The man sitting to my left in the press box worked for a Missouri newspaper and asked a question or two about War Memorial Stadium.
Such as, how long have the Razorbacks have played there and, if I did not misunderstand him, why?
The answer to the first question is easy and was flashed on the scoreboard at times on Thanksgiving Friday.
War Memorial Stadium has been the University of Arkansas football team’s home away from home since 1948, when Harry Truman was president and John Barnhill coached the Razorbacks. A surprise Southwest Conference title and Cotton Bowl appearance (scoreless tie against LSU) in 1946, Barnhill’s first season at UA, underscored the need for a Little Rock playing site larger than Quigley Stadium on the Central High campus.