#15 Ann Arbor Stories: The Pig Bowl - a podcast by Ann Arbor District Library

1969 was a rough year in Ann Arbor. So the city cops and the county cops decided to play a full-contact game of football to raise money for Christmas presents for needy kids. They called it The Pig Bowl.
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1st Annual Pig Bowl Newspaper CoverageTrophy Up For Grabs In"Pig Bowl"Fundraiser To Aid Needy Children, December 1969
Sheriff's Department Officers Count Contributions From First Annual Pig Bowl, December 19693 Yards, Gasp For Breath; Police Ready For 'Pig Bowl'
Pigs And Goats Poised For SuperclassicAfter Bowl Is Over ~ Aw Come On, 'Fuzz'
Looks Like Happy Christmas - Goats 19, Pigs 0Trophy Awarded to Ann Arbor Police Department In First Annual Pig Bowl, December 1969
Pig Bowl"Go Blue"Banner on Washtenaw County Jail, December 1969
2nd Annual Pig Bowl Newspaper Coverage'Goats' Ready for Bowl Game
Ann Arbor Police and Washtenaw County Sheriffs' Officer Prepare for 2nd Annual"Pig Bowl,"October 1970
Santa Makes A VisitSheriff's 'Pigs' Snort To 7-6 Victory
Ann Arbor Police Department Goat Mascot Greets Spectators at the Second Annual Pig Bowl, November 1970
Teams Gather on the Field at the Second Annual Pig Bowl, November 1970Washtenaw County Sheriff Douglas J. Harvey Accepts Trophy at the Second Annual Pig Bowl, November 1970

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