Article: GROH'S TALENT POOL RUNS DEEP; HIS VIRGINIA CAVALIERS, WHO PLAY SATURDAY AT SU, ARE, TOP TO BOTTOM, A SOLID TEAM.(Sports)

Byline: Dave Rahme Staff writer

The date was Nov. 20, 1954, and the Syracuse University football team and a sophomore running back by the name of Jim Brown were in the Polo Grounds to face Fordham. A .500 record was at stake for SU and its sixth-year head coach, World War II hero Ben Schwartzwalder.

The Police Boys Club in Manhasset, Brown's hometown, piled a bunch of youngsters into a van and drove over to the stadium to join an announced crowd of 10,423 at the game, which SU won 20-7. Among them was Al Groh, then a 10-year-old fan of Brown and SU football.

"I was lucky enough to see one of my first college football games that day," said the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!