Gelston
08-03-2014, 07:27 AM
The first US intercollegiate sporting event was held today in 1852. It was a boat race between Yale and Harvard. The annual boat race between the two schools continues to this day, with breaks for wars, marking the oldest sports rivalry between two schools in the US. It predates the Yale-Harvard Football rivalry by 23 years. Harvard won the inaugural event and currently they stand at 95-54 Harvard on top.
Interesting tidbit I found while browsing Wikipedia.
Interesting tidbit I found while browsing Wikipedia.