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Foes of Fordham and Pitt Echo Old Glories of Big-Time Football
The piece recalls Pittsburgh Fordham and New York University football eras under famed coaches, notes Pitt rebuilding under Captain Hamilton and Millican with a big schedule through 1950, Fordham returning to top opponents, plus memories of Mike Murphy and his football lineage including Bill Murphy at Dartmouth and a rising Yale/Dartmouth connection.
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Pittsburgh
Jock Sutherland
Fordham
Jimmy Crowley
New York University
Chick Meehan
Pitt
Panther
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Tom
Academy
Walter Mil Ugan
William and Mary
Northwestern
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio State
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Hamilton
Notre Dame
Fordham Ram
Rams
Yale
Army
Boston College
Syracuse
Georgetown
Rutgers
N.Y.U
Ram
Murphy
Mike Murphy
Mike
Bill Murphy
Dartmouth
Bill
Tuss McLaughry
Thorne Murphy
Old Mike
George Murphy
Eli