Members of the Beat Generation lived in Hartley Hall at Columbia University. It was within the gates of Columbia University that Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr and William S.

Jack Kerouac, a pioneer of the Beat Generation, reached towering literary fame for novels like “On the Road” and “Big Sur.” But before any of that, he was a running back on the Columbia football team.

Burroughs, who were involved in a murder at Columbia University. Based on Bill Morgan’s book Beat Generation in New York: a Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac’s City and New York University’s ...