Sean Kirst: 75 years ago, life-or-death struggle overshadowed Buffalo high school game with 50,988 fans

That night rose into civic legend. For 65 years, the turnout of 50,988 remained the largest high school single-game attendance in American history. In 2013, it was surpassed by a

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