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The Norwich Free Academy V. New London Football Rivalry

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Product Code: 9781540231376
ISBN13: 9781540231376
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The Norwich Free Academy V. New London Football Rivalry

$31.99
$29.32
Sale 8%
 
Since 1875, southeastern Connecticut has played host to the oldest high school football rivalry in the nation: the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats versus the New London Whalers. This complex and competitive rivalry has inspired mayhem and merriment, from biased officials, cheating faculty and vandalism among students to disco-dancing coaches and marching band rallies. Learn how a fight during the 1951 meeting stopped the game for two years, how the Bulkeley Tigers (who became New London High School in 1951) finished their regular season in 1941 without a loss or tie and how the 1997 game ended a fourteen-game losing streak for the Norwich Free Academy. Join sportswriter Brian Girasoli as he recounts a spirit that transcends the ages and chronicles the evolution of this 135-year-old-rivalry.


Author: Brian Girasoli
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Publication Date: Jul 17, 2012
Number of Pages: 194 pages
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10: 1540231372
ISBN-13: 9781540231376
 

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