Hyder, a devout Christian, brought fans and players from both teams together for an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) banquet on Thursday night prior to the big game, allowing the two sides to fellowship over dinner. He was going to youth league programs, scouting the local talent. He was the first 4 year starter at Quarterback at Valdosta High school. It was WWII. ET. She finally came in and dumped it on his lap. Despite having played each other since 1968, the Lowndes vs. Valdosta game didnt become the Winnersville Classic until 1981. This University of Georgiarelated article is a stub. What is your favorite part of The Valdosta Daily Times? At Valdosta, you were heavily influenced by the legendary head coaches Wright Bazemore (1941-42, 1946-71) and Nick Hyder (1973-95). It was fun to finally get it all down on paper, Belue said of the writing process. The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine against Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 football season . As a highly recruited back, Rogers went to South Carolina, where rushed for 5,091 yards, including 1,781 as a 1980 senior. Buck Belue is the only Quarterback to start all four years at Quarterback for Valdosta High. Then in July 2021, Hutson Mason became one of five co-hosts of The Locker Room, leaving Belue with his own show called The Buck Belue Show on WCNN. Everybody was running the Wing-T, and he ran the pro set, throwing the ball. Wildcat quarterback Shelby Wilkes leads the Cats on a three-play drive, highlighted by a 47-yard screen pass to Charlie Albritton that took the ball to the Vikings 6-yard line. ], Then, Valdosta was really laying down the hammer in 1971 [winning a national championship in Coach Bazemores final season]. He was redshirted during what would have been his regular sophomore season at Georgia after suffering a knee injury. I showed them some drills that helped me, and I hope theyll help them as well. But that was about to change. Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA), Class of 1975, Page 130 of 272 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. He was going to youth league programs, scouting the local talent. If you are a good ole boy from the South, it's going to be hard to find a better name than Buck Belue. The coach it was John Lastingers dad, as a matter of fact they installed this tight end-around pass, and I ended up leading the league in passing. [John Lastinger followed Belue as the starting quarterback at Valdosta and at Georgia. Seeing Andy Johnson in 1969 was one of my first recollections of high school football [at the 1969 Class 3A championship game between Athens and Valdosta at Cleveland Field]. Host of Buck's Beat podcast. Lastingers vision was to bring the two fan bases together all week long for community-wide events. William Andrews was the leading rusher for Thomasvilles consecutive state champions in 1973 and 1974. The GHSFHA "State Records Project" is an attempt to research and publish reported state records in Georgia high school football. Im just humbled really by it all, just thankful that I was working alongside those coaches and teammates, without whom I wouldnt be able to enjoy something like this. He was just so far ahead of his time. Search and browse yearbooks online! How did Bazemore make a quarterback out of you? 2. I was wise beyond my years because of them. You also talk about the other coaches at Valdosta, especially offensive coordinator Joe Wilson, who later became Lowndes head coach and led the Vikings to a 1980 state title, and Jack Rudolph, Valdostas longtime defensive mastermind [and father of Georgia Tech and NFL player Coleman Rudolph]. It doesnt get better than that. Baker said the cheerleaders from both teams would usually meet at one of the girls homes, and the groups would alternate each season. He played for what is regarded as the greatest Valdosta team ever, which went 13-0 in route to a Class 3A title. Mon - Fri: 7:30 - 4:30. It seems like a waste to have been exposed to so much (football knowledge), and not share it. Their entire sideline of players and coaches tried to climb the wall to get into the stands, and some just took off running towards the opposite end of the stadium.. Buck Belue is a 1978 graduate of Valdosta High School in Valdosta, GA. Sign up on Classmates for free to reconnect with Buck Belue and other high school alumni. One of the motivations for doing the book was to talk about Valdosta High School and the football program through the years, and Ive had so many people, whether theyre Bulldog fans or not, ask questions about how Valdosta won all those games. Brooks made the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Lowndes led 3-0 after the third quarter, and although Valdosta would score twice in the fourth quarter to win 14-3, it was obvious that things were indeed about to change. Buck