1949 Fordham Rams football team

1949 Fordham Rams football
Conference Independent
1949 record 5-3
Head coach Ed Danowski

The 1949 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1949 college football season. The Army Cadets hosted Vince Lombardi’s former team, the Fordham Rams at Michie Stadium.[1] One of the members of the Rams was Vince’s brother, Joe Lombardi, who transferred to the school after Lombardi left. Tim Cohane, writer of Look Magazine was a Fordham alumnus, and a friend of Army coach Red Blaik. He pressured both teams to play each other. Cohane felt the game would help Fordham rise to national prominence.[2] Herb Seidell, the Fordham captain, lost a tooth in the game. Several fights ensued and the media named the match, the Donnybrook on the Hudson. There were multiple penalties for unnecessary roughness.

References

  1. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon and Schuster. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  2. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon and Schuster. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
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