Before Dye, Auburn was 17-27 against Alabama. Dye couldnt help but reflect upon the postgame circus with disappointment. A reporter asked Dye how long it would take for. Championships: Two division (2013, 2017), one conference (2013). Championships: Five division (2000-02, 2004-05), one conference (2004). (AJC File Photo), The hoses were turned at the crowd at Jordan Hare Stadium after the 1986 Auburn-Georgia game. They lost to Southern Mississippi for the second consecutive season. But the Tigers bounced back to win four straight, including a harrowing 30-28 escape at home against LSU. [1], In 1980, Dye took over for one season as head coach at the University of Wyoming. Dye was an even .500 against Alabama as a coach, and 7-5 against Georgia, but, let the record always show, he was a perfect 7-0 as a coach against Georgia Tech.. Fran Tarkenton. But thats not the case. And he had tapes to prove it. Since Dye arrived, Auburn is 20-19. 1983 Southeastern Conference football standings, 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team, "Auburn Wins 1984 Sugar Bowl, but National Championship Still Eludes Tigers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1983_Auburn_Tigers_football_team&oldid=1130536523, 1983 Southeastern Conference football season, Southeastern Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Archie 13 yard pass from Lastinger (Butler kick), Joe Carter 3-yard pass from Walter Lewis (Tiffin kick), This page was last edited on 30 December 2022, at 17:28. Fans want to see more wins against those teams than the coach making more than $7 million per season has given themover the past seven years, adesire that is only intensified byhow consistently successfulthey have been on a national level. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Dye also guided Auburn to seven victories in an eight-game stretch against Georgia from 1983 through 1990. After eighteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL), Tarkenton left . You have to tend to that, or else your mind is not completely where it ought to be on the field. Georgia and Auburn will continue their heated rivalry on Saturday. Sophomore Bo Jackson ran for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Tigers won the SEC title outright. (She) practically raised James. Before their 13-7 victory on Nov. 12, 1983, in Athens ended the Bulldogs three-game winning streak in the series, the Tigers had seven victories in their previous 19 games against Georgia. Dye also was the head coach at East Carolina from 1974 through 1979 and Wyoming in 1980. The 6-foot, 212-pound junior was his usually productive self against the No. NOTE: Not every coach faced all of these teams every season. Jackson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Dye got the job and took Bulldogs coaches to the Plains with him, just as Dooley had done in reverse two decades earlier when Georgia hired him away from Auburn. If it just hurts, they have things they can use for pain. Ramsay told Blakeney, who recruited him out of Homewood High School, that his baby was sick and they had no money to get him help or buy food. Uploaded: 02 Sep . Dye ended his time as Auburns head coach with 99 wins, four SEC championships and four seasons with 10 or more wins. Neil Callaway, my close friend and former coach, was coaching Georgias offensive line. The playing surface at Jordan-Hare Stadium was named Pat Dye Field in his honor on Nov. 19, 2005 and he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December 2005. Dye was a three-time SEC coach of the year in 1983, '87, and '89 and was national coach of the year in 1983. 2023 Cable News Network. [citation needed]. Georgia in 1939, Dye played high . After the game, Dye was emotional. Pat Dye College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Pat Dye Career Record: 19 Years, 153-62-5, .707 Win% (at major schools) Bowl Record: 10 Games, 7-2-1, .750 Win% (at major schools) College Football Coaches Pat Dye Overview More Other SR Sites LostBCS National Championship Game. His long touchdown runs 69 yards and 71 yards, respectively bookended the day's scoring.[9]. He was drafted in the 10th round by the Kansas City Chiefs and cut. Pat Dye quizzing the crowd with Auburn and Georgia football trivia before the 2010 Auburn vs. Georgia game. He was a consensus All-American in 1983 and a unanimous All-American and the Heisman Trophy winner in 1985. But cracks were showing. Typical Georgia football team.. 28 Points were scored by Auburn in the fourth quarter of the Tigers 59-27 victory over No. Behind their own talented defense and an unpredictable performance from the backup quarterback, the Bulldogs held on for the shocking 20-16 upset. Dye, who played offensive line and linebacker at Georgia, was inducted into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame in Jacksonville in 2014. