100 Years of Football at Yale Bowl Kicks-Off New Year for Historical Society

From Milford Historical Society:

MILFORD, CT - The author of “A Bowl Full of Memories: 100 Years of Football at the Yale Bowl” will speak at the Milford Historical Society meeting Mon., Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, 168 Broad St. The public is invited.

Rich Marazzi will tell stories that cover Yale football beginning in 1872 and will talk about Yale Bowl that was 100 years old in 2014. He will take you into the huddle, the locker room, the practice field, the campus, and the hearts and minds of Yalies over the past century.

The 150 stories in his book are first-person accounts by those who played from the 1940s up to modern day games, along with remembrances from coaches, writers, broadcasters and fans who give their views of the spectacles and contests of the past.

Marazzi, who has seen almost every game at the Bowl in the last 50 years, will talk about the legendary Yale football coach Walter Camp, whose story is important to understanding Yale football and the evolution of the game as we know it. And of course Marazzi will cover one of the oldest rivalries in college sports, -- “The Game” – the annual Yale-Harvard game.

Marazzi, of Ansonia, is also known for his passion for baseball and for 17 years had a radio talk show on WICC, WELI and ESPN Radio 1300 titled, "Inside Yankee Baseball."

He is a rules columnist for several publications including “Baseball Digest” and has written for “USA Today Sports Weekly.”

For the past 11 years he has been the facilitator for the Silver Sluggers baseball group that meets weekly at the Derby Public Library during the baseball season.

The Sept 19 program is free, although donations are gratefully accepted.

The Society’s three 18th century houses at 34 High Street are open for docent-led tours every Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. through Oct. 9. (Closed Labor Day Weekend, Sept 3 and 4.) Adults are asked to donate $5; free admission for children and students.

A brochure and membership form can be mailed to you by requesting it by writing the Society at P.O. Box 377, Milford. Annual dues are $5 for students, $20 for individuals and $40 for families.

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Photo courtesy of the Milford Historical Society.