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The Great Annual Outhouse Race trophy
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RG 0.04.01.01
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1974 (Creation)
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1 trophy : wood, 28 cm W x 36.5 cm H x 29.5 cm D, base covered in green felt with green plastic shrubs, a brass plate, and topped with a wood outhouse
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Trophy donated by an employee of the Alumni Office in 1981.
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Ryerson teams won this trophy twice in the early 1970s in the Great Annual Outhouse Race organized by the leadership and civic organization, the Toronto Jaycees. Ryerson’s team of 20 men led by Dave Newbigging won the race held during halftime of the College Bowl at the C.N.E. on November 23, 1974. The College Bowl teams consisted of Ryerson, University of Toronto, York University, and University of Western Ontario. Thereafter, the Jaycees abandoned the race with Ryerson continuing to hold the trophy.
See The Ryersonian, November 26, 1974.
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Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.