Bob Dylan wrote All Along the Watchtower in 1966 or 1967 when recuperating from a motorcycle accident, none of which has anything to do with football other than the reference to watchtowers, which football coaches have used since at least the early 1920s. Some coaches built towers at smaller stadiums to film games or to give assistant coaches a high-level perspective on the action occurring on the field. However, we'll focus on the towers coaches used during practice to facilitate their own observations.
The towers depicted look to be substantial. Unfortunately in 2020, a tower used to video tape Notre Dame practices collapsed and killed the student that was to tape the practice.
The towers depicted look to be substantial. Unfortunately in 2020, a tower used to video tape Notre Dame practices collapsed and killed the student that was to tape the practice.