For you Vidor fans I have a question

[Jackthehammer]

Have any of you guys ever heard of a QB that played at Vidor and had a really strong arm rumor has it he threw the ball 82 yards Im trying to verify this. His name was Marrin Tolbert he played back in the late 60s to early 70s  not exactly sure

[robanadana]

Best two arms I can remember from Vidor are Charles Behn from 1976 and Lanny Reeves from 1977 under Ronnie Thompson. If there was a Marrin Tolbert he played in the early 60's, perhaps on Vidor's deep playoff run in 1964.

[Tim Riggins]

I can verify that Marrin Tolbert played QB @ Vidor in '73 & '74.  Graduated in '75.  As far as the 82 yard pass,  I don't know, but he did have a strong arm.

[Jackthehammer]

I found out were he lives Ill go visit with him and see what he has to say

[Jackthehammer]

I just spoke with Mr Tolbert he did infact have a long TD pass of 89 yards against South Park he said the ball actually traveled 76 yards through the air. A record that is still held at Vidor till this day. He did note that they beat South Park at there own home field. Was a pleasure talking to the former Vidor QB. I asked Mr Tolbert how he could throw the football so hard he said; Son after school and on weekends I slung railroads tyes all day long working on the railroad thats were I gained my throwing strength from. He also said he threw a pass so hard it caused his WR to fall to the ground. This was very enjoyable discussion Thankyou Mr Tolbert for you time

[Guest Pirate_pride_07]

That was back in the day when you would wake up before school barrel some hay and put a new fence post in and then go to school and come home after school and work some more and eat supper a sun down. When everyone knew how to really work.

[bone]

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That was back in the day when you would wake up before school barrel some hay and put a new fence post in and then go to school and come home after school and work some more and eat supper a sun down. When everyone knew how to really work.
[/quote]Truer words were never spoken. 8)

[snafu]

[quote name="Jackthehammer" post="1096453" timestamp="1319766522"]
I just spoke with Mr Tolbert he did infact have a long TD pass of 89 yards against South Park he said the ball actually traveled 76 yards through the air. A record that is still held at Vidor till this day. He did note that they beat South Park at there own home field. Was a pleasure talking to the former Vidor QB. I asked Mr Tolbert how he could throw the football so hard he said; Son after school and on weekends I slung railroads tyes all day long working on the railroad thats were I gained my throwing strength from. He also said he threw a pass so hard it caused his WR to fall to the ground. This was very enjoyable discussion Thankyou Mr Tolbert for you time
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applaud for you JH... it is a pleasure to see something brought up.... and talked about without jr high antics thrown in the conversation..... hats off to you very honorable way you handled your curiosity vs disbelieve... and I have found it is always a pleasure to sit down with the old timers and just listen.... some have lived through many changes in this ole world that come from Party line telephones to cell phones..... from writing letters ... to emails..... from listening to a show on the radio to watching it on TV.... they have made many changes and jumps in their live time and if a young man is patient enough to sit and just listen he can learn much from an old timer just from his stories and his experiences....

[Jackthehammer]

I have always been interested in local legends or lore and these little tid bits like this is really neat to hear about. Believe it or not I heard about this at a junior high game in Nederland and it was bugging me to find out if it was true or just a great story. Looked up Mr Tolbert on line and called.

[Riding Solo]

This by far is the best thread I have read on here. Thank you Jackthehammer for posting this.  We can learn a lot from the older generation. I have always said this and this post confirms this. Thank you man. You are a awesome young man and your parents should be proud. I am!!!!!!!!