Navy Day used to be celebrated on October 27. That changed in 1950 when Navy Day parties and balls were moved to October 13 in recognition of the Navy's founding by the Continental Congress on October 13, 1775. There is a long U.S. Navy tradition of football games between ship crews and bases, with football games on Navy Day being part of that tradition. With the Navy and Marines having major operations in and around San Diego, a game between the Camp Pendleton Marines and San Diego Naval Air in San Diego's Balboa Stadium made perfect sense in 1947.
Today's Tidbit... The 1947 Navy Day Football Game
Today's Tidbit... The 1947 Navy Day Football…
Today's Tidbit... The 1947 Navy Day Football Game
Navy Day used to be celebrated on October 27. That changed in 1950 when Navy Day parties and balls were moved to October 13 in recognition of the Navy's founding by the Continental Congress on October 13, 1775. There is a long U.S. Navy tradition of football games between ship crews and bases, with football games on Navy Day being part of that tradition. With the Navy and Marines having major operations in and around San Diego, a game between the Camp Pendleton Marines and San Diego Naval Air in San Diego's Balboa Stadium made perfect sense in 1947.