The wishbone offense, created by Emory Bellard at Texas in 1968, lined up three backs in a “Y” and attacked with the triple option. Darrell Royal’s Longhorns made it famous, winning the 1969 national title and sparking a wave of copycats across college football. Check out @lonestarbeer another Texas legend #texas #americana | Truck Stop Chic

134K views · 2.1K reactions | 45 years ago Alabama made the secret switch the wishbone offense. Over the next 10 years the Crimson Tide would go 103-16-1, winning eight SEC championships and three national titles. | Alabama Crimson Tide on AL.com | Facebook

The Chiefs inverted wishbone formation is a PROBLEM. They run dive, inside/outside zone, jet sweeps, play action, boots, keepers, RPO’s AND QB DRIVEN RUNS from it. Every defense gets tricked into giving them the treat of busted coverages, easy yards and TDs like it’s Halloween, | Robert Griffin III