The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Detroit Catholic Central High School Boys Bowl

Each year in October the varsity football team of Detroit
Catholic Central High School participates in the Boys Bowl. This
is a traditional football game played every year where the
Catholic Central Shamrocks play their biggest rival. The first
Boys Bowl came into effect in 1944 when the school opened. The
tradition started because a priest from Catholic Central once
went to a town in Ohio called Boystown and got a team from that
city to come and play Catholic Central every year. From then on
one day each year was set aside to play their most competitive
rival and this came to be known as the Boys Bowl. Since 1966
Catholic Central has played Brother Rice High School on this very
special day. Other teams played before this date were U of D
High, Notre Dame, and Cathedral. Each year this one game is
played to celebrate competition and athletic excellency.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Date learned: 00-00-1989