The History of the Bluecoats on their 40th Anniversary

The following videos were first aired on June 15, 2012 at the Bluecoats 40th Anniversary Celebration.

The 1970s:


The 1980s:


The 1990s:
(coming soon)

The 2000s:
(coming soon)

Radio interview with Bluecoats history - June 15, 2012

Radio interview on the Bluecoats 40th Anniversary Celebrations with Board President Scott Swaldo, as conducted on Akron's 91.5 the Summit, June 15, 2012.  Overlayed on the audio are historic Bluecoats images along with pictures from the 40th Anniversary Celebration (interview approximately 5 minutes).

40th Anniversary Celebration Guest Speakers

 On June 15, 2012, the Bluecoats hosted a special 40th Anniversary Celebration at the University of Akron's InfoCision Stadium.  Here are the guest speakers in order as presented throughout the night.

Larry Rebillot's speech on the 1970's:

 Scott and Linda Swaldo speech on the 1980's:


Jay Wise speech on impact of corps on his life:

Bill Hamilton's speech on being involved for 40 years:

















Jesse Paige's speech on the impact of the corps in his life:












Larry Hershman's speech on the 2000's


















David Glasgow's final speech:

Bluecoats 2012 debut in pictures

Pictures from the 2012 Bluecoats debut in front of family and alumni at the Bluecoats 40th Celebration, June 15, 2012 at InfoCision Stadium at the University of Akron.  Click for larger picture!