A brief revisiting of Harvard-Yale '68

 

"Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" is a documentary of the most famous game and headline in Ivy League history. It was directed by a guy who happens to be George W. Bush's first cousin (don't worry -- he's apparently a liberal) and released in November. It has started playing in a couple dozen theaters nationwide, and if you can get past the film's clunky title and want to see it, times and locations can be found here. If you're in Philadelphia, the closest showing is in nearby Ambler, Pa., beginning Friday. Reviews have been almost all positive.

Last week the Albany Times-Union interviewed ex-Yalie John Waldman, who was called for pass interference on a two-point conversion play that Harvard would then convert to get within eight points. Waldman disputes the call in the article and offers a few a few other fresh insights for scholars of that game.

So does anyone who's seen the film think it's worthwhile for me to go?

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