I'm surprised the Times brought this up. I remember the day it happened. It was the last home game of a terrible season and UTEP lost by a single freaking point.
Cannon blast blows UTEP student 30 feet downhill, ends football tradition: Trish Long
I was asked about an incident in the early 1990s where a UTEP student was injured, putting an end to the firing of a cannon after touchdowns.
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