Columbus-Hardaway Football Rivalry Called Midtown Showdown

The Columbus-Hardaway football rivalry is known as the Midtown Showdown.

The name

The name identifies the matchup between Columbus High School and Hardaway High School as a rivalry game tied to Midtown. No date, score or season is attached to the naming in the available account.

What is established

The central fact is the name itself: Columbus vs. Hardaway is referred to as the Midtown Showdown. The details of who first used the phrase and when it became associated with the game are not established.

What remains to be clarified

A fuller history would need to identify the person, school or community group that coined the name and explain when the term began being used for the rivalry. Those details would show whether the name came from the schools, the teams, local supporters or another organizer.

For now, the Midtown Showdown label marks the Columbus-Hardaway football rivalry, while the origin of the phrase remains unresolved.