Ryan
04-24-03, 08:32 AM
Philadelphia: Still an Army-Navy Town (http://kyw1060.com/news_story_detail.cfm?newsitemid=28930)
Officials with the Army-Navy Game -- despite offers from many other cities -- have decided to keep the event here in Philadelphia for several more years.
City commerce director Jim Cuorato says that Philadelphia was eager to retain the event, because of both the prestige and the economic infusion it provided to the city. He adds that up to 15 other cities had made very serious proposals to capture the event.
However, Cuorato says, Philadelphia will be the home of the Army-Navy game for four of the five years between 2004 and 2008.
Baltimore will host the game in 2007.
This is good news to me. I've always thought it was a privilege for Philly to host the game. I like the idea of bouncing the game every couple years to NY and Baltimore, sort of a 'home game' for the Cadets and Midshipmen respectively. And maybe rotating the game to a distant venue once every few years. But the game should have a home base of Philadelphia most years.
PS What distant cities would be appropriate as 'alternate home games' for Army and Navy personnel? San Diego for the Navy, I guess, and the Marines have important facilites in the Carolinas. How about the Army. What well known Army bases are close to cities major football stadiums?
Officials with the Army-Navy Game -- despite offers from many other cities -- have decided to keep the event here in Philadelphia for several more years.
City commerce director Jim Cuorato says that Philadelphia was eager to retain the event, because of both the prestige and the economic infusion it provided to the city. He adds that up to 15 other cities had made very serious proposals to capture the event.
However, Cuorato says, Philadelphia will be the home of the Army-Navy game for four of the five years between 2004 and 2008.
Baltimore will host the game in 2007.
This is good news to me. I've always thought it was a privilege for Philly to host the game. I like the idea of bouncing the game every couple years to NY and Baltimore, sort of a 'home game' for the Cadets and Midshipmen respectively. And maybe rotating the game to a distant venue once every few years. But the game should have a home base of Philadelphia most years.
PS What distant cities would be appropriate as 'alternate home games' for Army and Navy personnel? San Diego for the Navy, I guess, and the Marines have important facilites in the Carolinas. How about the Army. What well known Army bases are close to cities major football stadiums?