Many sports enthusiasts feel there’s no better tradition than mingling with fellow fans while tailgating. Tailgating entails arriving at a stadium parking lot several hours early on game day; icing down beverages in a cooler; heating up the grill; and seeing some familiar, perhaps fanatical, faces.
The origins of tailgating are as varied as those spinning tailgating yarns. Some say the tradition dates back to community events in ancient Greece and Rome that were tied to the harvest. In America, the tailgating tradition seemingly has roots in the late nineteenth century, when college football began to . . .
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