"One of the most spectacular halftime shows ever witnessed on a football field was the performance put on by the Marching Band of Texas A. & M. College at the Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum Friday, September 16....In mid-field the band treated the thousands of spectators to one of the finest exhibitions of precision marching ever seen on the West Coast, crossing and criss-crossing the field and weaving intricate patterns which were almost unbelievable."

As the three men led their 240 piece unit through the tunnel and onto the floor of the huge stadium, I went cold to the thrill of so stirring an impression. With their batons in the carry position, the heels of their heavy Army field boots thundering on the turf, I could only think of the powerful Roman legions and their leaders victoriously parading into the coliseum of that now lost civilization."

"Here's a belated salute to Texas A. & M.'s 240 piece band. It's a lulu, being even superior to the vaunted Big Ten bands when it comes to precision marching. Ten minutes before the kickoff the great Aggie Band held the big crowd spellbound with a rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" the likes of which they had never heard. I still say the Aggie Band comes as close to playing it the way Francis Scott Key intended it to be played as any band I've ever heard."