As the college football season winds down, it is this time of year to recall an event taken place on November 28, 1942. Boston College and Holy Cross - both Jesuit institutions were Massachusetts rivals and Boston College Eagles were heavily favored to finish their season undefeated. Many of their fans and supporters had planned a victory party at a local night club. But Holy Cross pulled off an upset 55-12 and crushed the Eagles chances for the Sugar Bowl. More important, the victory party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub was cancelled which was the night of the disastrous fire there which killed 400+ occupants. The players lives were spared and many of them went off to war.
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