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Northwestern Home Game Programs Gallery
Part 9: 1959 through 1963
Posted 8/19/12; Updated 11/26/13
NU
continued to produce original cover art after 1958. Instead of Lew Merrell's football-shaped cropped photo art, the 1959
programs introduced comic drawings by C. Fraser. NU used the
comic style for five seasons, before returning in 1964 to covers that featured photographs.
This gallery section is complete.
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Sept. 26, 1959
Oklahoma
In addition to the new cover art, the 1959 season brought a 15-cent price hike to the programs.
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Oct. 22, 1960
Notre Dame
Fraser began using the standard Willie comic image, in addition to his own wildcat character that he introduced in 1959.
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Nov. 12, 1960
Michigan State
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Nov. 10, 1960
Illinois
A brief return to Fraser's wildcat.
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Sept. 30, 1961
Boston College
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Nov. 4, 1961
Indiana - Classic Cover
An
image that breaks ranks with the 1959 - 1963 Fraser covers (no Wildcat;
no fighting with the opposing mascot), but it has a lot of fun
elements: a crowd outside of Dyche, nostalgia, and a lot of pipe
smoke. It is among the CLASSIC NU PROGRAM COVERS.
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Sept. 22, 1962
South Carolina
Fraser apparently really liked the idea of Willie beheading a feathered foe.
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Oct. 27, 1962
Notre Dame - Classic Cover
Program for NU's only homecoming game against a non-Big Ten opponent
(this game also holds the Dyche / Ryan attendance record and gave NU a
#1 ranking). The cover itself epitomizes the 1959 - 1963 style and ranks as one of the twenty CLASSIC NU PROGRAM COVERS.
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Nov. 17, 1962
Michigan State
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Oct. 12, 1963
Minnesota - Classic Cover
Another
very creative comic cover from 1959 - 1963. The look of fear on
the Minnesota player's face is priceless. The program is the 16th of the CLASSIC NU PROGRAM COVERS.
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Oct. 19, 1963
Miami (Ohio)
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Oct. 26, 1963
Michigan State
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