Fordham Liberty Cup Game Jersey Auction Extended

Fordham fans can support the team by purchasing a special Fordham football jersey worn in this year's Liberty Cup game against Columbia. A limited number of jerseys are available through an auction on the Fordham web site by clicking here.
 
Opening bids for the jerseys start at $150. The auction began last Tuesday, November 11 at 5:00 PM and will now run through Friday, November 28 at 11:59 PM. Proceeds of the sales will be split evenly to benefit the football team and the Fordham Family Memorial Scholarship Fund.
 
The shoulders of the uniform feature the stars and stripes of the American flag while the numbers are red. The back of the jersey reads FDNY or PAPD to honor the brave members of those departments who perished on 9/11 and those who bravely worked at Ground Zero and continue to protect us today.
 
As two of the three NCAA Division I institutions in New York City to sponsor football, Fordham University and Columbia University were scheduled to play just four days after the attacks on 9/11. The game that year was moved to Thanksgiving and the schools spoke of playing for a trophy to remember the 36 Fordham and the 43 Columbia alumni and students who were lost that day. Thus was born the Liberty Cup.
 
Besides honoring the alumni of both schools who were lost in the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Cup also honors all of those who lost their lives on September 11th, including members of the various city and state agencies (FDNY, NYPD, EMS, Port Authority, etc.).  Each school has created a scholarship fund with the host school donating the proceeds of the game to their respective fund. 
 
For more information on the jersey sale, contact Nick Roman in the Athletic Development Office at 212-636-6489 or nroman5@fordham.edu.