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    The Purdue Wreck was a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, October 31, 1903, between two special trains that killed 17 people...
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    Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University...
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    as the Purdue Wreck. Purdue bounced around with many different head coaches until 1921, with most having little to no success coaching at Purdue. However...
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    were killed in the Purdue Wreck. The 2020 contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Indiana was ranked #12 at the time, Purdue was unranked, and...
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  • least two. 1903 – The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football...
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    17 football players, coaches, alumni, and fans who died in the 1903 Purdue Wreck in Indianapolis. In June 2006, the Kentucky bluegrass was replaced by...
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  • same name sung by many famous musicians 1903 Purdue Wreck, Indianapolis, Indiana; 17 killed. Devastated Purdue University's Football team for the year, who...
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  • one of the worst wrecks in the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad.[citation needed] October 31 – United States – The Purdue Wreck, Indianapolis, Indiana:...
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    Winthrop E. Stone (category Presidents of Purdue University)
    tenure, Purdue's schools of agriculture and engineering grew rapidly. President Stone was present at one of Purdue's worst tragedies, the Purdue Wreck train...
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    It was the Boilermakers' first season following the disastrous 1903 Purdue Wreck in which 14 players were killed. In their second season under head coach...
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  • work began by 2006 to convert it to use by pedestrians and bicyclists. Purdue Wreck — 1903 train collision Hampton Inn - Downtown Indianapolis Amtrak (August...
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    Harry G. Leslie (category Purdue University alumni)
    survival of the "Purdue Wreck" received significant attention across the state and he became a famous folk hero. In 1904, Leslie founded the Purdue College Republicans...
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    The 1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1903 college football season. In...
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  • and Vanderbilt as best in the south. A game with Purdue was scheduled; derailed by the Purdue Wreck. Former Yale quarterback John de Saulles credited...
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    The Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech is the 1930 Ford Model A Sport coupe that serves as the official mascot of the student body at the Georgia Institute...
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    "Wreck of the Mexico (1837) Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved December 21, 2022. Downes, Bridget (November 8, 2018). "City unveils Wreck of...
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    75km 50miles Purdue Indiana    The Indiana–Purdue rivalry is a rivalry between the Indiana University Bloomington Hoosiers and the Purdue University Boilermakers...
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    week earlier. The Purdue Wreck in Indianapolis, Indiana, killed or mortally injured 17 people, including 14 members of the 1903 Purdue Boilermakers football...
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    A wrecking ball is a heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings. It was most commonly in use during the...
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  • 31 – The Purdue Wreck, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA: A Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis Railway football special carrying the Purdue University...
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  • 6. A train wreck on October 31, known as the Purdue Wreck, kills sixteen people traveling to Indianapolis from Lafayette to attend a Purdue University...
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  • points. The remainder of Purdue University's season was canceled following the death of 14 players in the disastrous Purdue Wreck, a train collision that...
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  • Field Ann Arbor, MI L 0–51 October 31 vs. Purdue Washington Park Indianapolis, IN (cancelled, see Purdue Wreck) C November 6 Illinois Jordan Field Bloomington...
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    Boilermaker Special (category Purdue Boilermakers)
    members of the Purdue Reamer Club. It is often incorrectly assumed that Purdue Pete is the official mascot of the university. Purdue University is a...
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  • reported. On October 26, 1918, Purdue was upset by DePauw, 9–7, in Lafayette, Indiana. The DePauw team was delayed by a freight wreck that blocked the railroad...
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  • 1998) was an American treasure hunter best known for finding the 1622 wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Florida waters. Fisher was an Indiana-born...
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    Dakota Mathias (category Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players)
    Mike (August 28, 2017). "World University Games 2017: Purdue 40 minutes from gold after wrecking Serbia". Sporting News. Retrieved June 6, 2018. Botkin...
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  • (March 4, 2014). "Purdue says Jay Simpson has career-ending heart condition". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved June 25, 2021. Purdue announced Tuesday...
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    Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana (2005–2013), former President of Purdue University (2013–2022), and former Director of the Office of Management...
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    second quarter, Thomas fumbled, and Purdue recovered deep in Michigan territory. Michigan's defense held, and Purdue settled for another field goal by Dorsch...
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