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[QUOTE="Roger N, post: 3044794, member: 25"]
Here we go. I was in 8th grade and was an usher at Archbald Stadium in section 49, which was in the west end zone.  I would show people to their seats and once in a while I would get a quarter tip.

Lots of memories. One duty that I had was to go down to the track with other ushers to join hands to provide a path for the team to run to the locker room.

The first game was against Kansas who had two hall of famers - John Hadl and Gale Sayers. I think SU won 35-21.

Another game I remember was the VPI game. Va Tech now. A guy was running around with this giant Rebel flag. That didn’t go over very well with me.

A lot of people dressed up for the games. Men wore a sport coat and tie and women might have a corsage.

One tradition they had was a fraternity had a civil war cannon and they would fire it after every touch down.  They used nylon stockings as the fodder  I was standing nearby on the track when the cannon misfired and set a coed on fire. That was the end of that.

We felt close to the team in those days. At West Genesee, we always got star athletes as student teachers.   We got Bruce Tarbox in 1960.  Fantastic team. I wish I could re watch every game.
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