Ralph Gray

The Buff and Blue Ralph Gray

For many years, the George Washington University football players were out-manned and out-gunned on the gridiron. They did not have the best equipment or facilities; and never had a stadium they could call their own. In spite of that, the Buffmen played with heart; and fought to the final whistle of every game, supplied with the energy and enthusiasm of the student body and their coaches. They took on the likes of Iowa, Maryland, Alabama, Tennessee, and many superior football programs; and although they had some great teams, the Colonials fell short of a .500 overall winning percentage. This book is about those young men, their mentors, and the football games that were played from 1881 until the sport was ultimately dropped from the University athletic program in 1966.