158 Club Records 1949-1976

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158 Club Records 1949-1976

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv12115

Seattle Linebackers, Bill Berney's records, membership, correspondence of the 158 Club.

0.25 linear feet

eng,

Whitman College and Northwest Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6366030

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Berney, Bill

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The 158 Club was founded in 1949 when Frederick Santler, graduate manager and a professor at Whitman College, noted that paid attendance at a football game was 158 people. He stated that "it looked like the beginning of the end for intercollegiate athletics at Whitman." Once the club was established, it dedicated itself to raising funds to support Whitman athletes in their endeavours by funding partial scholarships. From the guide to the 158 Club Records, 1949-1976, (Whi...