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)AP Photo/Ron Heflin. Soggy grass became free postgame souvenirs. In the meantime, Johnson prepared for the possibility that he would play. The affable coach was a regular on radio stations in . His overall career record came to 153-62-5 over 19 years years. Jordan, Dye and Tuberville eachleft the job with higher overall and conference winning percentages than the program's current head coach has going into his eighth season at the helm. As it turns out, it was a rare moment when Dye was trying to help out his alma mater. Dye was also Auburn's athletic director from 1981 to 1991, a perk Ralph "Shug" Jordan did not enjoy during his 25-year tenure (195175), which saw the stadium named in his honor. He said, Well, Georgia needs to take a bath on Saturday night. Of course that didnt go over too well with some of the Georgia people. He and his wife Twilitta had an infant child. Ramsey accused booster Corky Frost of providing cash and extra benefits and assistant Larry Blakeney of giving him $500. In the spring of 1993, Auburn was hammered with two years of postseason sanctions and was not allowed to play on television in the 1993 season. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris confirmed Dye died at 11:48 a.m. at Auburn Bethany House of natural causes from complications of renal and hepatic failure. Im in the dressing room with the players after the ball game. Longtime Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan is dead at 78. The permanent move of Auburn's home games against Alabama to JordanHare Stadium is considered one of Dye's most important achievements as AU's Athletic Director. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said Dye died at a hospice care facility in Auburn from complications of kidney . The Tigers tied for the top spot at 6-1 in 1988, the same league mark as LSU, and 1989, equaling Alabama and Tennessee. The Ramsey story broke in The Montgomery Advertiser as No. On Nov. 26, 1992, Alabama blanked the Tigers 17-0 in Birmingham. The squad featured several star players who went on to long professional careers including Bo Jackson, Randy Campbell, Tommie Agee, Lionel James, Donnie Humphrey, Steve Wallace and Al Del Greco. They just got wet. Patrick Fain Dye (November 6, 1939 June 1, 2020) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. On November 19, 2005, the playing surface at JordanHare Stadium at Auburn was named Pat Dye Field in the former coach's honor. He was 80. He built the best program in the SEC during the 80's, won four SEC titles, and produced a Heisman winner. Find out more. Thats not an exaggeration. In addition to four SEC titles, he was also named SEC Coach of the Year three times. If you came of age as a Georgia fan in the 1980s and into the 1990s, Pat Dye typified Auburn football as did Vince Dooley roaming the sidelines in Athens. John Shearer: Remembering Pat Dye And Briefly Getting To Know His Son. Dye also led East Carolina to the Southern Conference championship in 1976 and played on the SEC championship team in 1959 at Georgia. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Dye's reply was "60 minutes," although it took him 120 minutes. Dye compiled a 153-62-5 record during his career. An Auburn Undercover series: Memories from each Auburn football season since 1969. It was more important for him to be with his family. He is everything that represents Auburn the university, the football program, and the family. Dye was hospitalized late last month. Nick Chubb was Georgias leading rusher with 27 yards, and the Bulldogs managed just 46 on the day, a stat exacerbated by quarterback Jake Fromm being sacked four times for minus-33 yards. Coach Dye, you have to laugh at it, it came to his mind. Pat Dye was the legendary head football coach at Auburn from 1981 until 1992 who led the Tigers to four SEC Championship wins. He guided the Pirates to the Southern Conference championship in 1976 and posted at least seven wins in all six seasons in Greenville. But he made a terrific interception that kind of saved the ball game for us. And James told me earlier that week it was going to be hard for him, because the funeral was the Saturday of the game, Bulldogs quarterback Wayne Johnson recalled. College Football Hall of Famer and retired Auburn University coach Pat Dye, 80, has passed away after battling kidney problems and a short bout with COVID-19 . Dye, too, is worried about the availability and/or effectiveness of a banged-up Johnson, whos a pretty dynamic player. Gainesville Sun. Dye's third book, After The Arena, published in 2013, details his life after leaving coaching in 1992. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1. By 1983, in Dyes third year heading the program, the Tigers were establishing themselves as a major power. The scoreboard now read 20-16, and though Georgia had outplayed Auburn for three quarters, its hard-fought lead was now in danger of vanishing. I probably won't ever get to really sit and down talk with him. And then Aundray Bruce, Johnson said. Legendary Auburn football coach Pat Dye, who returned the program to national prominence in the 1980s, . Malzahn was the offensive coordinator during Auburn's second national championship victory in 2010 and led the program back in his first season as head coach, but in that respect, he still lags behind his predecessors. Dye actually got the best of Georgia at the time, winning seven out of the 12 games. You can follow him on Twitter at @JoshVitale. It was like watching a horror movie, he said. Its amazing sometimes what people can do when they get an opportunity and respond. But he's the only head coach in the SEC that has to face the Crimson Tide, Bulldogs and Bayou Bengals every season, and he has had to do it during incredible runs of success. Alabama won 17-0 and went on to win the national championship. He had been dealing with kidney-related issues and tested positive for COVID-19 in the last few months, his family said. That doesn't excuse Malzahn's record against Auburn's biggest rivals. More bio, uniform, draft info The Game Between the Hoses was a pretty good football game, too. He then served from 1963-1964 in the US Army to fulfill an ROTC obligation where he played for the Ft. Benning 'Doughboys'. Few professional football players have burst upon the scene as spectacularly as Fran Tarkenton.In his very first pro game, Tarkenton came off the bench to toss four touchdown passes, leading his Minnesota Vikings team to a decisive 37-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. Ill release you, Brando told Dooley, cutting the interview short. The 1991 and 1992 seasons are difficult to separate because the same forces deeply impacted them both. Do you have a blog? Duration: 2m 11s. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. They had a large team. 1991 AUBURN FOOTBALL RESULTS No. But make no mistake about it, being man enough is Georgias task this time. Auburn finished 5-6 and missed out on a bowl game for the first time since 1981. In 12 years, Pat Dye posted a 99-39-4 record while leading the Tigers to four SEC titles. The hours passed. Who do you think owns all them boxes up in that stadium? It really helped me out a whole lot.. Meanwhile, Pat Dye (right) did the same at Auburn in the 1980s after Dooley turned down the Tigers. Sign up for the DawgNation Newsletter! Pat Dye is still very much involved with Auburn athletics, but the UGA alumnus still has an affinity for his alma mater, and expects a much closer game when the schools play a rematch for the SEC Championship on Saturday in Atlanta. [5] He died at a hospice care facility in Auburn on June 1, 2020, from kidney and liver failure complications.[6][7]. He wont provide more than that. He was kind of calming me down, telling me to relax. Pat is a Georgia grad. Pat Dye Tribute. Pat Dye, who revived Auburn University's football program and made it a power of the Southern gridiron but ultimately saw his reputation and that of the school undercut by scandal, died on. None has finished a season worse than 8-5 since Malzahn became the head coach at Auburn. However it turns out, Dye expects a good game and one that should be much more competitive than the one that will have been played three weeks ago. This article about a sports team in Alabama is a stub. (Associated Press). In 19 years as a head coach, Dye posted a record of 153-62-5. Pat Dye was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005. 2. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 18 and won its first three games, including a 14-10 victory at unranked Texas. 1940-American football player. The officials didnt stop it, never put the ball back in play and time ran out. Dye's first coaching job came as an assistant head coach at the University of Alabama in 1965, under Bear Bryant. He was also instrumental in bringing the Iron Bowl to Auburn for home games. Pat Dye is largely responsible for Auburn's current position among the best CFB programs. However, he was asymptomatic. There was no doubt in Johnsons mind that he wanted to start. 15. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 pic.twitter.com/jSbJYSRrbK Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) June 1, 2020 Right away, Auburn quarterback Jeff Burger looked off. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. A hallmark of this rivalry is the interconnection of the schools. Dye was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005. By the time Saturday morning arrived, the team still didnt know ifJackson would show up in time for kickoff. While playing there he received the Timmy Award for Armed Services Most Valuable Player in 1964. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File). Championships: Threedivision, 10conference, one national. Consequently, when Auburn hired Dye to be their new head coach, Wyoming had no recourse to demand compensation for Auburn hiring him away. My sincere sympathy to his family. Georgia and Auburn were at the height of their powers under a pair of legendary coaches. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University (19741979), the University of Wyoming (1980), and Auburn University (19811992) compiling a career college football record of 153625. Trailing 14-10, Auburn was at the Georgia 2 with 19 seconds left. All rights reserved. It wasnt no big deal. I had interviewed for the job and just felt like I was here too long, my rootswere more recent and deeper. Prior to the season, Dye became the first coach in the SEC to require players to take blood and urine tests for drugs. Dye, 80, passed away while in hospice care due to kidney and liver failure,. (Louis Favorite/AJC), Jubilant Georgia fans wanted a piece of history after the Bulldogs won at Auburn in 1986. On the Auburn sideline, Dye and the rest of his coaching staff had no clue anyone but James Jackson would be under center for Georgia. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Georgia finished with double-digit wins in five of the last seven years and has won three consecutive SEC East titles. somebody runs in there and says they turned the sprinklers on. Went 13-0 in 2004, but finished No. From 1983 to 1990, Georgia only had one win against coach Dye's Tigers. They went 11-1, winning the first of four SEC titles under Dye,and handed Dooley the only loss of his 10-1-1 campaign. Auburn also had the No. Auburn opened the 1991 season ranked No. I was so hyped and ready, Johnson said. If it did, why bother playing the game? A two-time All-American . Greene was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Obviously, the legacy of Pat Dye goes well beyond his all-SEC and all-america honors as a Georgia player. var bling_len = 0; Pat Dye played high school football at Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, from 1954-1956 where he was selected All-American and All-State while leading the team to the 1956 3A state championship, serving as team captain. He was not anything resembling a great player. Auburn football coach Pat Dye (right) and running back Bo Jackson hold a press conference on Dec. 16, 1985, at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Dye guided the Tigers to a 99-39-4 record in 12 seasons from 1981 to 1992, winning at least a share of SEC championships in 1983, '87, '88 and '89. Its hard to beat somebody twice. We do understand the psychology in this ballgame. six bowl wins and a 99-39-4 record. And on Nov. 11th, at least, the Tigers grunts were a whole lot better than Georgias. Dye guided the Tigers to a 99-39-4 record in 12 seasons from 1981 to 1992, winning at least a share of SEC championships in 1983, '87, '88 and '89. 6 Victories for Auburn in a span of eight games against Alabama from 1982 through 1989 under Pat Dye. Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Championships: 17conference, fournational. In Dye's first year, he changed the culture into a winning program going 65 and paving the way for future success under coaches Al Kincaid (Dye's offensive coordinator) and Dennis Erickson. Auburns 51-poll streak started with the last three of 1982, stretched through the 1983 and 1984 seasons before ending when the Tigers were not ranked in the final poll of 1985 after ending the season with losses to Alabama and Texas A&M, the latter in the Cotton Bowl. Though Dye is thoroughly blue-and-orange now, he still has a special affinity for Georgia, where he matriculated and played football from 1957-60. Because of the SEC's split into divisions in 1992 and expansion in 2012, Malzahn has faced the Gators and Volunteers far less than any of his predecessors. Patrick "Pat" Fain Dye. