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Enjoy the classic commentary of Hank Stram, the legendary coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, as he motivates his team to "just keep matriculating the ball down the field boys". This video clip ...
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Matriculate, when used in football, often means 'to advance,' and refers to moving the ball down the field. In general use matriculate most commonly means 'to enroll in university,' but football coach Hank Stram, for reasons not fully known, used the word in highly figurative manner, and 'matriculate the ball down the field' has stuck ever since.
Hank Stram. Him saying to "keep matricualting down the field" is a famous quote from the early days of mic'd coaches. Stram had a very unusual (not necessarily accurate) vocabulary.
65 Toss Power Trap in Super Bowl IV. "Just keep matriculating the ball down the field, boys." - Hank Stram. by Melissa Etheridge Eric Stonestreet. SHARE THIS MOMENT.
Jan 30, 2020 · “Just keep matriculating the ball down the field, boys,” said Stram, then the coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, 50 years ago this month in Super Bowl 4.
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Jun 30, 2008 · "In Super Bowl IV, American football coach Hank Stram wore a microphone on the sidelines as part of the television broadcast, and was caught telling his Kansas City Chiefs, "Just keep matriculatin' the ball down the field, boys," referring to the process of moving the football toward a score...
