Reliving Syracuse's Tokyo trip 35 years later

[OrangeXtreme]

‘The best 6 days of my life’: Reliving Syracuse football’s Tokyo trip 35 years later

“It was an experience of a lifetime.” On Dec. 3, 1989, Syracuse traveled 11,000 miles for a regular season bout in Tokyo, Japan. 35 years later, members of the squad reminisce on their week on foreign soil.

dailyorange.com

 

[TexanMark]

I still remember that game call on the radio.

We had a star in the making...never made it back to school

 

[karhre2003]

There were a couple of us that attended while stationed in Yokosuka.

 

[javadoc]

I still remember that game call on the radio.

We had a star in the making...never made it back to school

First semester grad school, listening on a little Walkman-esque cheap radio. The interregnum between Philcox and Graves.

 

[orangeinohio]

Anyone who includes 'interregnum' in their post gets a 'Like' from me.

 

[orangefog]

SU-Louisville Dec 3, 1989 Tokyo Dome

syracusefan.com

 

[orangeinohio]

This is a really good read.
I haven't heard some of these names in so long.

I also liked this exhange between Coach Mac and Bill Maxwell about possibly burning a year of eligibility for Wendell Lowrey:

“Without hesitation, Maxwell says, ‘coach, we’re not on the continental 48. Those rules don’t apply."

 

[Archimedes]

Some great names in that story, guys who really contributed to SU. Superb read.

 

[sutomcat]

‘The best 6 days of my life’: Reliving Syracuse football’s Tokyo trip 35 years later

“It was an experience of a lifetime.” On Dec. 3, 1989, Syracuse traveled 11,000 miles for a regular season bout in Tokyo, Japan. 35 years later, members of the squad reminisce on their week on foreign soil.

dailyorange.com

Terrific article.

Stepansky is the next one in line from the Newhouse sportswriting dynassty.

 

[JustPherU]

This is a really good read.
I haven't heard some of these names in so long.

I also liked this exhange between Coach Mac and Bill Maxwell about possibly burning a year of eligibility for Wendell Lowrey:

“Without hesitation, Maxwell says, ‘coach, we’re not on the continental 48. Those rules don’t apply."

I wonder if that’s true or he was just throwing it out there?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Great article. I remember lying on the floor in my family room listening to that game.