About the Exhibit

• New Book: The Legacy Remembered. Authors: Dr. Peter Stewart and Tom Garrett.

• ODU History: Old Dominion University: A Half Century of Service. Author: James R. Sweeney. Norfolk: ODU Office of Printing and Publications, 1980. (Call number: LD4332.S85)

• ODU History: Old Dominion University: From the Great Depression to the New Millennium, 1930-2000. Authors: Maggie Brydges, with Julie Hale, Elizabeth Harders and Bob Moskowitz. Norfolk, Va.: Office of Institutional Advancement, Old Dominion University, 2000. (Call number: LD4331.B79 O53 2000)

• Virginian-Pilot article: Football Legacy: ODU's Gridiron Ghosts, November 17, 2005

• Mace & Crown article: ODU Football, A glimpse into the past, January 27, 1998 (Note: the Library does not have a copy of part 2 of this article.)

• ODU Alumni Magazine: ODU's Football Heritage: Norfolk Division players share their gridiron memories, Fall 2006

• Norfolk Public Library, Sargeant Memorial Room -- has additional photos of the Norfolk Division Football Team

• ODU Athletics Department (includes current and archived articles)

• ODU Oral Histories related to Football -- Former faculty and students recount their memories of the college's history including football.

• Special Collections has scrapbooks, photos, and other resources available to anyone researching the history of ODU Football

About the Exhibit: This Web site complements an exhibit in the lobby of the Perry Library, Fall 2009, to celebrate ODU's return to football. Mel Frizzell of the Special Collections Department compiled the materials and scanned the various news clippings. More materials are available in Special Collections. For more information about the exhibit, contact Karen Vaughan at kvaughan@odu.edu

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