Video: Andy Griffith's 'What It Was, Was Football'

Posted Jun 1, 2014
Andy Griffith's 1953 comedy routine on college football, in honor of his 85th birthday today. The entertainer graduated from UNC in 1949 and is best known for his role on the beloved 1960s TV series 'The Andy Griffith Show.' Griffith performed 'What It Was, Was Football' at Kenan Stadium in 1954.

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