J.W.T. Spinks, University President, and Sid Buckwold, mayor of Saskatoon, walk across the field with three cheerleaders before the Huskies' opening game of the 1960 season.

Five female cheerleaders and two male cheerleaders lead a pipe band [Bonnie Blue Bells] at the Huskies' opening game of the 1960 season. Spectators in bleachers in background.

Head and shoulders image of Bob Laycoe, Huskie football and wrestler.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert (Bob) Laycoe and his parents, Hal and Marjorie, and the Laycoe family were amongst a group of Canadians who came to Portland in the summer of 1960. Hal Laycoe coached the new Portland Buckaroos hockey team for 9 years. Laycoe attended Cleveland High and played football and wrestled. Linfield College in McMinnvill, Oregon, and played football and wrestled. Upon graduation in 1968 he moved to Vancouver, earning an MA (1969) in Kinesiology and playing another year of football for the Thunderbirds at the University of British Columbia. He also won 4 Canadian titles in wrestling. Laycoe was an assistant coach with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football and wrestling programs from 1969-70 to 1971-72 and was head coach of both teams in 1972-73. Laycoe served as interim athletic director at the U of S when Don Burgess was on sabbatical in 1971-72. He coached football with Frank Smith at UBC from 1973 to 1987, winning two Vanier Cups (national championships). Laycoe was in Vancouver while his father coached the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL. Eventually Laycoe went to Toronto to coach the University of Toronto Varsity Blues from 1988-2002. He won a third Vanier Cup in 1993. When Laycoe’s neurological disorder forced his early retirement, he moved to the Okanagan in British Columbia. Hall of Fame awards followed Laycoe from Cleveland High to Linfield College, to the University of British Columbia and to the University of Toronto. The Frank Smith and Bob Laycoe Varsity Training Facility was established at UBC. Bob Laycoe died suddenly 28 December 2020 at age 73 from complications from cumulative traumatic encephalopathy and secondary Parkinson’s disease which developed over decades.

Head and shoulders image of Barry Roseborough, instructor, School of Physical Education, Huskie football coach, and former Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback.

Bio/Historical Note: Barry W.ayne Roseborough was born 30 April 1932 in Saskatoon. He played college football at the University of North Dakota during the 1955 and 1956 seasons. Roseborough played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1956-1958 and won a Grey Cup in 1958. After his CFL career he coached the Saskatchewan Huskies football team at the University of Saskatchewan from 1960 to 1962. Roseborough also attended the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University, earning his PhD. He died 14 March 1992 in Michigan at age 59.

Posed indoor image of Tim Molnar, Huskie football player, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Timothy Molnar, a graduate of Thom Collegiate in Regina, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BSc 1980; BEd 1981) in 1974. He was a member of the football team for five years, playing linebacker, defensive back and fullback. Molnar was selected to the WIFL all-star team in 1974 as a defensive back and in 1978 as a linebacker. He also competed on the Huskies wrestling team for five years, winning Canada West conference gold and CIAU silver. While a student, Molnar represented Canada at the Canada Winter Games, the Canadian Senior Championships and the Olympic trials. In 1978-1979 he was awarded the E. Kent Phillips Trophy as male athlete of the year at the U of S.

Helmet and shoulders image of Herb Pinder Sr., Huskies football player.

Bio/Historical Note: Herbert Charles Pinder Sr. (1923-2014), a graduate of City Park Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled in the University of Saskatchewan (BA 1942) in 1939. Pinder was a two-sport athlete. Starring as offensive end for the Huskies football team for two seasons, Pinder was quarterback in his senior season and the Huskies won the Hardy Cup as Western Canadian champions. Pinder also played on the basketball team for two years, with the Huskies winning the Rigby Cup both seasons. He received his senior 'S' in 1941 and was on the swimming team in 1942. Pinder was also a member of the Men's Athletic Board for two years. He was a member of the Board of Governors for the University of Saskatchewan, serving as chairman from 1961 to 1963. He was named to the Order of Canada in 1997.

Individual photographs of Huskies football team players and coaches grouped together inside a football.

Head and shoulders image of Stan Wilson, University of Saskatchewan football coach for 1921.

Bio/Historical Note: The team finished with a 1-2 record in the only year Stan Wilson coached.

Posed inddor image of Ron Moe, Huskie football player and WCIAA all-star in 1974 and 1975, in uniform.

Huskies football team stands in front of a Saskatoon transit bus; Physical Education building in background.

Posed indoor image of Mike Lamborn, Huskie football player and Canada West all-star, posing with a football and kneeling on one knee.

Bio/Historical Note: Mike Lamborn was a two-time CWUAA All-Star defensive back and was a starter over four years. He was drafted in the 6th round (48th overall) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1978.

Posed indoor image of Mike Harrington, Huskie football player, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Mike Harrington, a Huskies defensive back, was picked in the third round (20th overall) by the British Columbia Lions in the 1975 CFL draft. He was an offensive line coach with the Huskies and won the Vanier Cup in 1990, 1996 and 1998.

Head and shoulders image of Martin Ruby, Huskie football line coach.

Bio/Historical Note: Martin Owen Ruby (1922-2002) was an offensive tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-America Football Conference; New York Yanks of the National Football League; and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Ruby played for the Roughriders from 1951-1957. He was selected as one of six Roughriders named to the 1956 Canadian Press Western Interprovincial Football Union All-Star Team. Ruby and a teammate, defensive back Larry Isbell (who also had a University of Saskatchewan Huskies football connection), barely missed taking an ill-fated Vancouver to Montreal Trans-Canada Airlines plane which experienced engine failure above Hope, British Columbia, on 10 December 1956. They had tickets on the following flight to Montreal after passing on the earlier flight. The missing plane's pilot turned back at Princeton, British Columbia, while facing snow and ice. The Trans Canada airliner, carrying 62 people, went down in the Chilliwack Mountain region of British Columbia. Ruby had just finished playing in the East–West All-Star Game.