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What Were Sports Like During The 1918 Spanish Flu Outbreak? Medical History Professor Dr. Susan Lederer Explains

There was no Massillon/McKinley game in 1918. The game was cancelled because of the Spanish Flu pandemic. How did the pandemic affect pro sports at the time? Dr. Susan Lederer, Professor of Medical History and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison joined Jon to provide some insight.