But rather than strap on their helmets and go with the flow, the St. John Fisher players began spontaneously singing “The Star-Spangled Banner”. “One of the coolest things I have seen done,” another commenter wrote. “It was awesome.”
After players from the St. John Fisher College football team gathered on the sideline before Saturday’s playoff game against Frostburg State University, it became apparent that the national anthem wasn’t going to be played.
But rather than strap on their helmets and go with the flow, the St. John Fisher players began spontaneously singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” — and the sparse crowd at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Stadium heard and saw exactly what was going on and joined in.
Frostburg players who had hit midfield before the start of the game appeared to follow suit and sing the anthem as well.
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