Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Sports and Competitions

Five students sitting at a table with a white tablecloth and eating as much pie as they can with their hands. There is a large group of people standing behind them and watching.

Students participate in a pie-eating contest (February 18, 1980)

The winner of the pie eating contest stands above the crowd while they cheer. He is wearing a tank top and sweat pants and his clothes and body have a lot of pie on them.

The winner of the pie eating contest celebrates his victory (February 18, 1980)

Large group of men running on an outdoor track. The men are wearing running shorts, tank tops or t-shirts, and running shoes.

Members of the Brandeis men's cross country team compete in a track meet (October 13, 1969)

Inside a gym, a woman jumps in the air with her arm outstretched as a volleyball comes towards her. Another woman is turning her body towards the ball. Several other people are watching the woman try to hit the ball. There is a partial volleyball net in the right side of the photo.

Students playing volleyball in the gym (November 2, 1954)

Women wearing button-up shirts and rompers are playing a basketball game on an indoor court. Some of the women are wearing bibs to indicate the team they are on. One woman is holding the basketball in the air.

The women's basketball team playing a scrimmage game (January 8, 1970)

The women's basketball team taking a photo in the gym. They are standing in two rows, with those in the back standing and those in the front sitting on chairs. A player in the front middle is holding a basketball. Cholmondeley the dog is laying on his stomach in the middle of the photo.

A group photo of the women's basketball team with honorary member, Cholmondeley (January 8, 1970)

Four players, two from Brandeis and two from Providence. are going for the ball in a lacrosse game. A Brandeis player has his stick towards the ground and is close to picking up the ball. In the far back of the photo, the goalie for the Brandeis team is standing in front of the goal. They are playing on a sports field.

A men's lacrosse game between Brandeis and Providence College (April 29, 1982)

Women playing a soccer game on a grass field. The Brandeis team is wearing shirts with two horizontal strips while the Clark team is wearing solid-colored shirts. A Brandeis player has possession of the ball.

A women's soccer game between Brandeis and Clark University (September 28, 1983)

Two men wrestle on a mat in the gym during a wrestling match. A referee is on the ground with a whistle in his mouth as he observes the match. There are a few visible spectators on the bleachers on the left side of the photo. A few people sit on folding chairs to the right of the mat.

A men's wrestling match (January 14, 1967)

Two men are competing in a curling match. They are sweeping the ice in front of the curling stone with their curling brooms.

Two students compete in a curling match (February 13, 1987)

Five women are sitting in a crew boat on a river. Four of the women are rowing, and the fifth woman, the coxswain, is facing the other four.

Members of the women's crew team practicing on the Charles River (September 1987)

Seven men are sitting in a crew boat. Six of the men are sitting next to oars and facing towards the front of the boat, and the seventh man, the coxswain, is sitting at the front of the boat facing the rest of the men.

Members of the men's crew team practicing on the Charles River (September 1987)

A Brandeis volleyball player jumps up to hit a volleyball. Four other Brandeis players on the court are watching her. There are two players on the opposing team on the right side of the photo behind the volleyball net. One of them is jumping, and they both have their arms up.

A women's volleyball game against the University of Massachusetts (February 10, 1995)

A women student from Brandeis and a women student from Smith College are running neck-in-neck in a cross country race. There are several people in the background watching the race.

A cross country runner is neck-in-neck with a competitor from Smith College in the NCAA cross country regionals (December 1988)

A woman and a man are cross country skiing. The woman is skiing in front of the man. There is lots of snow on the ground.

Two students cross-country skiing (January 23, 1984)

A man on a tennis court hits a ball with a tennis racket.

A tennis player competes in a match (October 12, 1972)

Men in football uniforms play in a game on a football field. There are bleachers in the background that are mostly empty.

A football game between Brandeis and the University of Massachusetts (1958)

A large crowd of spectators sitting on the bleachers on a football field.

Spectators watching a football game between Brandeis and the University of Massachusetts (1958)

Six members of the women's fencing team are standing in a line and posing for the camera with a fencing thrust, which involves extending the sword arm and leaning forward with one foot behind the other. They are wearing their fencing uniforms. The coach is standing next to them with her fencing sword laying perpendicular to the athletes' swords.

The women's fencing team (1960)

A Brandeis softball player is bending over to grab the ball. Another Brandeis player is to the right leaning to one side. A player for the opposing team is running towards one of the bases. The players for the opposing team are sitting on a bench in the background and there are a few spectators watching the game in the background.

A player goes for the ball at a softball game (April 14, 1993)

Four men are running on a green lawn next to a wooded area. The man closest to the camera is throwing a rugby ball to the man running next to him, who is turned towards the man passing the ball with his arms outstretched.

A rugby team practice (September 10, 1996)

A man is performing a backwards dive off a diving board in the gym's pool.

A member of the men's swim team performs a dive at a swim meet between Brandeis and Babson College (April 11, 1970)

A man sits in front of a chess board with a cigarette in his mouth. He is wearing a button-up shirt and a tie. There is a tea cup next to him and another one on the other side of the chess board. There is a large lamp on the table. There are a couple people watching the match in the background.

A Brandeis student competing in a chess match at Harvard (March 26, 1954)

A woman swings a tennis racket across her body. She is wearing a shirt, shorts, and sneakers. She is playing on a tennis court next to a parking lot, which is next to a wooded area.

A student playing tennis on the university's tennis court (May 4, 1960)

A male student wearing a tank top that says Brandeis over the chest, running shorts, and running shoes, is running on the track. There is a runner close behind him. There are several people on the sidelines watching the race.

A student competing at a track meet (April 5, 1963)

A Brandeis player runs toward home base where the catcher is casually standing.

The Brandeis baseball team competing in a game (April 26, 1968)

A Brandeis player swings a bat at home base. The catcher is crouched behind him.

The Brandeis baseball team competing in a game (April 26, 1968)

A Brandeis male basketball player is jumping in the air next to the basket. The basketball is near the hoop. A few Northeastern players and a Brandeis player are standing around him. One of the Northeastern players has his arms up in the air. There are lots of people sitting on the bleachers in the background.

The Brandeis men's basketball team playing against Northeastern University (November 30, 1978)

A Brandeis player wearing a number 24 jersey is dribbling the ball near the basket. Three players from Wellesley and one from Brandeis are running towards her. Another Wellesley player is standing off to the right side in the background.

A women's home basketball game against Wellesley College (February 22, 1990)

A woman in a black swim suit is standing with her arms out on a diving board.

A student preparing to practice a dive (February 1996)