Belue Georgia QB. I talked with Coach [Jim] Hughes about that later. VALDOSTA Buck Belue starred at quarterback for Valdosta High years before the teams current players were even born. Belue was a star quarterback at Valdosta High School. Redshaw also talked about the days just before the game, when fans of both teams would cruise up and down Ashley Street, hurling insults out the window at each other. In three high school seasons, Andrews rushed for 4,252 yards, averaging 7.2 yards per carry, and scored 58 touchdowns. Guy Belue is on Facebook. Baker, who coached from 1976-2006, recalled showing up on Monday morning the week of the Lowndes game, year after year, to a Valdosta High campus awash in hundreds of rolls of toilet paper, and walls and windows painted with pro-Lowndes messages. ITG Next is your go-to source for high school sports media coverage in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and across the country. "I have been a Wildcat all my life, so Valdosta City Schools will always be a part of me. We talked about a lot of things. It was just playing for the Wildcats. We had weight limits, and if you weighed a certain amount, you couldnt play in the backfield, and I was a bigger kid then. He has ordered it, however. And when it came to recruiting, he was the only coach I felt like I could trust with the baseball thing. For the most part, things were harmless. Old Friends . GHSF Daily recently named him the best player in Thomasville High history, and the AJC in 2007 ranked him the No. The quarterback thing happened late for me, and it was Wright Bazemore that told the middle school coach to move me to quarterback, so I owe much of my football success to Coach Bazemore for having the insight to get me over to that position. I host The Buck Belue Show on 680 The Fan Atlanta, weekdays 10-11. I've had these friends that have said, 'You're crazy releasing the book now, right after the '21 team.' However, this week in anticipation of his new book "Inside the Hedges," Belue took to Sirius XM's SEC This Morning to share a story from his . What are your thoughts on making the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame? You mentioned that you saw many of the players that were on the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame ballot or were voted in. With Coach Hyder, you just couldnt imagine anyone working harder than him to be successful. According to Baker, the win inspired a year-long rally cry: 7 to 2 we beat Belue., John Lastinger, the son of Johnny B. Lastinger, played receiver at Valdosta and would be the guy who succeeded Belue at quarterback. My thought was that they played in Albany last night and probably got in bed at 3 a.m., and hes up scouting out the talent in town. BY DAN MATHEWS. My wife and I, when we decided to buy a home we didn't really know where we wanted to go, but we're just really blessed to have found Cumming. "Twenty years we've been here. By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great local journalism. 25 Georgia high school player of all-time. They just had a huge impact in my career along with all those teammates I played with at Valdosta, many of them deserving of those kinds of honors. Lowndes came back with, My heroes have always been plowboys.. They were very different. But it missed its mark literally. In some cases, the insults would turn from verbal to something more physical. Valdosta City Schools ; J. L. Lomax Elementary School ; Pinevale Elementary School ; Sallas Mahone Elementary ; S.L. Belue is widely considered one of the best quarterbacks in Valdosta history. Benjamin Franklin 'Buck' Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. They were up 40-0 with 30 seconds left and still giving the ball to William Andrews. It was just playing for the Wildcats. The following year, he put up a career-best 714 rushing yards. They hauled the ship over from Lowndes to Valdosta High in the middle of the night and put it in the pond in front of the school. There is no denying that Rush Propst as a football coach, is as good as they come for on-field success. Lowndes and Valdosta fans certainly embraced the Winnersville rivalry, showing their love for the home team and their disdain for the other side. The book has become a family affair. Furious, actually. Whichever you prefer, this town has won a lot of high school football games over the years.Valdosta High School has 24 state titles to it's cred. I learned some things from him. Ben Belue, 71, of Valdosta was a devoted family man and lifetime sales executive, born in Anniston, Ala. on Nov. 28, 1940 and raised in Macon, Ga. where he attended Lanier High School. Former UGA quarterback Buck Belue authors book on 1980 championship season, Online archive of print stories 2006-present, Pick em 2022 Forsyth Sports football picks, Football: Forsyth County News Media Day-watch the videos. Belue