Leatherneck Football: The Marine Corps' legacy on the gridiron

Leatherneck Football: The Marine Corps' legacy on the gridiron

It’s Saturday, Nov. 18, 1972. The weather’s crisp, the stands at Smedley Butler Stadium are packed, and the Quantico Marines football team is down by three against South Dakota State. Two minutes left—96 yards to go. The Leathernecks grind their way up the field. With 13 seconds left, quarterback Mike Jay spots his receiver wide open in the end zone. This could be the walk-off win that seals more than 50 years of Marine Corps football tradition.…