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Harvard was again a pacesetter in athletic developments, as its decision to build a stadium led to the construction of similar stadiums at Yale and Princeton. “It was sort of an arms race,” Smith said...
...stadium itself was modeled after a Greek amphitheater, ensuring that there is not a single bad seat and making it seem large and overwhelming on first sight, but cozy and close to the action once inside, he said...
...stadium was built, ironically, as many faculty members discussed banning the game of football...
John L. Powers ’70, a noted Boston Globe columnist and the final panelist, spoke more directly on the history of Harvard Stadium. Football during the sixties was an important social event, Powers said. Men wore jackets and ties, their dates wore heels and pearls, and in what Powers called the “social event of the season,” the Yale game was largely about what people were wearing and who had the best tailgate...
Powers went on to discuss the various events that made use of Harvard Stadium, including the Olympics, student protests during the 1970s, a Harvard presidential inauguration and several Class Days...