Rennaissance

<p>In February of 1969 a group of Duquesne University students gathered on the 13th floor of St. Martin's Hall with the ambitious goal of reviving intercollegiate football on the Bluff after a nearly two-decade absence.</p><p></p><p>The Gridiron Dukes would become part of a rising tide of club football teams from across the U.S. In 1973 they would win a national championship on the hallowed Tartan Turf of Three Rivers Stadium. The friendships formed and the foundation laid endure to this day.</p><p></p><p>In <em>Renaissance: The Rebirth and Rise of Duquesne University Football</em> author Sam Costanzo chronicles how building a football program with the right mix of elements like a committed University administration savvy management talented players outstanding coaches and devoted fans came into play once the Athletic Committee approved football as a student-run club. Costanzo A '72 and a member of the Duquesne University Athletic Committee was at the center of it all working from the team's front office in St. Martin's Hall.</p><p></p><p>Net proceeds from <em>Renaissance: The Rebirth and Rise of Duquesne University Football </em>will help to provide football scholarships to deserving student-athletes.</p>