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Hamilton – Colgate Stories In the 1990 NCAA Division I hockey playoffs, the [Colgate] Red Raiders played Yale twice. But the first game had to be suspended for 24 hours after the Zamboni quit after the first period.The following excerpt appeared in the New York Times: The Zamboni episode at Colgate was bizarre. The machine failed in its first sweep across the ice because of faulty ignition wiring. Warm water continued to pour from the machine and the ice melted, exposing concrete. A substitute machine with its operator was borrowed from nearby Hamilton College for the next night and this was no Zamboni. A blue Ford farm tractor towing a water tank appeared as the Colgate crowd hooted and hollered. But it worked. — Adam Uzelac '93  "During my tenure with The Buffers (1980-1983) we were invited to several jamborees at Colgate to perform with the Thirteen. If my memory serves me correctly, while the Thirteen usually sounded better, the Buffers always brought down the house. Is it our fault we had more personality and stage presence?"— John Hadity '83  "It always bothered me that we could never get seats at the library during exams because the Colgate students always came to Hamilton when they had to break down and actually study! (Hamilton WON in academics!)"— Ellen Keats '79  "Hamilton's ice hockey teamed played an away game at Colgate in 1970 or 1971. Doug Janes '73 scored the winning goal 30 seconds into overtime, much to the chagrin of the stunned Colgate crowd. This may have been the last game between the two schools."— Mark Rice '73  "After college I had the opportunity to travel across country with two friends, one an Amherst grad, the other a Colgate grad. We met at a restaurant in NYC to plan our trip. While eating dinner the Colgate grad spied Prof. Hilffledinger across the room. Now Prof Hiffledinger was renowned in the field of phonetics. The newly minted Colgate alumnus was anxious to see if Hiffledinger could in fact tell them what colleges they attended merely by speaking with them for 5-10 minutes. Hiffledinger was famous for this. The three recent college grads invited Prof Hiffledinger to join them at their table and after a brief conversation in which all were engaged, Prof Hiffledinger asked them if in fact his invitation to join them was to determine if he could in fact tell them their respective colleges. Prof Hiffledinger looked at the young man from Amherst saying you are from Amherst. I can tell by the way you dress, wear your hair, your vocabulary and from the books you've read. All three were amazed. He then turned to the Hamilton grad and said you are from Hamilton. I can tell by the way you handle yourself in a conversation, your etiquette, and your solid understanding world politics, economics and finance. Absolutely amazing said the three recent grads in unison. Hiffledinger turned to the third young man saying you are from Colgate University. Amazing, truly amazing. The young man said how did you know? Prof Hiffledinger replied, 'I saw it on your class ring when you picked your nose.'"— Bill Finan '76  "We were smarter than they were and they were better football players than we were, but our Dekes could and did out-drink their Dekes."— Mike Kaiser '62  "My best friend went to Colgate and I visited their campus many times. We used to always joke that they had Division I sports, however Hamilton had the better intellectually stimulating classes and conversations. I had smaller classes at Hamilton and have stayed much more involved. At Colgate, my friend was in larger classes and stays in contact with a few friends and that's it. Colgate alums don't seem to go back to their campus as much."— Melissa Joyce-Rosen '86  "Winter 1972. Hamilton is playing Colgate at Colgate (hockey). In overtime, Ben 'Moose' Madonia '74 scores the winning goal. Even sweeter to me was I had spent Winter Study at Wells. The only other male in the class was former Colgate hockey player. The win gave me comfort and joy for many years."— Ed Watkins '74  "What Hamilton field hockey player could forget our first game against Colgate? The team was newly formed, and we barely had enough recruits to complete a starting line-up. Uniforms didn't exist for us, so we all agreed to wear green Kirkland t-shirts, cut-off jeans, black shin guards and red bandanas around our foreheads. What a motley crew we were! The Colgate team looked like they were straight out of Scotland. Gorgeous tartan kilts, matching tops, white knee-high socks and brand new shin guards. To top it off, they were twice our size and almost twice our speed! Needless to say, we didn't win that game, but our school spirit definitely came through. We eventually got uniforms, but no competition ever compared to that first Hamilton-Colgate game, where passions ran high and friendly competition was at its peak."— Angela Valenziano Ross '79  Earning a victory over Colgate in the Hamilton-Colgate Challenge is of special importance to Angela Valenziano Ross '79. After all, a gourmet dinner is on the line! Read more..."I remember one beautiful spring day when the rugby team went down to Colgate for an early-morning game. We'd no sooner arrived when I was approached by a trio of ladies asking if I would care to join them for a mimosa. Clearly, they knew the way to a Hamilton rugger's heart. Upon returning to the Hill, I received a message from Colgate security. I'd unwittingly left my wallet behind, and some kind soul had turned it in. All my cash, cards and IDs were as I had left them. So, rivalry or not, I will always associate my Colgate peers with gracious hospitality and noble behavior. But I still hope we beat them." — Paul Durfee '89 My story is actually one of collaboration rather than competition. One of my best friends from high school attended Colgate while I attended Hamilton. By the end of his first year he was running CUTV, and was in the process of turning it into a huge and successful operation! During that time he also decided to run on CUTV a movie that the two of us had made in high school called Men in Pants. He ran this movie EVERY DAY. As a result, I found myself visiting him at Colgate and attending parties where guys would come up to me and giddily ask that I quote one of my lines from our movie. It was surreal, as I'd apparently become a very minor celebrity that year! As a result of that movie, I also found myself "starring" in another Colgate student film, and I had a great time working with the other Colgate students on it. Despite these fond memories, I still hope Hamilton kicks butt in this fundraising challenge. Go Conts! — Nat Meyer '01 |
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