Classic Rock
Watch Florida fans singing Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” on the stadium
Tom Petty was born in Gainesville in 1950, and worked as a groundskeeper at the University of Florida before his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career took off.
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He died on Monday, and Florida paid tribute to him between the third and fourth quarter of the LSU game on Saturday, singing “I Wont Back Down”.
Take a look at the great scene inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium:
RIP Tom Petty. pic.twitter.com/8akHgv3hKd
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) October 7, 2017
This one’s for you, @TomPetty. pic.twitter.com/OMUwJOnAgS
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) October 7, 2017