What became of the men who played in the Army-Navy game? How many didn’t survive the war?
So this game was played in rain & fog. It must have been absolutely miserable. Rain games I’ve attended, but not when the fog obstructs the ability to see the field. I recall there was a playoff game between the Eagles and the Bears about 15 or 20 years ago when that happened. The TV cameras could not see a thing. They tried showing the game from above; the field was just a sea of white. They tried showing the game from the sideline; the camera couldn’t pick up anything as far as the middle of the field.
It’ funny to see the scores and “rivalries.” Undefeated Tulane defeating LSU? Not gonna happen today. Stanford plays Dartmouth? I’m sure Jimmy Harbaugh would love to see Dartmouth on his schedule for an early season tune-up. But some trends began long ago remain to this day; USC winning the Pacific Coast Conference, headed to the Rose Bowl. However, in those days the Big 10 could actually win the game.
I wondered about that last year at the time of the '38 Army-Navy game. I hoped someone had already asked and answered the question in the form of an internet posting, but if they did I couldn't find it.