TO THE OFFICIALS....TO THE COACHES....TO THE PLAYERS......TO THE FANS.....TO THE SCRIBES....
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND TO ALL
Having played the game long, LONG, ago & just finishing my 57th year Officiating (Youth, HS, D-3) I thought I knew a lot about the game's history. Visiting family this Christmas in TX, I noticed a story in the Victoria Advocate's 12/27 edition about the "Mosquito Bowl of 12/24/1944" which I hadn't known about. The article, supplemented by a Google Search ("Christmas Eve 1944: Marines Mosquito Bowl") tells a truly worthwhile story of Football, and it's players.
If you're not already familiar with where, how, when & by whom this game was played, it's well worth a look, and some reflection.