Historic
By Reggie Solomon, ES’98
Yale-Harvard weekend was not only historic, it was truly awesome!.
This was the first time since 1968 that both teams came to the Bowl with undefeated seasons. This historic matchup generated intense pre-game interest and drew alumni near and far from both universities – including U.S. Senators Edward Kennedy (D-Mass) and Charles Shummer (D-NY).
But I digress; let’s set the stage. If you were anywhere near Grand Central Station in New York, you probably know about the unbelievably long lines to get tickets and the standing-room only trains that left the Metro-North station on the hour beginning 5:00 p.m. Friday evening until noon on Saturday morning.
Entire passenger cars were transformed into Yale and Harvard rally vehicles. On Game day, throngs of alumni walked all the way from the train station to the Yale Bowl when taxis and shuttles could not accommodate the massive crowds.