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Remember way back in 2002 when the former Auburn coach and All-SEC defensive lineman for Georgia called out the Dogs? Georgia, where we shared classes. Born November 6, 1939 in Blythe, Ga., Dye would go on to play for the Georgia Bulldogs as a lineman. It was a terrific win, and one that we needed, Dooley said. Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye has died at the age of 80. . There are two teams on the field. memorial page for Pat Dye (6 Nov 1939-1 Jun 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210669588 . Georgia forced a quick punt, took over on offense and called a first-down handoff to get its possession going. Pat Dye played high school football at Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, from 1954-1956 where he was selected All-American and All-State while leading the team to the 1956 3A state championship, serving as team captain. 3 in BCS rankings. As hoses showered what Auburn now calls Pat Dye Field on all sides, a large Georgia contingent gathered at midfield and began pulling and ripping at the Jordan-Hare Stadium field. CNN Legendary Auburn football coach Pat Dye, one of the winningest coaches in school history, died on Monday. Unless theres an actual break of some sort or some serious ligament or muscle damage within Johnsons right shoulder, hell play in the SEC title game. But the familiarity on both sides was perhaps near its peak when Georgia and Auburn met in 1986, as the all-time series record sat at 41-41. Defensive lineman Tracy Rocker played for Auburn from 1985 through 1988. Now, there are hedges surrounding the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium. He was a two-way starter at offensive guard and linebacker, SEC Lineman of the Year in 1960, team Co-Captain in 1960, won the William K. Jenkins Award for the Most Valuable Lineman (1959,1960), and the JB Whitworth Award for the Outstanding Georgia Lineman 1960. Did you encounter any technical issues? But even more, he believes Georgia may have a motivational edge and certainly will have a locational edge when it comes to Saturdays rematch at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The only teams with better records in that stretch were Miami (Fla.) at 91-17 and Nebraska at 93-18. That success needs to be considered, though. Patrick Fain Dye (November 6, 1939 - June 1, 2020) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He received SEC Coach of the Year honors in 1983, 1987 and 1988. Dye, 80, died Monday. // see sr.menus.js:sr_menus_checkInfoCookie to explain Dye led the Tigers to a 99-39-4 record and won four Southeastern Conference Championships . The Tigers had winning records in conference play in 2019 and . LSU is coming off one of the best seasons in college football history, going 15-0 and winning the national championship behind Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow. 2. Pat Dye and Auburn led Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles 31-27 in the fourth quarter, when the Tigers scored touchdowns on a 13-yard reverse by Freddy Weygard, interception returns of 33 yards by Kevin Porter and 22 yards by Ron Stallworth and Demetrius Threatts 8-yard run. . 1983 Nov 13. TheBulldogs had just sealed a shocking win against Auburn. Wins over Alabama are always a good thing on the Plains, but they're more impressive during the Saban era than they were from the late '90s through mid 2000s, when the Crimson Tide went just 67-55 during a 10-year stretch under Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula. He placed 2nd in the state tournament in shot-put and javelin, on the State Championship Track Team. Dye's tenure was also notable for the November 27, 1982 victory over arch-rival Alabama, when Dye's team defeated Alabama 2322 in Bryant's last regular-season game. Dye's overall coaching record was 153-62-5 in 17 years at . [4] He was also diagnosed with COVID-19 but was asymptomatic. 1 picks. Tennessee won 30-21, and the 1991 season turned south. 5 Tennessee. