R.C. Slocum is being inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame this week. In a long article written by Eagle sports editor Robert Cessna, here is what he said about his feelings regarding Bonfire. The incident described took place early during R.C.'s tenure as an assistant coach.
http://www.theeagle.com/stories/022606/am_20060226004.php
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For those who believe there is something about Aggieland that gets in your bloodstream and never leaves, Slocum is living proof. For years, others, such as the late Don Powell, have seen it in him.
Slocum coached with Powell at Kansas State, and the two left the state of Kansas about the same time - Slocum to A&M and Powell to Saskatchewan in the Canadian Football League.
"[Powell] came down here once scouting players after their season, and I told him, 'Oh, you gotta stay for Bonfire. You gotta stay for Bonfire.'
"He said, 'Oh no, I gotta go.'
"I said, 'No, spend the night, just one more night and go to Bonfire.'"
Slocum took Powell to the Aggie Bonfire, but Powell wasn't as impressed with the spectacle as he was with what it had done to his friend.
"[Powell] said, 'Slopes, man, you need to get out of here,'" Slocum said.
"I said, 'What are you talking about?'
"He said, 'You need to leave here.'
"I said, 'Why, Pops?'
"He said, 'This is the kind of place that if you don't leave soon, you'll stay here the rest of your life, and it will be bad for your career.'
"I often laugh about that. He could tell from my emotions about Bonfire and everything else that I was already getting attached to A&M."
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