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Remembering Andy Griffith's 'What It Was, Was Football'

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Remembering Andy Griffith's 'What It Was, Was Football'

• By Eddie Huffman Special to the News & Record
• Aug 27, 2017
• Aug 27, 2017
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The cover page to lyrics for Any Griffith’s “What It Was, Was Football.”

• Courtesy of Surry Arts Council

Rich Powell, a cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Asheboro, created this during filming of an “Our State” segment for a WUNC-TV.

• Reprinted with permission from WUNC-TV

Orville Campbell (left) ran a small recording company that was the first to record Andy Griffith’s famous routine, “What it Was, Was Football.” Here, Griffith (right) kisses the man who he credits with launching his career.

• Courtesy of Hugh Morton

The lyrics to "What It Was, Was Football."

• Courtesy of Surry Arts Council

Rich Powell, a cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Asheboro, created this during filming of an “Our State” segment for a WUNC-TV.

• Reprinted with permission from WUNC-TV

Andy Griffith dressed for the role as Sir Walter Raleigh in "The Lost Colony" which he played in the late '40s and early '50s.

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Rich Powell, a cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Asheboro, was featured in “Our State’s” segment on “What It Was, Was Football” for a WUNC-TV.

• Courtesy of Rich Powell

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By Eddie Huffman Special to the News & Record

A couple of generations after Andy Griffith recorded the comedy routine that made him a star, “What It Was, Was Football” keeps reaching new audiences.

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Orville Campbell (left) ran a small recording company that was the first to record Andy Griffith’s famous routine, “What it Was, Was Football.” Here, Griffith (right) kisses the man who he credits with launching his career.

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The lyrics to "What It Was, Was Football."

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Rich Powell, a cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Asheboro, created this during filming of an “Our State” segment for a WUNC-TV.

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Andy Griffith dressed for the role as Sir Walter Raleigh in "The Lost Colony" which he played in the late '40s and early '50s.

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Rich Powell, a cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Asheboro, was featured in “Our State’s” segment on “What It Was, Was Football” for a WUNC-TV.

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