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WINNING FOOTBALL COACH IS 49 TODAY
Charles "Chip" Kelly is the head football coach at the University of Oregon. Kelly
was named the 2009 and 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2010 Eddie Robinson
Coach of the Year, 2010 Walter Camp Coach of the Year, 2010 Sporting News
Coach of the Year, and 2010 Associated Press Coach of the Year. Prior to being
named head coach, Kelly was the offensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks
who beat the OSU Beavers 48-24 in the Civil War game held in Corvallis, Or.
Saturday.
A HOLIDAY RADIO CLASSIC!
The Cinnamon Bear is a Christmas fantasy adventure written by author
Glanville Heisch that chronicles the adventures of twins Judy and Jimmy
Barton and their exciting trip through Maybeland, searching for the the
Crazy Quilt Dragon who has the missing Silver Star that belongs atop
their Christmas tree.
A fifteen minute episode was aired once a day, debuting nationally on
November 29th, 1937 and ending Christmas Eve. In Portland, the show
debuted on Thursday, November 25th on KALE radio (KPOJ).
“AS IT HAPPENED” ON THIS DAY IN 1963
This was Sunday, November 24, 1963 — Two days after President
Kennedy was murdered in Dallas, Texas. This video clip contains
some of the live coverage that was aired by the CBS Television
network on that day.
IT WAS THE HAY MINERS VS. THE WEBFOOTS
The 1894 Oregon Agricultural College squad were called the Hay Miners.
The first Civil War game was played on Saturday, November 3, 1894 in
Corvallis where the Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) beat the Ducks
16-0. It was the team’s second year of existence. They would eventually
become Oregon State University.
The first reference to the "Civil War" name was in 1929 and came into
common use in 1937. Prior to that, it was called the "Oregon Classic"
or the "State Championship Game.”
The Oregon team, then known as the Webfoots,
Today’s game is the 116th Civil War face off.
From left: Oregon coach Chip Kelly and Oregon State coach Mike Riley
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