WATCH: Texas A&M welcomes back former coach Gene Stallings in touching moment
By Adam Spencer
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Legendary Texas A&M and Alabama coach Gene Stallings suffered a heart attack last week, but even that wouldn’t stop him from making it to College Station on Saturday night.
The Aggies honored the former coach, who led the team to the 1967 Southwestern Conference title and a bowl victory over Bear Bryant and Alabama, during the game against the Crimson Tide.
As you can see below, it was a special moment at Kyle Field as the crowd gave a strong ovation to the legendary coach:
Sweet moment for #GeneStallings ! Gene & his 1967 @TAMU team were honored in 2Q of #BAMAvsTAMU game! Get well soon, Coach! @WBRCnews pic.twitter.com/dHGM9uGdvy
— ChristinaWBRC (@ChristinaWBRC) October 8, 2017
Welcome back Gene Stallings and the '67 SWC Champions #12thMan pic.twitter.com/BEzb5jD15l
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) October 8, 2017
Stallings won a national championship with Alabama in 1992, but he got his start with the Aggies.
Clearly, the Kyle Field faithful and Stallings’ 1967 squad still have the utmost respect for the talented coach.
It was great to see Stallings make the trip to College Station, and it was even better to see the reception the Texas A&M fans gave him.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
