Well, tonight we are going to get the real story from the hero himself,
Cecil Clifton ’64 sent in the correct and definitive details as to the
“shot” that went around the court, he writes:

I have been an interested reader of A-mail for sometime and, like so many
others, appreciate all the hard work that makes it available to us readers.
My interest has been especially piqued recently by the recollections of
several readers about the shot I made at the Ga. Tech Coliseum. There are
apparently as many memories of the shot as there were spectators present.
Here is mine.

I was standing on the opposite side of Interstate 85 and threw the ball
toward the Coliseum. It ricocheted off the gym at the old O'Keefe High
School next to the Coliseum. It bounced through the parking lot and found
an open door through which it sailed and then bounced down the steps of
an aisle, which was opposite the open door. It picked up speed as it 
rocketed toward the Coliseum floor. Upon reaching the floor, it took three
huge bounces to reach the basket at the other end where it tickled the cords as it swished through. Unfortunately, there were no 3-point baskets at the time so it only counted for 2 points.

Several years ago I was contacted by some advertising people who wanted
details of the shot. I understand that it was the inspiration for the
Michael Jordan commercials a few years back when he made impossible shots from thousands of feet from the basket.

That is my recollection. The fact that the basketball (which I still have)
says that it was only 76 feet and was made in the Avondale-Griffin game
of 1963 (consolation game of the region tournament) doesn't change my
recollection.  Just because I couldn't hit the backboard in practice on
Monday from the same distance doesn't change my memory.

Hope all of you are well and will rest better tonight, knowing the true
story.

Cecil Clifton ('64)