 However, it has not been performed in the modern era.Other notable songs include "Nobody ever died for Dear Old Rutgers" composed by Jule Styne to lyrics by Sammy Cahn from the 1947 musical "High Button Shoes" parodies an 1892 game in which Frank "Pop" Grant, a Rutgers football player, was being taken from the field because of injuries and stated that he would "die for dear old Rutgers.