The Billiken is a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. It is believed that Pretz found the name Billiken in Bliss Carman's 1896 poem "Mr. Moon: A Song Of The Little People". In 1908, she obtained a design patent on the ornamental design of the Billiken, which she sold to the Billiken Company of Chicago. The Billiken was monkey-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile and a tuft of hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him. Billiken is known as "The God of Things as They Ought to Be".
The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic is an annual parade held since 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bud Billiken Day Parade is the largest African-American parade in the United States. Held annually on the city's south side on the second Saturday in August, the parade route travels on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive through the Bronzeville and Washington Park neighborhoods. At the end of the parade, in the historic Washington public park is a picnic and festival. Robert S. Abbott, the founder and publisher of the Chicago Defender newspaper, created the fictional character of Bud Billiken, which he featured in a youth advice column in his paper. David Kellum, co-founder of the newspaper sponsored Bud Billiken Club and longtime parade coordinator suggested the parade as a celebration of African-American life.
Bally Sports Midwest is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts regional event coverage of sports teams throughout the Midwestern United States, most prominently, professional sports teams based in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Saint Louis University. The Saint Louis Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. Soccer is the main fall sport at SLU, which has not sponsored football since 1949.
The Bud Billiken Club was a social club for African–American youth in Chicago, Illinois, established in 1923, by the Chicago Defender founder Robert Sengstacke Abbott and its editor, Lucius Harper. The Bud Billiken Club was formed as part of the Defender Junior, the children's page in the newspaper, to encourage reading, appropriate social conduct, and involvement in the community, among the young people of Chicago. Since 1972, the Bud Billiken Club has been known as Bud Billiken Youth. 90 years after it was founded, the organization has grown into a year-round program that supports youth with financial and academic help. They also continue to shine the light on outstanding young people who might have otherwise gone unnoticed.
The Saint Louis Billikens are the collegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Louis University, located in St. Louis, Missouri. The Billikens compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The school has nationally recognized soccer programs for men and women. The school has heavily invested in its on-campus athletic facilities since the 1990s with the creation of Hermann Stadium and Chaifetz Arena. Chris May is the current director of athletics of the St. Louis Billikens.
Kevin Kalish is an American soccer coach and former player who, as of 2018, was serving as head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League.
The Saint Louis Billikens baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Billiken Sports Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Billikens are coached by Darin Hendrickson.
The Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey is an ACHA Division II ice hockey team that plays in the Gold Division (D-II) of the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association. They are coached by Head Coach Joe Tomiser and Assistant Coach Connor Bradley.
The 1945 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 5–4 record, finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 139. The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
The 1937 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 62. The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
The 1932 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its third season under head coach Chile Walsh, the team compiled a 5–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 103 to 50. The team beat both Washington University and Missouri to win the Missouri state championship. Home games were played at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
The 1933 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Chile Walsh, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 77. Having beaten Missouri, Missouri Mines, and Washington University, the team was declared the Missouri state champion. Home games were played at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
The 1934 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record and was outscored by a total of 67 to 59. The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.
The 1936 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 114. The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.
The 1940 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 113 to 88.
The 1942 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 215 to 110.
The 1922 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Stephen G. O'Rourke, the Billikens compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 152 to 82. The team played its home games at St. Louis University Athletic Field on the school's campus in St. Louis.
The 1921 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Stephen G. O'Rourke, the Billikens compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 148 to 76. The team played its home games at St. Louis University Athletic Field on the school's campus and at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
Patrick Schulte is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.
