
Coach Ralph Jordon.
Auburn University,
Auburn, AlabamaAttention: Assistant to the athletics director Lee Haley.
Allow me to bring to your attention four members of the staff of football coaches from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Hilario Canseco, Raymundo Labra, Manuel Vazquez, and Gilberto Chaves, who will attend, thanks to your good will, the spring practices of your magnificent football team, and, likewise, the clinics that you give.
We are sure that with your guidance, help, and enthusiasm, our coaches will assimilate to your beneficial teachings, so that Mexican football in general and that of the university in particular will improve.
May this introduction be the start of excellent sports relationships between Auburn University and our institution.
Best wishes,
Lic. Mario Ruiz Moreno
President of the Technical Commission of Football of U.N.A.M.
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it says “be sure to drink your Ovaltine”
Brilliant.
Their president stated that he was sending 4 members of their staff to watch Auburn football spring practice and study methods of training. This would be a great benefit their team as they planned to incorporate football clinics, techniques so they could better their system and team.
I feel the Coach should have invited them and shown they how we do it in the SEC………WDE!
Technical Commission of Football of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
University City, Mexico, D.F. May 4th, 1972
Coach Ralph Jordon.
Auburn University,
Auburn, Alabama
Attention: Assistant to the athletics director Lee Haley.
Allow me to bring to your attention four members of the staff of football coaches from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Hilario Canseco, Raymundo Labra, Manuel Vazquez, and Gilberto Chaves, who will attend, thanks to your good will, the spring practices of your magnificent football team, and, likewise, the clinics that you give.
We are sure that with your guidance, help, and enthusiasm, our coaches will assimilate to your beneficial teachings, so that Mexican football in general and that of the university in particular will improve.
May this introduction be the start of excellent sports relationships between Auburn University and our institution.
Best wishes,
Lic. Mario Ruiz Moreno
President of the Technical Commission of Football of U.N.A.M.
Awesome, thanks!