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'Give 'Em Hell, Brigham, Give 'Em Hell' | Paying Homage To Vaughn Kimball, Certified BYU Legend & Hero on Memorial Day
BYU fans know the phrase, but do they truly grasp the powerful legacy behind “Give ’Em Hell, Brigham”? On this special Memorial Day episode, Jake Hatch shines a spotlight on Vaughn Kimball—a once-promising BYU quarterback who became both a football legend and a real-life hero. Explore how Kimball’s iconic telegram to the team ahead of the 1942 Utah game transformed not just a rivalry, but the spirit of the BYU football program. His now-famous rallying cry, urging BYU to triumph over the Utes for the morale of then-25,000 Brigham Young University alumni, still echoes through LaVell Edwards…
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