Football at DePaul?

October 5, 2009
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Football at DePaul?  Yes, the “Red and Blue” as they were known, played intercollegiate ball from 1899-1939.  Most home games were played at the DePaul Athletic Field on the Lincoln Park Campus, but big matches were played at Wrigley Field.

St. Vincent’s College Football Team, 1900. Top Row: Joseph Donovan, Charles LeJeune, T. Dogherty, Fred Klein. Second Row: Patrick Dunn, Walter Kersten, Charles McCarthy, Quale, William Griffin. Bottom Row: Richard Hubney, Ray Bryan, Mat O’Brien, Thomas Gorman. Courtesy of DePaul University Archives, University Photographs