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Doyt Perry Brought a Winning Tradition, National Title and Bo Schembechler to BG

Doyt Perry Brought a Winning Tradition, National Title and Bo Schembechler to BG

by Tyler Buchanan | Jul 11, 2020 | History Blog

When alumni of Bowling Green State University return each year for Homecoming, the event is highlighted by a football game at Doyt Perry Stadium. Just who was Doyt Perry? Back in 1931, he was quite literally the most popular student on campus. The Bee Gee News (as the...
The Day Poe Ditch Festival Became Bowling Green’s Last Large-Scale Rock ‘n Roll Concert

The Day Poe Ditch Festival Became Bowling Green’s Last Large-Scale Rock ‘n Roll Concert

by Tyler Buchanan | Jul 11, 2020 | History Blog

A music lineup that good, yet it didn’t even make it above the fold. “June concert to feature Nitty Gritty Band, Havens,” read the headline in the May 7, 1975 edition of The BG News. The item appeared in the bottom right corner of A1, underneath stories about an...
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