Team members of the St. Gabriel's School boys basketball team posing for a team photo. At the feet of the team members is a sigh which reads "St. Gabriel School 1982 & 83 Basketball JK6530"

Posed indoor image of team members in uniform and wearing t-shirts with "Beersmen" printed on front. Players: Paciu, G., Dean, D., McCarthy, D., Bethell, D., Quilty, S., Hanlon, J., Conn, G., Ledingham, A., Herrick, J., McLeod, R.

Men playing basketball in the Physical Education gymnasium.

Posed indoor image of team members in uniform, with one seated player holding a basketball. Players: Kennedy, M., Manson, H., Mooney, J., Robson, W., Green, F., Wilson, K., Switzer, E., Clark, M. (mgr), Knox, A.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. 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.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

Oval-shaped posed indoor image of six team members in uniform and caps. Players (back row, l to r): Rhoda Scholar Russell (Robertson), BA '19; Nellie Ann Railton (Partridge), BA '20. Front row: Beulah Bridgeman (Hay), BSc '19; Edith Maud Hartt (Stephenson), BA '20; and Christine Sinton, BA '20.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. 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.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

Huskies player Ken Biddell, #40, battles for a rebound against the [U.S.] State Teachers College at Physical Education gymnasium.

Posed indoor image of team members dressed in uniform standing in a row. Names: E. Marcuk, J. Grobowsky, A. Kempthorne, T. Melymick, Z. Belak, D. Smalley, B. Searcy.

Huskies in action against University of Alberta Golden Bears at Physical Education gymnasium. Huskies identified: Tom Meagher, #11; Ken Biddell, #40.

Huskies in action against the Harlem Stars at Physical Education gymnasium; the Stars won 61-56.

Huskies player Tom Meagher, #11, shoots a left-handed hook shot against the Harlem Clowns at Physical Education gymnasium.

Unidentified player shoots a free throw during a Huskies-University of Victoria Cougars game; crowd sitting in bleachers of Physical Education gymnasium.

Roger Tourigny, Huskies forward, #43, battles for the ball against an unidentified team at Physical Education gymnasium.

11 images of Huskies team members in action against the Harlem Clowns. Huskie players identified: Gord Kerr, #35; Bob Upton, #12; Dale O'Shaughnessy, #12.

Tipoff between the Huskies and the Harlem Stars in Physical Education gymnasium.

Huskies players Tom Meagher, #11, and Dick Stark, #55, battle for a rebound against University of Alberta Golden Bears at Physical Education gymnasium.