Re: Barry Jacobs on Pitt, Syracuse, Duke and History
Barry somehow left out one of the biggest football games ever played in the state of North Carolina. In 1938, Duke beat #4 Pitt 7-0 during a snowstorm and ice event (at Duke Stadium!) to help preserve an undefeated and unscored-on regular season and send the Devils to the Rose Bowl. We lost there 7-3 on a last minute pass play.
It was the 1938 Blue Devils, of course, who earned the nickname "Iron Dukes", which I've heard still is used in some fashion by Duke to this day
A link (there may be better) follows, which describes the incredible day had by one Football Hall of Famer named Eric Tipton. What did he do? Hint: They don't call it FOOTball for nothin'!
http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?...14235&bid=1366
My dad was at this game (hitchhiked from Graham, NC on the back of a farm truck). He described it so well I feel like I was there.
P.S. Couldn't edit my spelling of Pitt in the headline, sorry.
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!