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The 1912 Carlisle vs. Army game wasn't just football. It was the sons and grandsons of warriors who had fought the U.S. Army — now facing soldiers on a football field. On November 9, 1912, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School traveled to West Point to face the United States Military Academy. On one sideline stood Jim Thorpe, fresh off winning two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics and widely celebrated as the greatest athlete in the world. On the other stood a 22-year-old cadet named Dwight David Eisenhower, Army's hardest hitter, who had spent months preparing specifically to stop him. What followed was one of the most remarkable afternoons in college football history — and one of the most overlooked. Carlisle won 27-6. Thorpe scored two touchdowns and three field goals. Eisenhower and his linebacker partner devised a double-team scheme to contain Thorpe. It didn't work. When they converged on him from opposite angles, Thorpe planted his foot, stopped dead, and watched the two cadets crash into each other. Then he kept running. The game's legacy extended far beyond that November afternoon. The Army roster that day included men who would go on to command troops at Normandy, capture the Remagen Bridge, lead Patton's armored divisions, and build the Alaska Highway. One backup lineman became Robert Neyland — four national championships at Tennessee, and a stadium that holds 100,000 people named after him. Thorpe's path led somewhere different. His medals were stripped six weeks later over a technicality. He played pro baseball and pro football, became the NFL's first president, and eventually spent his final years digging ditches and taking bit parts in Hollywood westerns. He died in a trailer park in 1953. The President of the United States sent a telegram. This is the story of the 1912 Carlisle vs. Army game — and everything that came after it. 📖 Source Books (Amazon affiliate links): The Real All Americans by Sally Jenkins → https://amzn.to/4cudn5J Carlisle vs. Army by Lars Anderson → https://amzn.to/4chV5WG 🏈 More college football history: https://collegefootballhistory.football 💥 PATREON - https://patreon.com/hcfbh ☕ Support the channel: https://patreon.com/hcfbh 📚 Jon's Books on Amazon: Been Dead, Never Been To Europe - Memoir About My Death And Recovery - https://amzn.to/3CgnmJP Manage Your Damage - Heart Attack Survivor - https://amzn.to/3MkIy6i The Mystery of the Dent in My Head - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKCB54P As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. #CollegeFootballHistory #JimThorpe #CarlisleIndians #Eisenhower #CFBHistory 00:00 Introduction 01:00 The Long Knives 02:54 The School that Changed Football 05:42 The Greatest Athlete in the World 08:20 The Cadet from Kansas 10:38 The Battle 15:11 Divergent Paths 19:41 Remembered 21:46 The Incredible Rosters - Bonus

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