1944, ARMY West Point vs. NAVY Notre Dame: noted as THE ORIGINAL GAME OF THE CENTURY

Army vs. Navy, 1944: The original game of the century was played on Dec. 2, 1944, to a sold-out crowd of 66,659 at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore Maryland. Keep in mind that the Normandy Invasion occurred just months earlier on June 6, as the Allies battled to reclaim Europe from Nazi Germany. Army wins, 23-7 and was attended by General George C. Marshall, General Ben Lear, General Hap Arnold, Admiral King and Admiral Leahy. Tom Lombardo, Don Whitmire, Heisman Trophy, Felix "Doc" Blanchard, Glenn Davis, Bob Jenkins, Earl Blaik