Friday, August 16, 2013

Check It Out



Yesterday's post about Major Frank Cavanaugh brought an email from a loyal reader with a link to the original trailer for the 1943 film The Iron Major, the movie about former Dartmouth All-American and coach Frank Cavanaugh, starring Pat O'Brien.

For more on Cavanaugh, check out his Wikipedia page.
This is a fun one. Another regular reader emailed in a trivia question:

Question: What do Dartmouth football and "The Wave" have in common?

Answer: They both made history at Washington's Husky Stadium. Dartmouth was the first opponent to ever play in the facility in 1920, defeating the Huskies, 28-7. And The Wave allegedly made its first appearance ever at UDub's stadium during a Halloween against Stanford in 1981. Again, check it out on Wikipedia.

Dartmouth's Football Kickoff Countdown keeps on counting down. There are 36 days until Butler. Here's a look at some of how it has gone.

Week 5 opponent Bucknell had its first official practice Sunday. Find coverage here.