Anderson Arena Memories - Volume 8
June 30, 2010 | General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Volleyball
Throughout the 2010-11 season, the BGSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will be celebrating the storied history of venerable Anderson Arena, as we are 'Closing the Doors of the House That Roars' and preparing for the opening of the Stroh Center in the fall of 2011.
To share your favorite memory of Anderson Arena, to see the timeline of events or to keep up with the latest Stroh Center happenings, Click Here. We will be posting some of your fondest memories of Anderson here at BGSUFalcons.com in the coming weeks and months.
Freddie and Frieda Falcon are a big part of the Anderson Arena lore. Several Falcon fans have sent in fond memories of their favorite feathered friends ...
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SCOTT (a former Freddie Falcon)
One game in 1977, walking on the cat walks in the top of Anderson Arena, I dropped my cow bell and it rolled to the edge of the walkway and stopped at the last second. Who knows what would have happened if it went into the stands.
Another Anderson memory came in the spring of 1977 when President Ford made a speech at Anderson Arena. I remember going through the Secret Service background check and watching the security that was present. They were everywhere.
MATT (also a former Freddie Falcon)
My fondest memories of Anderson are from my junior year. I was Freddie Falcon that year ('87-88) and I had an absolute blast going to games and performing in a big, hot bird suit inside a hot, loud basketball and volleyball venue! I used to informally keep track of how much weight I would lose during games and it was often as much as 10 pounds but it was well worth it! That year, of course, culminated with the beheading ceremony in Anderson Arena in March 1988.
NANCY
I have several special memories of Anderson Arena but the two that stand out are seeing my son, David, beheaded as Freddie Falcon there and seeing his graduation in the arena.
ALAN
(My favorite memories of Anderson Arena are) winning the MAC Basketball championship in the '67-68 season. That's when Freddie Falcon use to come down a rope from the ceiling of Anderson Arena ... probably a pretty dangerous thing to do, but a true crowd pleaser.
Editor's note: the aforementioned 1967-68 Freddie Falcon went on to become Director of Athletics at BGSU, and the following quote appeared in the Toledo Blade upon his hiring as AD in July of 1994...
DR. RON ZWIERLEIN
I was Freddie Falcon, and I used to swing down from the top of Anderson Arena with the game ball before basketball games. Before the game with Toledo I swung down and hit our center Al Dixon, knocking him down. Bill Fitch was our coach but I was just fast enough where he couldn't catch me. The good thing about it was that Al was able to play and we won the game, or I would probably still be in trouble.
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We'd love to hear about your favorite memories of Anderson Arena. Click here to share them with us, and perhaps you will see your own recollections of "The House That Roars" right here at BGSUFalcons.com in the not-too-distant future. Roll Along!
To share your favorite memory of Anderson Arena, to see the timeline of events or to keep up with the latest Stroh Center happenings, Click Here. We will be posting some of your fondest memories of Anderson here at BGSUFalcons.com in the coming weeks and months.
Freddie and Frieda Falcon are a big part of the Anderson Arena lore. Several Falcon fans have sent in fond memories of their favorite feathered friends ...
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SCOTT (a former Freddie Falcon)
One game in 1977, walking on the cat walks in the top of Anderson Arena, I dropped my cow bell and it rolled to the edge of the walkway and stopped at the last second. Who knows what would have happened if it went into the stands.
Another Anderson memory came in the spring of 1977 when President Ford made a speech at Anderson Arena. I remember going through the Secret Service background check and watching the security that was present. They were everywhere.
MATT (also a former Freddie Falcon)
My fondest memories of Anderson are from my junior year. I was Freddie Falcon that year ('87-88) and I had an absolute blast going to games and performing in a big, hot bird suit inside a hot, loud basketball and volleyball venue! I used to informally keep track of how much weight I would lose during games and it was often as much as 10 pounds but it was well worth it! That year, of course, culminated with the beheading ceremony in Anderson Arena in March 1988.
NANCY
I have several special memories of Anderson Arena but the two that stand out are seeing my son, David, beheaded as Freddie Falcon there and seeing his graduation in the arena.
ALAN
(My favorite memories of Anderson Arena are) winning the MAC Basketball championship in the '67-68 season. That's when Freddie Falcon use to come down a rope from the ceiling of Anderson Arena ... probably a pretty dangerous thing to do, but a true crowd pleaser.
Editor's note: the aforementioned 1967-68 Freddie Falcon went on to become Director of Athletics at BGSU, and the following quote appeared in the Toledo Blade upon his hiring as AD in July of 1994...
DR. RON ZWIERLEIN
I was Freddie Falcon, and I used to swing down from the top of Anderson Arena with the game ball before basketball games. Before the game with Toledo I swung down and hit our center Al Dixon, knocking him down. Bill Fitch was our coach but I was just fast enough where he couldn't catch me. The good thing about it was that Al was able to play and we won the game, or I would probably still be in trouble.
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We'd love to hear about your favorite memories of Anderson Arena. Click here to share them with us, and perhaps you will see your own recollections of "The House That Roars" right here at BGSUFalcons.com in the not-too-distant future. Roll Along!
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