20th century, two bonfires were held each year, one for baseball and one for football. According to University Archivesa bonfire was built in 1914, but Princeton football lost to both Harvard an...
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I was at the 2006 bonfire, during my junior year—after I attended the football game where we beat Yale (where my cousin was going at the time). I remember even students who didn't particularly ...
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If I remember correctly, my uncle, John F. Hoff who owned Princeton Fuel Oil Company, donated the fuel to start the bonfire. Not sure what years he did this.
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celebratory bonfire for its victories over Harvard and Yale. It’s a tradition that’s almost as old as football itself. One week earlier, Princeton’s 59-43 win against Yale landed 2018 in t...
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Awesome article Christa, gonna be nice to see a bonfire in real life instead of just the reading room!
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