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Game Day: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:11pm.
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Washington, D.C. "Football -- Georgetown University game, 1911." CI years before Super Bowl XLVI. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Tail gates
Submitted by Jazznocracy on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:03pm.
Actually buckboard wagons had tail gates, didn't they? You could go to the game in your brand new Studebaker wagon.
Game location
Submitted by CBinDC on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:07pm.
Here is a little history on the location of the game:
A thoroughly modern innovation
Submitted by TomK on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:15am.
Drive-in football. "Enjoy the game without leaving the comfort or security of your carriage or automobile!"
Let's have a Tailgate party
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:11am.
Oh wait, we can't, the Tailgate hasn't been invented yet.
Speaking of XLVI
Submitted by joeyneutrino on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:31pm.
My wife and I live about three miles from Lucas Oil Stadium, and we'll be pleased as punch when XLVI is finally relegated to the mists of History.
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