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much But Auburn is only half the equation in those games. Todays focus is on the 1991 and 1992 seasons. "I never played with a greater football player than Pat Dye," former Georgia teammate and fellow hall-of-famer Fran Tarkenton said in a statement. So far, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has provided no details beyond his star back has a shoulder issue.. After serving as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama for 9 seasons, he served as a head coach at East Carolina University, The University of Wyoming and Auburn University, amassing a record of 153-62-5. Itd be just like asking Vince Dooley if he wanted Auburn to win.. And Im here to tell you, if we had our preferences, wed be playing somebody besides Georgia. Its not like Georgia; we dont have five of them.. 2 Members of the College Football Hall of Fame and one member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame played for Pat Dye at Auburn. How the Bulldogs match up with Auburn on the lines of scrimmage is going to dictate what happens this second time around. The fallout from the investigation eventually led Dye to step down as Athletic Director in 1991, and as head coach the following year. He was beloved, he touched so many lives and he will be missed by many, especially our family.. function sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline(browserType) { The person that would be the best fit, even though I knew he would be tough competitor, was Pat Dye. Dye was hospitalized with a kidney issue. Auburn appointed a study committee that came over and visited with us, and finally adapted hedges to keep that from happening in the future, Dooley said. They bounced back from an early season loss to Texas to win 10 consecutive games, including five over bowl teams. Editor's Note: This "Pirate Time Machine" feature on Pat Dye and the the accompanying sidebar were originally published exclusively in print in the 2004 edition of Bonesville Magazine. Lee County. In the third of four straight seasons in which Auburn led the SEC in scoring defense, only two teams scored more than 10 points in a game against the Tigers North Carolina in the Tar Heels 47-21 loss on Oct. 1 and Florida State in the Seminoles 13-7 victory in the Sugar Bowl. Given the recent success of those programs, that seems highly unlikely no matter how well Auburn performs. The Atlanta Touchdown Club named him the SEC's Most Valuable Lineman in 1960 where he served as co-captain with friend and NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton. (Its)what we called an underground railroad. Neil Callaway - coached at Auburn 1981-1992, coached at UGA 2001-2006. Georgia, Dye played football for Wally Butts at Georgia from . College Football Hall of Famer Pat Dye, who took over a downtrodden Auburn football program in 1981 and turned it into a Southeastern Conference power, died Monday. There were misfires and drops, but somehow, the offense kept churning ahead. Asked by a member of the search committee how long it would take to beat Alabama, Dye answered "60 minutes." . Georgia will have to do a much better job against Kerryon Johnson and Auburn's multifaceted offense when they face off in a rematch in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday in Atlanta. The 1983 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with an 11-1 record and won their first Southeastern Conference (SEC) title since 1957. While Dooley was coming forth with Herschel Walker, Tim Worley and Rodney Hampton, Dye was countering with Bo Jackson, Lionel James and Brent Fulwood in the mid-to-late 1980s. The scoreboard showed Georgias victory but did not tell the final story, (Louis Favorite/AJC), Vince Dooley left Auburn to build a powerhouse at Georgia. Under Dye, the Tigers posted a 6-6 record against Alabama, winning four straight matchups from 1986-89. Dye had been hospitalized due to kidney-related issues, and while undergoing treatment, he was diagnosed with coronavirus, according to CNN affiliate WVTM. Green got off an 82-yard boot against Georgia last year. Three days past the 25th anniversary of that game, Auburn equaled the fourth-quarter output of the 1985 Tigers in a 65-43 victory over Arkansas. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. appreciated. He was the ultimate teammate, and I loved the guy.. The NCAA found that Dye was not personally responsible for rules violations, but that he should have known about and prevented them. On May 21, 2020, Dye was hospitalized in Atlanta for kidney-related problems. Pat Dye was head coach for Auburn and played for Georgia. The whole fiasco resulted in Jordan-Hare Stadium as we know it today: With hedges surrounding its field, just like Georgias Sanford Stadium. Georgia was soon kneeling in the victory formation. Its just a happenstance in the profession, Dooley said. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Add in a two-game split withTennessee and a loss at Florida, and Auburn's record against its five most prominent SEC rivals since 2013 is just 8-17. 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