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SU vs. Notre Dame 2003

An overall look of the 32,116 fans that attended the Syracuse-Notre Dame on Feb. 15, 2003 at the Carrier Dome.Dennis Nett

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Syracuse, N.Y. — Greg Snell’s father and grandfather picked their family seats in Section 245 of the JMA Wireless Dome when the building first opened in 1980.

When Snell’s father began to struggle with mobility, Section 245 helped him navigate from his wheelchair to his seat. When the family held his wake in 2019, one member of Section 245 attended simply because she recognized the photo in his obituary.





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