Image possibly of R. Stueck, member of University of Saskatchewan hockey team in 1913-14, posing in uniform with hockey stick.

Pre-game parade at football game at Cairns Field in Saskatoon; marching band and university freshmen visible on field.

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 using ‘Huskiettes’ by 1937.

Huskies team in action.

Dale West, Huskies football player and Western Collegiate Intramural Athletic Association (WCIAA) all-star at defensive back, posing for the camera.

Bio/Historical Note: Kenneth Dale West (b. 1941) was an outstanding Saskatchewan athlete, excelling in football, track and field, speed skating and baseball. In 1951 at the age of ten, Dale West was the Canadian bantam boys speed skating champion. West had an outstanding high school football career at Bedford Road in Saskatoon. He held high school track and field titles in 100-yard and 220-yard sprints, triple jump, discus, and javelin. This led to accolades at the provincial and national level. In 1960 he was named first alternate on the 1960 Canadian Winter Olympic Games squad. At age 17 West attended the University of Arizona on a football scholarship where he lettered for the varsity team. He returned to Saskatchewan, attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and was named to the Western Conference All-Star team at defensive back. West later graduated from the University of Regina. In 1962 West joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders as flanker. In 1963 he was named all-star safety and was the Western nominee for Most Valuable Canadian Player. He earned All-Star nods again in 1964 and 1965. 1966 brought a Grey Cup victory to the Riders. West retired from football in 1968.

Huskies in action in a game at Griffiths Stadium. Fans in bleachers in background.

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.

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.

Huskies team members hoist the Vanier Cup above their heads after defeating the St. Mary's Huskies of Halifax, 24-21.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1990 the Huskies beat the St. Mary's Huskies of Halifax, 24-21 for their first Vanier Cup win. In 1996 the Huskies won their second championship by defeating the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 31-12. Saskatchewan won their third championship in 1998 by defeating the Concordia Stingers 24-17. All three games were played at Skydome in Toronto.

Huskies football team on offence in a game at Griffiths Stadium. Fans in bleachers in background.