Old Santa Bowl art

Here's a little old Santa Bowl art from the last two previous years. The first one was drawn by Patrick Trisler and the 2004 flyer was done by Jeremy Wilkins.

The history of the Santa Bowl starts off like this. Back in 1984 Dad created a game in where the pastors would take on the seminary students in a game of flag football. The named it the "Santa Bowl"

I remember going to Jackson with Mom as we shopped for a Santa Cup to use as a trophy. The block of wood on which the cup sits on was picked out of our own backyard from the firewood we kept back then.

I then remember how my brother and I sanded that thing for what seemed like hours just to get it smooth! Then Mom added the finishing touches, painting it and super glueing the cup to it.

The game took place in a different city each year. (inside the state of Miss.) The pastors won them all but the very last one in '87 due to an TD catch that was called out of bounds on the final play. Giving the seminary students their first and only win.

In the year 2000 the trophy was uncovered but not used because it was too late in the season to schedule a game. But in 2001 the Santa Bowl returned!!

Nothing special was made for the first year but the 2nd year Santa Bowl rings were handed out to the champions. These cheaply made rings didn't even last on hour on your finger before the hot glue (I used to put them together) fell apart.

So in year 3 we had t-shirts made. (and so began the concept art) In '04 we had little high school platic footballs made and this year we had cups AND t-shirts once again!

T-shirts may be what we'll be having every year from here on out. I wanted t-shirts for last year but thanks to the $200 loss I made on them in '03 the idea was quickly nixed.

Every year the Santa Bowl is played on the 2nd weekend of Dec at 2pm. Anyone and everyone over the age of 17 is welcome to play. And one day (if I get enough support) I'll even make another Bowl game for any younger kids who want to play. Reguardless of your age, the Santa Bowl and a fun event for everyone!