What we learned from sports during 1918 flu pandemic
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 Then and now: What we learned from sports during 1918 flu pandemic WIKIMEDIA/CREATIVE COMMONS BY RACHEL ALPER | STAFF LAST UPDATED JUNE 18, 2020 Comment 0 RELATED POSTS Pandemic could spell financial trouble for college sports 1 2 yards apart: Is winter football feasible? Athletes must utilize their platforms for social justice A little more than 100 years ago, baseball legend Babe Ruth went to a crowded public beach. He went swimming with his wife, drank some beer and had a picnic. From this seemingly casual public excursion, he ended up catching the Spanish flu, which he would then beat, catch again and beat again. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, sports leagues everywhere have been grappling with the impossible question of when they should return to live play. And although it may seem like it, this situation isn’t entirely unprecedented. The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic lasted through 1919, killing an estima