Monthly Archives: April 2014

The case of the missing mascot: UD 1919 football team picture

On occasion I find some item on ebay that I think would be nice to have in the university archives. There was a posting for a “Large 1931 Press Photo University of Detroit College Football Team”. Did a little digging around because the uniforms did not look like the kind they wore in 1931. There was a listing on the back of the picture of the members of the team and I recognized one of the names “Walter (Tillie) Voss....

Before there was Jeopardy! General Electric College Bowl

The 50th Anniversary of the game show Jeopardy! reminds me of an earlier game show that would pit knowledgeable people against one another to answer questions. In 1962 the University of Detroit would compete against Northeastern College of Boston on the nationally televised G.E. College Bowl.  Representing U of D: Dennis Gannon (senior, history major), Regina Stefaniak (sophomore, math major), Bob Pearl (junior, political science major) and John Hussey (senior, College of Arts & Sciences; originally he was listed as...

1950 Spring Carnival at University of Detroit

I know I have already posted a couple of stories abut the Spring Carnival, but with the never ending winter we have had this past year, another one might help chase away the winter blues. The first spring carnival in 1949 was such a success, it became an annual affair for several years. The first spring carnival raised $23,000 for foreign student relief, the second spring carnival raised more than $30,000 toward building the student center. The fairs were held...