played all four years on Georgias baseball team. It doesnt get better than that. This record was later broken by Aaron Murray's 98-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Davis in Georgia's victory over North Texas in 2013. He finished ninth in the Heisman trophy voting in 1979. It was a real mess, he said. They just burned the thing, Prince said. The timing was awful, Buck Belue writes in his new book, Inside the Hedges. Most of the players thought it was a selfish move to even do an interview. He was the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1980, when the team went 120, and, after beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, was named the consensus national champion. Belue was kidded about Valdosta falling to Clarke Central in the 1977 Class 4A state finals. Chuck Knoll's Steelers were champions and as. Between plays, we would stand there and listen to Coach Rudolph break down the responsibilities of each defensive player for the play we just ran. . Buck Belue famously guided Georgia's football team to a national championship 42 years ago. Valdosta missed a two-point try in the third quarter and a 31-yard field goal with 1:23 left. Then, with only 49 seconds remaining, Valdosta recovered Dale Kents onside kick and from the Valdosta 47-yard line, Wilkes lead his Wildcats down the field with another TD pass, this one to running back Avery Burney, to put Valdosta on top 21-17 and leave everyone in the stadium stunned. Our maintenance folks earned their pay that week.. Simmons, a defensive lineman and tight end, was the AJCs Class 3A Lineman of the Year and a Coach Athlete All-American and Joe Namath All-American. Buck was a great quarterback for maybe the toughest high school program to play forthe Valdosta Wildcats. The police asked us about the flyers, and coach Jerry Don Baker came walking over and told the cops the plane had a Lowndes County Vikings license plate, Henderson said with a laugh. I knew coverage, I knew techniques, things that it seemed like these other quarterbacks didnt understand at the time. All Rights Reserved. He was the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1980, when the team went 12-0, and, after beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, was named the consensus national champion. Those were the low-key celebrations of Winnersville. It goes on the shelf, then you're back working on it again. Some call them Winnersville. It turned out it was a bad snap from the center and threw off the timing. Owen Prince, Lowndes County Schools director of information and athletic business, and a graduate of Lowndes High School, recalled what led to Wilsons unhappiness at Valdosta. I have nothing but respect for the man, Belue said of Dooley. Youd see him around town and stop and go wow. Youd be in awe. Joe Wilson took over the Vikings football team in 1976, and right away encouraged the players to embrace their country boy personality and call themselves Plowboys. He led the Vikings to an 8-2 season, which included upset victories over Tift County and Thomasville High. High School Highlights - Portal state basketball advances Prep Sports Blitz - Feb. 18, 2023 The Eagles Nest - Feb. 19, 2023 Three, Ill win a state championship, which youve never won. Joe Wilson accomplished all three within three years.. . That still sort of haunts me even today., 7. I really appreciate him letting me come out here and do this, because a lot of coaches wouldnt.. Belue was selected by the Montreal Expos in the sixth round of the 1982 MLB Draft, and some of his book discusses his path as a two-sport athlete. He was the quarterback, and he went to Ole Miss. Valdosta High School 4590 Inner Perimeter Road Valdosta, GA 31601 Phone: (229) 333-8540 Fax: (229) 333-8584. 2022 cohort graduation rate for Valdosta High School . I was friends with Coach Wilsons son, Jody, so I got some behind-the-scenes access to practice and going to the games and seeing the locker room. He played four seasons in the CFL and USFL, then became a professional wrestler and the WCW heavyweight champion in 1992. $100 would be given to the Lowndes player who could produce a piece of Bucks jersey. Then, the second time was when they brought in Nick Hyder from Rome.. Belue also details in the book how he balanced his baseball pursuits while competing to be the starting quarterback on a team that won back-to-back SEC championships. He was totally unselfish, too. We've called it home," Belue said of living in Forsyth County. Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. They hear about Herschel [Walker], Coach Dooley, Erk Russell, Buck Belue, and there were just so many guys that played a big part in the championship, and it really gave me an opportunity to really brag on them, which was a real motivator, too.". We still do that now, just not as much.. We were in an extra bedroom, and his wife came in a couple of times and told him dinner was ready. I would soak up all this knowledge. After years of typing and saving his reflections, Belue finally decided to put them together in a self-published book that was released earlier this year. The Bulldogs winning a national championship last season also served as an impetus. He came in from West Rome with the idea of running the wishbone like he was doing in Rome, and I was coming over for spring football as an eighth grader, and it wasnt a couple of months later we were back for preseason practice, and he was totally shifted to the Bazemore offense, as we called it. He recalled how Valdosta supporters would take the opportunity in front of a full house of fans from both sides to get the Cats fired up just one more time. Those who were part of the game shared the plays and players they remember the most. 1 recruit in the country. Proper Name: Benjamin F. Belue High Level: AA Positions: OF (135) Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: Dec 22,1959 age: 63.054 place: Valdosta,GA High School: Valdosta (Valdosta,GA) colleges: University of Georgia (Athens,GA), Drafted: Montreal Expos - 1982 - 6 - 149 (June-Reg) drafted 2x draft posit: OF TBC#: 71816 In 1982, Walker won the Heisman Trophy. I basically wrote it on a Word document with the help of an editor, Belue said in a telephone interview this week. His 37 career touchdowns are fourth all-time for the franchise. Buck Belue's QB Camp Recap Gallery Registration is open to all high-school-age Quarterbacks, however Buck will only be inviting the best 30 QBs and 20 Wide Receivers to participate. My dad and I waited on Athens High to come out of the locker room, and were standing by the fence, and my dad is saying, Look, heres Andy Johnson. He was the 1974 AJC Class 3A Back of the Year and was a 1974 Coach & Athlete All-American. Todays interviewee is Buck Belue, sports talk show host for 680 The Fan, quarterback for Georgias 1980 national championship team, four-year starting quarterback at Valdosta, inaugural selectee into the new Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame and author of a new book, Inside The Hedges, a look at Georgias 1980 season and his athletic career. Coach Jerry Don Baker confirmed the rumor. Valdosta missed a two-point try in the third quarter and a 31-yard field goal with 1:23 left. The Falcons drafted Andrews in the third round, and he rushed for 1,000 yards in four of his first five seasons before a knee injury cut his career short. He was a member of the Redskins Super Bowl champion in 1988. The problem was the plane didnt get low enough, and the wind blew the flyers all over the neighborhood next to the practice field.. Credit: Photo by Chris McShane (provided by Buck Belue). [7], Since 2000, Belue has been a sports radio host with WCNN in Atlanta, Georgia. ], Then, Valdosta was really laying down the hammer in 1971 [winning a national championship in Coach Bazemores final season]. Reached by phone this week, Dooley said he has not yet read Belues book. Because official statistics are not required or maintained by any state organization, the records that we display here come from individual schools and from media reports, primarily newspapers. He set Georgias career rushing record of 6,137 yards. 38. It was so much fun going being part of that atmosphere. [Belue said the second motivation for writing the book was bragging on teammates and players at Georgia and Valdosta that didnt get the credit they deserved. She finally came in and dumped it on his lap. In 2007, the AJC ranked Kinnebrew as the No. Netflix on Friday is premiering 'Titletown High,' a documentary series chronicling Valdosta (Ga.) High School's 2020 football season and Rush Propst, its controversial coach. Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. Belue told Turner and Johnson that three things a good quarterback must do are: know the down and distance, protect the football and be tough. He was the best in the business. Joe had been passed over for the head coaching job at Valdosta twice, Prince said. 1996 Currently, Belue co-hosts (with John Kincade) midday radio show Buck and Kincade on 680 The Fan in Atlanta, Georgia. ET to 11:00 a.m. They were up 40-0 with 30 seconds left and still giving the ball to William Andrews. [Rome, a 6-foot-4 tight end, set a national record for receiving yards in a season. They were very different. Belue credits his wife, Kelley, for kicking me in the butt to finally get it done. His daughter, Audrey -- who will attend Mississippi State as a freshman this fall -- serves as his assistant at signings and with daily logistics. Like those Thomasville players [during 1973 and 1974 state championship seasons]. Heads up to Atlanta area high school quarterbacks and receivers: I'll be hosting my annual QB Passing Camp this July, again. . It was so much fun going being part of that atmosphere. [Belue said the second motivation for writing the book was bragging on teammates and players at Georgia and Valdosta that didnt get the credit they deserved. Even on a business trip in a remote Caribbean country, it followed the former. Valdosta High School Graduate. What are your thoughts on making the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame? Brooks would become Auburns all-time leading rusher with 3,523 yards, which remains third in school history. For him it simply was a passion project that needed to be done. 