Carroll O'Connor of Bunker's long-suffering wife, Edith Bunker, whom Lear remembered from seeing in the play and film "Damn Yankees". The producer sent the show over to ABC twice, but it did not get picked up. They then approached CBS with more success, and accordingly, "All in the Family" was retooled and debuted early in 1971. The show also starred unknown character actors, such as Rob Reiner as Archie's liberal son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, and Sally Struthers as Archie and Edith's only child and Mike's wife, Gloria. The cast had a unique on- and off-camera chemistry, especially Reiner, who became O'Connor's best
1971 Gator Bowl (January) 1971 Gator Bowl (January) The 1971 Gator Bowl (January) was a college football postseason bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels This was a matchup of two Southeastern Conference teams, between second-place Auburn and fourth-place Ole Miss. This was Auburn's third straight bowl game and first Gator Bowl since 1955. This was the Rebels' 14th straight bowl appearance in Vaught's final full season. This was their first Gator Bowl since 1958. This was Archie Manning's final game as Rebel quarterback. The two teams had met in a bowl game before, in 1965. Manning went 19-of-28 for