Georgia tech football game in 1918. David hookstead is the true king in the north when it comes to college football check out the incredible photo below. 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. A georgia tech game that was scheduled with pennsylvania was cancelled when the spanish flu went through philadelphia.
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. Here is a photo of an undetermined georgia tech home game during the 1918 college football season. Thats when the sport was hit by the spanish flu and the end of world war i.
As with the mlb season fans attending college football games wore masks as shown in these photos of a georgia tech game at grant field in 1918. This undated photo provided by georgia tech alumnus andy mcneil shows a georgia tech home game during the 1918 college football season. It noted fans at the oct.
The photo was taken by georgia tech student thomas carter. Georgia tech played its home games at grant field. A copy of a story in the oct.
Here is a photo of an undetermined georgia tech home game during the 1918 college football season. Along with the spanish flu pandemic world war i was going on and both events had a huge impact on college. Tony barnhart tweeted a photo of masked fans at a georgia tech football game back in 1918 during the spanish flu pandemic.
16 1918 edition of the atlanta constitution about the georgia tech football team. There was a rose bowl after the 1918 season but back then it was called the. It was the only game that was.
It was the only game that was modified because of the pandemic.