The hero of the 1984 Sugar Bowl kept hearing about a sign inside a Bourbon Street bar.
"Free drinks for Al Del Greco all night," it read.
The young man who had kicked three field goals to lift Auburn to a hard-fought 9-7 win over Michigan didn't find the bar as easily as he found the uprights in the Sugar Bowl that day. But with the help of his eager buddies, they arrived at the rumored bar while the celebration was still going.
"I presented myself to the bartender and said, 'I'm Al Del Greco.'"
The bartender looked the Miami native up and down.