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA - Valdosta High School's ruling body decided to chase wins over integrity, when they hired Rush Propst. No question about it.. He also told them they have the talent to be a great football team, and said he was excited about the upcoming season, the first under new coach Rick Tomberlin. Valdosta, Georgia is called Title Town, USA because they have won more high school football games and titles than anyone else. I just think of all the people that helped me get there, as I mentioned, Coach Bazemore, Coach Hyder, Coach Wilson, Coach Rudolph. Youve been to about 10 cities to sign your book, and youve got several more scheduled. Bazemore watched you play in youth ball and suggested to the coaches that they move you to quarterback. Four other ex-Georgia players helped Belue at the camp. In football, Belue was named to the first-team All-SEC team in 1981. I just take it as a huge honor.. Belue quarterbacked the Bulldogs to a 12-0 record in 1980, culminating with a 17-10 win over Notre Dame Jan. 1, 1981 in the Sugar Bowl. The student then greased the entire flag pole from top to bottom, ensuring that it would not be very easy for Valdosta High maintenance to climb up to detach the Viking flag. I just take it as a huge honor., Created by Ellen Kennerly Made with Squarespace, 2022 Georgia High School Football Daily. A behind the curtain look at my story from Valdosta High through the University of Georgia. In practice, it was always the 1s against the 1s. And when he showed up Friday to host a camp, they came to the field excited to learn from him. Buck Belue (Buck Belue) "Tell us about "Inside the Hedges," Jim said. Its gone on for 30 years.. Lowndes High School opened its doors to students in 1966, and by 1968 was able to field a football team. They put it on us my freshman year. I was blessed with this great coaching. [Belue passed for a state-record 5,214 yards and won two region titles in his four Valdosta seasons. Belue set the state record for career passing yards with 5,214, which he accumulated as a four-year starter at Valdosta. Stan Rome was awesome, too. Way too much credit is given to Herschel (Walker) and Lindsay (Scott) and Buck. Its a chance to give back to this place, which jump-started everything I was able to do. I knew coverage, I knew techniques, things that it seemed like these other quarterbacks didnt understand at the time. I had other friends there, too, just like they did that day in that room. In September 2020, the show was recast as Buck and Hut, pairing Belue with fellow former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Hutson Mason after Kincade was laid off by the station. @680TheFan. The coaches would each speak to the crowd during the banquet. Hopefully the renewed interest in the program would spill over and may have people interested in what happened in 1980.". In the 2011 game, Lowndes was leading 17-7, and with only 1:14 remaining in the game, looked like they were on their way to their eighth straight win in the Winnersville Classic. Closed on Weekends. Following a Lowndes punt, Valdosta took possession around midfield. We just live a couple miles down the road, and we just found a place where we love the people. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from these Atlanta football players who have succeeded on every level! INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME . Buck's Beat podcast episode 80 has dropped. Buck has also written a new book about his times as an athlete in Valdosta and the University of Georgia. 4 Georgia high school football player of all time. He sort of chuckled and said there was a lot of built-up frustration over those years of losing to Valdosta, Dont take it personally is what I believe he said., 5. The stunning 93-yard touchdown pass from Belue to receiver Lindsay Scott with 1:03 remaining gave the Bulldogs a 26-21 victory. The Valdosta Wildcats have been playing football since 1913, and with over 900 wins, 24 state championships, six national championships, and a bunch of region titles, they remain the winningest high school football team in the country. Buck Belue is best known as the quarterback who led Georgia to its 1980 national championship, but he was widely known before that as a high school athlete. Search and browse yearbooks online! His 1971 state-record 21 receiving touchdowns stood until 2010. 