It was a beautiful fall day in 1942 just meant for football. Boston College was undefeated, having outscored opponents 249 to 19 and on the way to the Sugar Bowl to play Tulsa for the national championship. The opponent this day was little Holy Cross, with a 4-4-1 record. Then the impossible happened --- Holy Cross won 55-12 in the greatest upset ever in sports.
The story does not end there, sadly. Many fans were celebrating at the Coconut Club when a fire broke out and 492 were burned or trampled to death.
The entire Holy Cross backfield were officers on the USS Pickens. A the time I did not understand why they persisted in boasting about beating Boston College. The only college football team I knew was LSU.
When we were able to relax on a vacant island we swam and played touch football The Holy Cross backs were on the opposite team from I and I continually created problems for them by crashing into the backfield. Two of them blocked me on the thighs at the same time, against the rules but effective because I could barely walk.
The story does not end there, sadly. Many fans were celebrating at the Coconut Club when a fire broke out and 492 were burned or trampled to death.
The entire Holy Cross backfield were officers on the USS Pickens. A the time I did not understand why they persisted in boasting about beating Boston College. The only college football team I knew was LSU.
When we were able to relax on a vacant island we swam and played touch football The Holy Cross backs were on the opposite team from I and I continually created problems for them by crashing into the backfield. Two of them blocked me on the thighs at the same time, against the rules but effective because I could barely walk.
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