Philadelphia or Pittsburgh? Discuss.
October 9, 2009 at 12:48 pm Tina Hay Leave a comment
I love this blog entry by Michael Weinreb ’94 on growing up in State College (his dad is on the faculty in the Eberly College of Science) and having to decide whether he was a Pittsburgh fan or a Philadelphia fan. Mike offers an interesting assessment on the pluses and minuses of each sports city.
Best line:
In Pittsburgh, they name major landmarks after squirrels. In Pittsburgh, they name their beers after metallic ores. In Pittsburgh, they serve the french fries in the sandwich.
Mike, by the way, has written a great feature for us on Wally Triplett ’49 and his teammates on 1946 and 1947 Nittany Lion teams that helped break the color barrier in college football. You’ll see that in our November-December issue.
Tina Hay, editor
Entry filed under: Eberly College of Science, Penn State alumni, Penn State football. Tags: Michael Weinreb, Primanti Brothers, Steven Weinreb, Wally Triplett.
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