Toward Becoming a University
1950-1959

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The Cavaliers
Otto Gullickson

While fraternities and sororities were popular on campus in the '50s, the Cavaliers, an independent student group, also was active, showing up in a jalopy at this football game. At right, a familiar and energetic fixture at pep rallies for years was physical education professor Otto "Swede" Gullickson, noted for his ability to fire up crowds with the Marshall spirit. The time is 1959 when Marshall had not yet become a university.

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