Sept. 27, 2007
ATLANTA – The Southeastern Conference has produced some of the toughest offensive lineman in the history of college football, and now fans can voice their opinions on the best of all time. It’s all a part of AT&T Inc.’s (NYSE:T) “Best of 75 Years of SEC Football,” an 11-week program that allows fans to vote for their favorite players, coaches and traditions from the past 75 years.
“As the official telecommunications sponsor of the SEC and a presenting sponsor of SECSports.com, AT&T wanted to help the conference celebrate their 75th anniversary,” said Steve Sitton, regional president of the Southeast for AT&T’s wireless operations. “The SEC has always been known for their prolific offenses, and the offensive line is an integral part of that success. Now fans can cast their vote for the best offensive lineman ever. But they’ve got to get out there and vote if they want their favorite to win!”
Fans can enter to vote on the “Best of 75 Years of SEC Football” after accessing SEC Mobile on their AT&T handsets by texting SEC to 234567. They will then receive a menu of options to choose from, which includes alerts, trivia, SEC video, news, downloads and sweepstakes. Voting began Sept. 4 and runs through Nov. 16 with results announced weekly.
Choosing the best of all time will be no easy task – just check out the list of nominees below:
John Hannah, University of Alabama
Shawn Andrews, University of Arkansas
Zeke Smith, Auburn University
Lomas Brown, University of Florida
Edgar Chandler, University of Georgia
Warren Bryant, University of Kentucky
Ben Wilkerson, Louisiana State University
Everett Lindsey, University of Mississippi
Kent Hull, Mississippi State University
Del Wilkes, University of South Carolina
Chip Kell, University of Tennessee
Will Wolford, Vanderbilt University
Last week’s voting decided the finalists for the best SEC wide receiver of all time, and the top three vote-getters were Craig Yeast from the University of Kentucky, Ozzie Newsome from the University of Alabama and Terry Beasley from Auburn University. The three finalists beat out nominees from the other nine SEC schools to move into the finals, which will be voted on during the last two weeks of the program in November. Every text message vote cast is an entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game.