5,214 - Buck Belue . Coach Wilson would be saying we can throw to this running back because weve got this linebacker on him. Most coaches are going to take their schemes to the grave, but he learned the new offense and made the change for the team. The Bengals drafted him in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. . The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine against Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 football season, banned the team from . Doug Henderson, whose sons Ashley, Justin, and Doug all played at Valdosta, recalled a prank in the mid-90s that was designed to fire up the Wildcat players. Buck Belue 0:00 0:32 The "best team ever" conversation is an interesting one. There was still a chance for the Vikings if they could return the kickoff, but they never got the chance. I just wanted to be real with that, Belue said. Events are being planned for Atlanta, Augusta and Marietta, among other cities. McGuyrt also emceed the FCA banquet that was held the Thursday before the big game. Dooley stayed, Georgia went on complete the last perfect season in school history, and Belue and his coach are just fine. We were playing old youth league football at 9, 10, 11 years old, and were playing at about 8 in the morning, and if you look back in the stands, youd usually see Coach Bazemore watching the games. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. Call: (916)383-0110 (510)781-4800. The native of Jessup has made his home in Valdosta since retiring from professional football and is an avid supporter of UGA athletics and a dedicated follower of local high school football. The most improbable win for either team was this one, with Valdosta overcoming a 17-7 deficit in just 1:14 to win the Winnersville Classic over Lowndes. No wonder Buck eyed. He fell short of a state title when Clarke Central beat Valdosta 16-14 in the 1977 Class 3A championship. We worked a lot on fundamentals. How would you contrast and compare those iconic coaches? Truth is, Lowndes would struggle against everyone else too, winning just 31 games in that first decade of football with four different head football coaches. Rush Propst believes the Netflix series "Titletown High," which debuts Friday and chronicles the 2020 season of the Valdosta High School football team, will "clear some things up" about . VHS is one of only 39 schools in Georgia . He won state titles in Alabama at . Former Valdosta Wildcat quarterbacks Buck Belue, left, and John Lastinger, right, will join their coach, the late Nick Hyder, in the Valdosta High Sports Hall of Fame Thursday night.. "I got to work last year on it, before the football season started," Belue said. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. We had about 500 flyers printed with a nasty message directed at our players, Henderson said. So, we brought the mule out, with Freddie riding the thing, and that mule started out toward midfield just as we had practiced, but then the crowd roared, and it scared the poor mule so much that he just stopped in his tracks and Freddie went flying off over the front of it., That mule then took off, without Freddie to guide him, straight towards the Valdosta sideline, Prince said. Heset a Bengals record in 1984 with four rushing touchdowns in a game against the Houston Oilers. Who are some of the great players you saw from your era or before? His 34 wins as Valdostas signal caller is a team record, and hes the programs only four-year starter (1974-77). I remember Stanley Bounds. He often mentions the Wildcats on his show, and usually calls the station Friday night to give them Valdostas score. That next morning, as Valdosta faculty, students, and parents begin arriving at the school, they saw the huge Viking ship floating in the pond in front of their school. "It allowed me to talk about my hometown and brag on the people that helped me through those high school days. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Buck Belue profile on WCNN (AM)680 The Fan, "John Kincade, Steak Shapiro out amidst Dickey Broadcasting cuts", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buck_Belue&oldid=1106291103, This page was last edited on 24 August 2022, at 00:05. Georgia captured its first national championship since that fabled season in January with a 33-18 win against Alabama in the title game. But I never in any way committed to them.. A couple of students jumped in the water and secured the ship so that it would not float over to the shore.. They were running the same sets and plays. 2. He had everybody running the same offense so that by time you got to middle school and high school, you didnt have to learn any of it. With Squarespace, 2022 Georgia High school football Hall of Fame a piece Bucks. 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