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1918 Pitt Football Team

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Was doing some research on the 1918 Spanish Flu season and came across this gem of a quote from Pitt's game vs. Georgia Tech that year:

"At Forbes Field, the dressing rooms of the two teams were separated only by a thin wall. As the Panthers were sitting around, awaiting Warner's pre-game talk, Heisman began to orate in the adjoining room. In his charge to the Tech squad, Heisman became flowery and fiery. He brought the heroes of Ancient Greece and the soldier dead in his armor among the ruins of Pompeii. It was terrific and the Panthers sat, spellbound. When Heisman had finished, Warner chortled and quietly said to his players: 'Okay, boys. There's the speech. Now go out and knock them off."

Pitt would go on to knock them off 32-0
 
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