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Looking Back at Homecoming

Decades Ago at San Diego State: Celebrating homecoming in 1958.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Aztecs welcomed Fresno State for the 1958 homecoming game.
Aztecs welcomed Fresno State for the 1958 homecoming game.

In celebration of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s upcoming , here’s a look back at some earlier homecoming celebrations on campus.   

was a . The celebration kicked off with on Friday. Saturday morning saw a parade down Montezuma Road which included 21 floats, eight local bands and a military drill team. The parade was followed by the annual homecoming football game against rival Fresno at the Aztec Bowl.

Halftime activities included the crowning of the , , and a review of the prize-winning floats. The celebration included the annual Homecoming chariot race and concluded with a homecoming dance at the El Cortez Hotel, which ended at 1 a.m.

In the mid-1970s, the homecoming tradition fell by the wayside. In 1979, the tradition was revived, with a combination of traditional and new events planned. Rather than a homecoming queen and bonfire, a "" was planned, in which activities representing the spectrum of life on campus, university history and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in the future were highlighted. 

While there was no parade, there was a series of musical performances on campus and free tours of KPBS's campus studios. Films were shown in the Little Theater, and a series of receptions for various past graduating classes were held throughout the day. In the evening, a tailgating event was free to anyone with a ticket to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-University of Wyoming football game.

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