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University of Saskatchewan Rugby [Football] Team - Group Photo

Individual photographs of rugby (football) team members grouped. Names: Hardy, Evan A., Vant, John Ross, Maguire, Percy Hathaway, Sinton, William R. (mgr), Parr, Wilfred Lawson, Brown, J.A., Blair, A.W., Paul, A.H., Dickey, C.A., Nagle, Eddie (coach), Hackney, J.C., Creighton, Lee F. (mgr), McLeod, W.J., LaBerge, C.F., Brown, W.H., Anderson, C.G., Broadfoot, William Charles; Brown, G.B., Carr, G.H., Wingham, M.A., Conrod, Stuart Fulton, Cleveland, G.T., Mollard, J.O.

Bio/Historical Note: The colours green and white were chosen in 1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” One of the earliest pictures of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on them was the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. Women's teams were called "Huskiettes."

University of Saskatchewan Rugby [Football] Team - Group Photo

Oval-shaped image of the football team standing in uniform on the goal line. Names: Evan A. Hardy (mgr), James Norman Anderson, Vernon Ernest Thierman, John Vernon Riches, John William (Johnny) Leach, Everett Clayton Leslie, [C. or John West] Devine, Carson Fritz Morrison, Ernest Russell Thackeray, E.K. (Kent) Phillips, John (Jack) Moar, A.C. Brown, J.R.A. Pollard, Ron Moar, Stanley Carpenter, George Graham, A/C R.C. (Bus) Gordon, Archibald Cameron H. Wensley, George S. Ling, G/C Ernest Archie (Ernie) McNab, Eddie B. Nagle (coach).

Bio/Historical Note: The colours green and white were chosen in 1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” One of the earliest pictures of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on them was the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. Women's teams were called "Huskiettes."

University of Saskatchewan Rugby (Football) Team - Group Photo

Rugby football team members posing on the field with bleachers in background. Kent Phillips (2nd from right) is identified.

Bio/Historical Note: The colours green and white were chosen in 1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” One of the earliest pictures of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on them was the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. Women's teams were called "Huskiettes."

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football Team - Wally Clark

Wally Clark (#17, captain) with Kent Phillips and A.C. (Colb) McEown standing outdoors.

Bio/Historical Note: Wallace (Wally) Clark (1918-2010) attended the University of Saskatchewan and earned a degree in Agricultural Economics. Clark played varsity football, was an all-star in his first year and team captain in his final year, and won the Tommy Fraser Memorial Athletic Award.

Bio/Historical Note: E. Kent Phillips coached the Huskies football team from 1928-1937 and was an assistant coach from 1941-1943. Colb McEown was coach of the team in 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944 and 1945.

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football Team - Max Abraham - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Max Abraham, Huskies player and Western Collegiate Intercollegiate Athletic Association all-star, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Maxwell Abraham graduated from high school in Cabri and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in 1969. He joined the Huskies football team that same year after playing for the Saskatoon Hilltops and winning a Canadian Junior Championship in 1968. During his three-year career with the Huskies from 1969 to 1971, Abraham was selected to both the Western all-star and All-Canadian team, each season at a different defensive position. Abraham was also a member of the Huskies wrestling team for one year. He was an assistant coach with the Huskies football team in 1972. He graduated with a BEd in 1973.

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football Team - Herb Pinder Sr. - Portrait

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.

University of Saskatchewan Rugby [Football] Team - Group Photo

Team members standing on front steps of the College Building. Front centre member holds a ball printed with 'Inter-Varsity Rugby, Nov.4, 1922, Saskatchewan. 7 Alberta. 3'.

Bio/Historical Note: The colours green and white were chosen in 1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” One of the earliest pictures of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on them was the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. Women's teams were called "Huskiettes."

University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football Team - Jerry Friesen - Portrait

Posed studio image of Jerry Friesen, Huskie football all-star, in uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Jerry Friesen was a three-time all-star and two-time All- Canadian with the Huskies. In 1994 he was inducted into the Huskies Athletic Wall of Fame. Friesen was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, playing 48 regular season games. He then joined his hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders for 5 years, winning the prestigious Tom Pate Memorial Award for outstanding community service in 1985. Friesen served as an assistant coach for the Huskies for 10 seasons, winning the Vanier Cup in 1990. After a year as linebacker coach with the Roughriders, he was defensive coordinator with the Calgary Dinosaurs. Friesen next spent 10 years as head coach of the Alberta Golden Bears, being named CIS coach of the year in 2004, before he resigned to return to the Riders. In 2008 Friesen was enshrined in the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame.

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