Georgia tech football 1918 pandemic. Thats when the sport was hit by the spanish flu and the end of world war i. Here is a photo of an undetermined georgia tech home game during the 1918 college football season. One of the teams that played almost a complete schedule in 1918 was georgia tech coached by the legendary john heisman.
A copy of a story in the oct. 12 furman game wearing influenza masks like bandits of. It was the only game that was modified because of the pandemic.
Fans at a georgia tech football game during 1918 pandemic. During the deadly second wave of the 1918 pandemic georgia tech still managed to play seven games six at home and one on the road that was rescheduled for pitt. Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on row after row of bleacher seats.
During the deadly second wave of the 1918 pandemic georgia tech still managed to play seven games six at home and one on the road that was rescheduled for pitt. 16 1918 edition of the atlanta constitution about the georgia tech football team. When the coronavirus started i was like wow i had a family member who lived through.
The image is striking. Decades before tailgates prime time kickoffs and billions in program. David hookstead is the true king in the north when it comes to college football check out the incredible photo below.
The pandemic and college football. The georgia tech alumni association posted a photo taken in its schools stands in 1918 in which fans are wearing masks to protect themselves and each other from the spanish flu pandemic which. A look back at the 1918 season.
Here is a photo of an undetermined georgia tech home game during the 1918 college football season. The photo is 102 years old. It was the only game that was.
The photo was taken by graduate thomas carter. Tony barnhart tweeted a photo of masked fans at a georgia tech football game back in 1918 during the spanish flu pandemic. The georgia tech alumni twitter feed posted a black and white photo of the scene at grant field in 1918.