Interesting Article on Wilmeth Sidat-Singh

[bnoro]

http://deadspin.com/76-years-later-...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Great read by deadspin as we lead up to the SU-MD game.

 

[billorange44]

http://deadspin.com/76-years-later-...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Great read by deadspin as we lead up to the SU-MD game.

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of being at a friends house near Chaumont, NY for a Labor Day party. My friends next door neighbor who was there was none other than Leo Canale who played for Syracuse from the late 30's and into the 40's. We talked SU football for most of the afternoon and I asked him about Sidat-Singh. Mr. Canale told me he knew him quite well and what a wonderful person and athlete he was. If I am not mistaken Sidat_Singh died in a military plane crash during a training run in the mid west prior to WWII.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

If I am not mistaken Sidat_Singh died in a military plane crash during a training run in the mid west prior to WWII.

He was a Tuskegee Airman during WWII. His plane crashed into Lake Huron on a training flight in 1943.

 

[KaiserUEO]

nice article.

i want credit for a Win too.

sadly, they managed to lose to lousy colgate and tie lousier columbia.

if they wouldve been undefeated i wouldve taken that National Champions Banner from pitt...

 

[NKR1978]

Really wish the SU administrators that capitulated to Maryland could be held accountable. And after countless stories like this and worse, it's still depressing to think what a miserable country this was until far too recently.

This is from the comments to the Deadspin story, and couldn't agree more:

I cannot fathom how, after being treated the way he was and knowing how his country valued him, Sidat-Sing still felt compelled to fight and die for the US. It demonstrates a depth of conviction that I simply don't possess and can't even understand.A minute ago

 

[KellySyracuse]

I often wondered what his history was, I had never heard of him until I saw the jersey hanging in the dome. This is a great read

 

[All4SU]

Silly to expect administrators at Maryland or us for that matter to apologize for what others did ( or didn't do) in 1937. Just recognize it for the injustice that it was, a reality at that time in he his country, and move on. It would be like expecting corporate america to apologize for sweatshops.

 

[OttoMets]

Really wish the SU administrators that capitulated to Maryland could be held accountable. And after countless stories like this and worse, it's still depressing to think what a miserable country this was until far too recently.

This is from the comments to the Deadspin story, and couldn't agree more:

I cannot fathom how, after being treated the way he was and knowing how his country valued him, Sidat-Sing still felt compelled to fight and die for the US. It demonstrates a depth of conviction that I simply don't possess and can't even understand.A minute ago

Excellent post.

 

[HtownOrange]

Really wish the SU administrators that capitulated to Maryland could be held accountable. And after countless stories like this and worse, it's still depressing to think what a miserable country this was until far too recently.

This is from the comments to the Deadspin story, and couldn't agree more:

I cannot fathom how, after being treated the way he was and knowing how his country valued him, Sidat-Sing still felt compelled to fight and die for the US. It demonstrates a depth of conviction that I simply don't possess and can't even understand.A minute ago

I understand your thought process, but this is what made him special to so many and why his story should be highlighted and heralded all over Syracuse. It was guys with this kind of heart that stood for right and took the blows of being wronged in stride, stepping up to do right yet again when called on that built this country, defeated slavery, defeated segregation and keep the United States the best place to live. We are not perfect, doubt we will ever be, but with characters like Sidat-Singh in our bloodlines, we will always try.

Is there a way that the Dr. Gross and Co. can keep this man's name in the forefront and part of our Orange lore?

 

[SWC75]

Silly to expect administrators at Maryland or us for that matter to apologize for what others did ( or didn't do) in 1937. Just recognize it for the injustice that it was, a reality at that time in he his country, and move on. It would be like expecting corporate america to apologize for sweatshops.

Corporate America still uses sweatshops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweatshop