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Washington and Lee University. Department of Athletics. Football

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Football Program for the 1951 Gator Bowl, 1951-01-01

 Item
Scope and Contents

Original college football program for the 1951 Gator Bowl which featured Washington and Lee University versus the University of Wyoming. The game, won by Wyoming 20 - 7, was played in Jacksonville, Florida. Beyond the football related content, the program includes an thorough article on the history of the "W&L Swing," Washington and Lee's fight song written in 1905.

Dates: 1951-01-01

Gator Bowl film

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0166
Scope and Contents

This collection consist of three DVD copies and a digital file of the 1951 Gator Bowl in which the Washington and Lee University men's football team played the University of Wyoming men's football team. One of the films is silent. Two copies and the digital file have added play-by-play commentary by Washington and Lee alumnus Doug Chase that was recorded in 2013 as well as an interview with Washington and Lee University football player Don Ferguson.

Dates: 2013; Event: 1951

Robert V. Ignico Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0410
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 'Bi-Centennial Issue of Lexington Gazzette Commemorating the Settlement of the Rockbridge Section of Virginia by the White Men, A Tribute To The Scotch-Irish Pioneers', several greeting cards from the school, a collection 19 early football photos, a copy of the Washington and Lee University Bulletin (Volume XLVII, Number 4), a portrait of Robert V. Ignico 1919 as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, and a scrapbook.

Dates: Inclusive 1919-1970

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