The Journey Continues, Part 5 Of Ross-Ade Stadium

By: Kenny Thompson This is part 5 of a series celebrating 100 seasons of Purdue football at Ross-Ade Stadium. The best decade of football in Purdue history, the 1960s saw Purdue not only share a Big Ten championship but also reach the Rose Bowl for the first time. Jack Mollenkopf’s teams went 8-2 against Indiana…

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Remembering A Tragedy In Boilermaker History

By: Kenny Thompson There are very few reminders on the Purdue University campus today of the greatest tragedy in Boilermaker athletics history. A plaque inside the entrance to Felix Haas Hall, located just a short drive north on University Street from Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, lists 17 names. Twelve players, an assistant coach, a…

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Remembering A Tragedy In Boilermaker History

By: Kenny Thompson There are very few reminders on the Purdue University campus today of the greatest tragedy in Boilermaker athletics history. A plaque inside the entrance to Felix Haas Hall, located just a short drive north on University Street from Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, lists 17 names. Twelve players, an assistant coach, a…

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Gordon Graham, Greatest Of All Time

In the long history of Purdue University athletics, no one covered the Boilermakers like Gordon Graham. Until failing health in 1965 forced him to miss Purdue’s 38-0 season-opening victory over Miami (Ohio), Graham covered 329 consecutive home and away Boilermaker football games. Graham rose to prominence at the Lafayette Journal and Courier in a different…

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