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Posted on 9/21/17 at 12:55 pm to Open Dore Policy
Posted on 9/21/17 at 12:55 pm to Open Dore Policy
quote:Now that is a strange one. Made me look it up.
Georgia Pre-Flight 0-1
From Wiki
The United States had entered the World War II, and able-bodied men of college age had volunteered for, or been drafted into, the armed forces. “Service teams,” many of which had former collegiate or professional players who had entered the Army or the Navy, played games against the college programs. In 1942, teams were fielded by Georgia Pre-Flight, the Great Lakes Naval Station, Iowa Pre-Flight, Jacksonville NAS, and St. Mary’s Preflight.
A little bit of history I knew nothing about.
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Posted on 9/21/17 at 1:22 pm to LouisvilleKat
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Now that is a strange one. Made me look it up.
From Wiki
The United States had entered the World War II, and able-bodied men of college age had volunteered for, or been drafted into, the armed forces. “Service teams,” many of which had former collegiate or professional players who had entered the Army or the Navy, played games against the college programs. In 1942, teams were fielded by Georgia Pre-Flight, the Great Lakes Naval Station, Iowa Pre-Flight, Jacksonville NAS, and St. Mary’s Preflight.
A little bit of history I knew nothing about.
Yeah, the Pre-Flights (there were multiple ones) and military teams at the time could be dominant since so many top athletes joined the military at the outbreak of the war.
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