Newman’s Day (Princeton University Drinking Tradition)

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2018/04/newmans-day-drinking-tradition-discouraged-by-paul-newman-may-still-exist-on-campus

The Daily Princetonian

23 April 2018

Newman’s Day, U. drinking tradition discouraged by Paul Newman, may still exist on campus

On April 24, some University students will partake in a decades-old tradition, “Newman’s Day,” in which participants drink 24 beers in 24 hours.

The tradition, especially popular at the University, comes from an apocryphal quote attributed to actor Paul Newman: “24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not.” […]