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Crain & Cone

A Tribute to Coach Dye-Part Two (Ben Tamburello)

Crain & Cone

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Sports

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Round two of Jboy's interviews with former Coach Dye players involves one of the greatest offensive linemen in Tiger history. Ben Tamburello was a four year starter at center where he was name All-American/SEC twice and was the recipient of the Ken Rice Award in 1984 for the best blocking lineman. Ben tells us some great stories about what it was like to play for Coach Dye, and what that relationship has meant even after his playing days. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-crain/support See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Hello everybody and thank you for joining us for part two of the tribute to

0:05.1

Coach Die where we interview his former players so you know everybody can get a

0:09.2

better perspective just on you know how much Coach Die I meant to, how much he meant to his players, to the fan base,

0:14.8

and to the families of his players.

0:16.4

And I think by doing this, you know, obviously his memory

0:19.3

will live on, you know, regardless

0:20.8

because he's, you know, touched so many lives.

0:22.4

But I think this gives, you know know a lot of guys to an outlet you know in a tough time to be able to talk about somebody that you'll hear you know Ben Tambarillo who we have on today said that it was him and his father were the most influential

0:32.8

people in his life so again it's it is a somber occasion but I think it's also a time

0:37.8

you know to celebrate coach die's life because it was an amazing life I am what he did

0:42.0

was amazing the amount of. What he did was amazing.

0:43.2

The amount of people that he helped is amazing.

0:45.2

And just a little background on Ben Tambarillo.

0:48.6

He was an All-American Center at Auburn,

0:50.2

all-SCC at Auburn, won the Ken Rice Award for the Best Blocking Linemen in 1984.

0:55.0

Played in the NFL for a little bit with the Eagles and just an all-around great guy and a great representation of Auburn.

1:01.0

So I appreciate you guys joining us for the second part.

1:04.4

The third part that we'll release tomorrow is actually with the University of North Carolina

1:08.7

Chapel Hill offensive line coach, Stacy Searles, who was another decorated

1:13.0

offensive linemen in Auburn and a guy that is you know synonymous with

1:17.0

coach die and his team so again like I say every time you guys make this show

1:21.4

what it is I appreciate you all and and

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