First, I would like to thank everyone that has contributed to make this site happen. As my interest in Bowling
Green athletics has been grown again over the past few years, I've noticed that the history of the program is
documented sporadically online, and it has taken a concerted effort to make that information more easily available.
My hope is that as this project grows, with the help of its readers, this site will be a wealth of knowledge
never before seen for not just Bowling Green, but for many athletic programs around the country.
Credit for the information gathered on this site is as follows:
BGSU Athletic
Department - Much information was pieced together from their media guides and publications, as well as their official website.
"The History of Bowling Green State University" by James Robert Overman -
This book covers the first half
century of BGSU, from the years leading up to its inception through wartime and sees Falcon athletics begin to
thrive, with a national championship in football in 1959, and its first bowl appearance two years later.
"The Falcon Soars" by Stuart R. Givens - This book covers the history of BGSU from 1963-1985, an era where the
men's basketball team made the last of it's NCAA Tournament appearances, women's teams were taking shape, BG
athletes collected a number of Olympic gold medals and the Falcons climbed to the top of the college hockey world.
"Images of America: Bowling Green" by Frederick N. Honneffer - While this book is a pictorial about the entire history of
Bowling Green as a city, there are numerous photographs depicting campus life around BGSU, including a few
archival photos of early athletic contests.
BGSU Center for Archival Collections (CAC) -
Located on the fifth floor of Jerome Library on the BGSU campus, this department is a historical goldmine for all
things related to BGSU.
College Football Data Warehouse - Provides historical data for
all Division 1, and many lesser division football programs in an online format.
Ballparks.com - Provided images and information on Doyt L. Perry
Stadium, including original plans for a "futuristic" stadium.
Credits for photographs in banner collage include (from left to right): Doyt Perry (unknown online source), Freddy
Falcon (unknown online source), 1984 BG hockey team ("The Falcon Soars" p. 152), Brian McClure (unknown source,
likely a BG football game program), Anderson Arena (unknown online source), 1968 NCAA banner (private collection),
Jordan Sigalet (personal collection), BG football team celebrates GMAC Bowl win (Associated Press).