Most archived letters to Shug are paired with form letter replies. There are exceptions.
There wasn’t a form letter reply to the Felds, of course, because you don’t send form letters 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… por obvias razones.
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.
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!
The coaches did come to Auburn. For at least three years in a row. My brother wrote a story about this as a student-assistant in the AU Sports Information Department. that was published in the OA News.
Oh wow, will have to look for it. That’s wild.