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Forever Falcon

By • Apr 9th, 2013

The recollections of a life-long BGSU sports fan, taken from Miscellany Magazine in 1989.



Doyt Perry, Honored Coach, Dies at Age 82

By • Apr 9th, 2013

The BG News obituary for BGSU alum and coaching legend Doyt L. Perry, who passed away in February 1992.



Falcon icers #1 team in college hockey

By • Apr 9th, 2013

The game story of BG’s 1984 national championship in hockey, as it appeared in the BG News in March 1984.



Falcons work overtime to become National Champions

By • Apr 9th, 2013

An original account of Bowling Green’s quadruple-overtime national championship hockey victory, as it appeared in the BG News in March 1984.



Traditions

By • Apr 9th, 2013

Ay Ziggy Zoomba Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Zoomba Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Ze Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Zoomba Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Ze Roll along you BG warriors Roll along and win for BGSU Ay Ziggy Zoomba is Bowling Green’s unofficial fight song. Gilbert Fox, an Air Force bombardier in World War II stationed in […]



The Greatest Game

By • Apr 8th, 2013

On February 16, 1963, Bowling Green defeated second-ranked Loyola (Chicago) at Anderson Arena in one of the biggest wins in school history.



Fran Voll

By • Apr 8th, 2013

Fran Voll guided the women’s basketball program at his alma mater to heights never before reached at BGSU.



Women’s Basketball Postseason History

By • Apr 1st, 2013

Bowling Green’s women’s basketball team has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments and one Women’s NIT. How they have fared (games played at BGSU in italics): NCAA Tournament 1987 (8)Illinois 80, (9)BGSU 64 1988 (7)St. Joseph’s 68, (10)BGSU 66 1989 (9)BGSU 69, (8)Cincinnati 59 (1)Maryland 78, BGSU 65 1990 (5)South Carolina 93, (12)BGSU 50 1993 (7)Florida […]



BGSU Men’s Basketball History

By • Apr 1st, 2013

The first intercollegiate athletic team at Bowling Green, men’s basketball tipped off in 1916. Over the years, many great names have filtered through the program, both on the court and on the sideline.



NCAA Tournament History

By • Apr 1st, 2013

In 1977, Bowling Green became the first school from outside the ECAC or WCHA to play in the NCAA Tournament. In 1984, the Falcon icers were the first CCHA team to win the national championship.