![]() Bob Margarita 1944 set a single-game rushing record against Columbia in 1942. He later starred with the Chicago Bears. Cartoon by Frank Lanning. |
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![]() The Sunday Night Quarterback was sent out each week by the Brown Alumni Monthly. |
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![]() The War year schedules were constantly in flux, as colleges attempted to field teams with players who came and left campus on short notice.. |
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![]() Brown plays Coast Guard in 1945. |
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![]() Coach "Rip" Engle and Captain Roger Williams 1947 in 1945 |
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![]() Brown and URI mascots meet at the 1947 game. |
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![]() Pre-Season practice, 1948 |
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![]() Boston sportswriter Al Hirsberg's 1948 choices for the all-Brown team. |
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![]() Brown earned a last-second victory over Princeton thanks to Joe "The Toe" Condon's 1948 field goal. |
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![]() Paul Flick 1949 supporting two teammates. |
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![]() The 1949 team compiled an 8-1 record, just missing their goal of "9 for 9 in '49." Joe Paterno 1950 and John Scott 1950 were co-captains. |
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![]() The Paterno brothers - George 1950 and Joe 1950 |
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![]() President Wriston on Stadium Day, 1950, reciting the original Brown Field Pledge. Captains of 15 Brown Stadium era teams were among the crowd of 20,000 at the homecoming contest with Princeton. |
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![]() Butch Bruno XI makes a tackle in the 1950 Colgate game. |
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![]() Press Box at the 1950 Princeton Game - Homecoming and Stadium Day. |
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![]() Brown Band and Navy ROTC - early 1950s. The "temporary" wooden bleachers were removed in 1952. |
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![]() 1951 Cheerleaders with Bronze Bruno at Marvel Gym. |
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![]() Bill Klaess 1955 scoring with a recovered fumble against undefeated Holy Cross in 1953, giving the Bruins a 6-0 homecoming upset victory. |
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![]() The extra point is good, giving Brown a 21-20 win over Princeton in 1954. |
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Dave Zucconi 1955 against Colgate on Thanksgiving Day 1954. |
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![]() Freshman beanies and Bear Facts were staples of Freshman Week in the '50's. Beanies had to be worn on campus, and the Brown songs and cheers in Bear Facts had to be memorized. |
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The 1954 team in a stunt photo. |
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![]() Joan Bennett, the future Mrs. Edward Kennedy and the 1955 Homecoming Queen, meets Butch Bruno. |
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T. Donald "Zipper" Thompson 1956 against Dartmouth in 1955 during the 7-0 victory over the Indians. |
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Brown's 7-0 victory over the Dartmouth Indians was coach Alva Kelley's fourth consecutive homecoming win. Outstanding sports cartoonist Frank Lanning's football program covers delighted Brown fans from the late 1940's into the 1970's. |
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First official Ivy League game program, Brown vs. Coumbia - 1956. The League began formal round-robin play in 1956. |
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![]() 1956 Ivy League Media Guide |
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Brown played the first official Ivy League game against Columbia. All other Ivies were playing non-league opponents. |
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![]() Brown's powerful 1958 backfield. Bob Carlin 1960, Frank Finney 1959, Paul Choquette 1960 and Jack McTigue 1959 |
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Frank Finney 1959 after Colgate game on Thanksgiving, 1958. Finney was named the winner of the George Bulger Lowe Award as New England's outstanding player. |
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![]() Coach Alva Kelley and Capitan Don Warburton 1959. |
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![]() Don Warburton 1959 was an all-Ivy center. Cartoon by Frank Lanning. |
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All-Ivy performers Tom Budrewicz 1960 and Paul Choquette 1960 |
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![]() Brown defeated Yale 35-29 in a wild finish, 1958. |
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Game ticket, 1960 |
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![]() 1965 Co-captains Bob Hall 1966 (left) and Rich O'Toole 1966 in the traditional captains photo with Bronze Bruno. |
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Don Carcieri 1965, current Governor of Rhode Island. |
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![]() John Parry 1965 (front left) and Bob Seiple 1965. Both later became athletic directors at Brown. |
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John Parry 1965. Cartoon by Frank Lanning. |
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![]() All - Ivy Bob Hall 1966, captain in 1965 and current President of the Brown Football Association. Hall won the George Bulger Lowe award as the outstanding player in New England. Cartoon by Frank Lanning. |
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Coach Len Jardine in a rare victory ride after the 1972 Penn game. |
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![]() Athletic Director Jack Heffernan 1928, at the annual preseason clambake. (late 1960s) |
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Program, 1970 by Frank Lanning. |
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Tyler Chase 1973 after Penn game in 1972. Chase kicked a record 5 field goals. |
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