Illustration from Albany College 1930 'Orange Peel' yearbook.
NOTE: IT WAS ALBANY BEFORE LEWIS & CLARK
Prior to locating in Portland and becoming Lewis & Clark College, L&C was Albany College in Albany, Ore. From Northwest Conference website:
“The NWC was formed in 1926, making it one of the oldest athletics conferences in the western United States. For 60 years, the Northwest Conference sponsored sports exclusively for men, but in 1984 it joined with the Women’s Conference of Independent Colleges to become the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges, shortening the name to its current moniker in 1996 when it joined the NCAA. The charter members (were) Willamette University, Whitman College, Pacific University, the College of Puget Sound (now the University of Puget Sound), Linfield College, and the College of Idaho. In 1931, Albany College joined, left in 1938, and rejoined in 1949 using its present name of Lewis & Clark College.”
NOTE: GRISWOLD STADIUM
Football venue at L&C is Griswold Stadium. It's named for Graham Griswold. L&C
--“In 1952, at the urging of students, trustees, and administrators, work was started on a permanent home for Pioneer football. Trustee Graham Griswold donated $25,000 and most of the lumber needed to spearhead the project.”
--“The site was officially named and dedicated to Graham Griswold in the season-opener of the 1954 season…”
Source: L&C Sports Info website.
Source: L&C Sports Info website.
NOTE: AD RUTSCHMAN GIVEN GAME BALL
--“The first game was played in the new stadium on October 10, 1953, against Linfield College. The Wildcats won the contest 12-7 with the star of the game, Linfield halfback Ad Rutschman, being given the game ball by Portland mayor Fred Peterson.”
Source: L&C Sports Info website.
Wildcatville says see Oregonian (Oct. 11, 1953 edition, “Wildcats surprise LC Eleven, 12 to 7”) coverage of the game here.
NOTE: NAMES OF GRISWOLD STADIUM'S TRACK, FIELD
Source: L&C Sports Info website.
