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Remembering Pat Dye and Golden Flake’s War Eagle, the World’s Greatest Football Machines

Thirty-three years ago, Pat Dye was the world’s greatest football machine. So at first I thought this was, like, a Win a Date With Dye or something. But no, Golden Flake meant the van — “The War Eagle “— which came fully loaded: captains chairs, a deluxe stereo system, a color TV, and even a VCP (options may vary).

Yes, a VCP; you could play them at whatever KOA the Lord led you to, but the Lucky Winner would have to record his or her football games at home. And that lucky winner was E.