The New York Giants spent their 1955 training camp on the Willamette College campus in Salem, Oregon, and played a late August exhibition game against the Los Angeles Rams at Portland's Multnomah Stadium. The game was the brainchild of Harry Glickman, a local promoter interested in selling as many tickets as possible to the event. Rather than relying solely on the game to provide the draw, he petitioned and received permission from the NFL to employ two innovations during the game.
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