| Nearly 100 spectators gathered around a field
in New Brunswick, N.J., on Nov. 6, 1869 to witness a game unlike
anything seen before. The competition between Rutgers and Princeton
was "replete with surprise, strategy, prodigies of determination
and physical prowess," to use the words of one player. On that day
142 years ago, the Scarlet Knights defeated Princeton, 6-4, but
more importantly, the players left a lasting legacy that would evolve
into the great spectacle of intercollegiate football. To honor the
birth of an American institution, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic created
a holiday held annually on the first Saturday of November. Join
us in celebrating the sixth annual NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAY.
Wear your lapel pin on Saturday, Nov. 5, and pay tribute to this
significant event in our country's history. |
