Monday, July 15, 2024

Signed, Sealed And (Perhaps) Delivered

It's been a quiet few days in the world of Ivy League football. Here's all I've got after being off the grid since Friday morning:


For those of you keeping score, this "game-worn" Dartmouth football helmet doesn't have just the Big Green's signature striping and block D. It also has the signature of tennis Hall-of-Famer Roger Federer, who gave the commencement address at Dartmouth last month. The school's athletic department put the helmet up for auction starting at $5,000 and after a little extended bidding it sold for $11,000 to benefit Big Green athletic programming.

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EXTRA POINT
The "West River Westies" event we attended over the weekend drew 100-plus vintage VW buses from all around New England, New York, New Jersey, Quebec and Ontario to a mountainous river gorge in southern Vermont. 

Here are two "buses" that attracted their share of attention: