November 26, 2014
Alexandria Sportsman’s Club president Allan Kaupinen, standing, introduces Old Oaken Bucket Night Nov. 18 at the Old Dominion Boat Club. Guest speakers included Super Bowl X hero Reggie Harrison (W-L alum), GW alum and former Alexandria Mayor Patricia Ticer, and GW alum Carleton “Shady” Schelhorn.
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ASC celebrates Old Oaken Bucket rivalry.
From George Washington High School’s opening in 1935 until 1968, Thanksgiving mornings were synonymous with the pinnacle matchup of Virginia high school football. Residents and visitors braved plummeting temperatures and postponed culinary preparations to attend the grand spectacle of talent and grit known as the Old Oaken Bucket rivalry between GW and Arlington’s Washington-Lee High School.
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