Aggie Flashback with former A&M quarterback David Walker

Key quotes from David Walker interview:

"While the 70's were a tremendous time, we had some heartbreaks. We had some downfalls that happened at the end of the year. We could never walk away from the season."

"The reason I started to write the book is because people started saying that none of the quarterbacks were that good back then. We were all running the wishbone and I didn't feel like I was cut out for the wishbone."

"As I was writing the book, it kept coming back to me how badly my mom wanted me to go to LSU. She was begging me the night before I signed with A&M."

"Back then, you could sign with every conference in the country if you wanted to. I was a SEC guy. I had only been to a few LSU games. I had never been to an A&M game."

"Emory Bellard created an environment that was unbelievable."

"My mama had been with me all through the college stuff with me. She knew all that went on... the trials and tribulations, the starting as a 17-year-old, the youngest in the history of the college game at any school at any level. Scared to death, but cocky. I felt like I could do the job."

"When I got [to A&M], I felt like I was the best quarterback on campus."

"I know Coach Sumlin struggled with the decision [on the quarterback situation] all summer... and sure enough... they made the call to go with Johnny... I didn't know anything about either  one [Showers or Manziel] except that they were both excellent players... and it turned out that one of them is one of the most excellent plays in the history of college football."

"I had no intention to come to A&M. "

"Somehow in 1972... with the changes Emory Bellord and Texas A&M were making... we managed to land the very top eight recruits in the state of Texas... Emory got them."

"Most people don't realize this, but back then [early 1970's] was the dawning of college football."

"That '72 team was the core of what became a tremendous outfit, particularly defensively."

"the '74 and '75 offenses were what kept us from winning championships. Not conference championships, national championships."

"Part of the reason I wrote the book is because I wanted to pay homage [to the guys I played with] and also to my high school coaches who were so good and prepared me so well to where I could step in as a 17-year-old and play the whole season."

"I came in to be a drop back passer... and I turned in to a triple option guy."

"In my opinion as a former coach and a former quarterback who has seen it all... mark this down right now... I think [Johnny Manziel] is the best quarterback in the history of Texas A&M... He will be the best of all time."

Due to technical difficulties, this week's Aggie Flashback is audio only.