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Pigskin Dispatch's avatar

Great history bios on these storied coaches!

Dick Friedman's avatar

Cavanaugh was known as "The Iron Major" for his exploits during WWI, in which he was severely wounded.

Bob Murray's avatar

It’s Worcester not Worchester

Football Archaeology's avatar

Corrected, but since it's pronounced Wu-str, I could have included any combination of consonants and it would not have mattered.

Bob Murray's avatar

I live here, so it always catches my eye. And you’re in good company. CNN had it with the “h” while covering a Bill Clinton visit a few years ago. It treated as something between bemusement and pet peeve here. And if you want to pronounce with the full Worcester accent, it’s “Wistah”. I’m an immigrant from Ohio, so I pronounce it your way.