Original upload date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 01:40:32 GMT
November 14, 1959, was a red-letter day for football at the University of Western Ontario (UWO). The UWO Mustangs and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds won their respective league champi
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onships in 1959 and met at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium to compete in the first Canadian intercollegiate championship for the Churchill Cup. Heavy rains had left Varsity's field a muddy quagmire in which long passes were almost impossible and players had difficulty distinguishing between the mud-caked uniforms of their team mates and their competitors. After a hard fought game, the Mustangs defeated the Thunderbirds 34-7. Upon returning home, the Mustangs and their coach, John Metras, were praised for their victory. Please note that this video is silent. Courtesy of the University of Western Ontario Archives.
To learn more about the history of sports at UWO, including football, please visit http://metrasmuseum.omeka.net/.
