Goodfellow Game

The Goodfellow Game was an annual high school football game for the unofficial city of Detroit high school football championship. The game was played between the champions of the Detroit City League (later the Detroit Public School League) and the champions of the Detroit Parochial League (later the Detroit Catholic High School League). The Goodfellow Game was played every year from 1938 through 1967. The Goodfellow Game was played sometimes at University of Detroit Stadium, but mostly at Briggs/Tiger Stadium and part of the proceeds went to the Old Newsboys’ Goodfellow Fund of Detroit, thus the name "Goodfellow Game".

The Goodfellow Game was played in a time before Michigan had a high school state championship playoff. As a result, it was considered one of the state's most prestigious high school football games of its time.

In August 1968, the Detroit Board of Education and the superintendent of Detroit's Catholic schools, and the sponsoring Old Newsboys Association announced that the Goodfellow Game would be discontinued. Sagging attendance and interest, as well as difficulties in controlling enthusiastic fans at Tiger Stadium, were cited as the reason. In its 30-year history, the Goodfellow Game raised $1.4 million for Christmas gifts for needy children. Four days after the announcement, the Detroit Red Wings announced that they would donate the proceeds from their September 28 game against the Montreal Canadiens to the Old Newsboys Association to make up for the revenue lost from the traditional high school football game.

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