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Creation Date
1971
Description
A handwritten draft about Garfield W. Weede and the building named after him. Unknown what photo this was published with, if at all. Page mentions the Fall 1971 Alumnian pg. 2-5 or the August 29, 1971 Headlight-Sun, pg. 2, col. 1-5, possibly where information came from. Reads:
"Construction of this building started in 1969 and ended in 1971. This building constructed at $2,605,000, houses the college's basketball court and multi-purpose gym that provides seating for 6,500 persons. It also houses a championshop swimming pool and two racquetball courts as well as offices, classrooms, and dressing rooms. The building was named for Garfield Wilson Weede, 1880-1971. 'Doc' [Weede] was virtually a one-man dept. of physical education and coaching staff when he came to Pittsburg from Washburn University and Sterling College in 1919. He was head coach of all sports until 1922, of football until 1929, and track until his retirement in 1957.
"Weede-coached track teams won 13 championshops in 17 years including a national meet of all colleges in the middle west. 'Doc' has been named to the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame for track and field coaches and was called 'one of the greatest' ever to play or coach in Kansas when he was elected to the Kansas All Sports Hall of Fames in 1961. 'Doc' Weede died 2 months after speaking at the dedication of Weede Physical Ed. Building, five days short of his 91st birthday."
