No. of Recommendations: 4
Antisocial criminals often refer to law enforcement as "pigs" In the 70s, Lansing, MI, hosted the "pigs vs freaks" football game, for charity. The teams were, literally, composed of policemen and hippies. Apparently, the last "pigs vs freaks" game was in 1977. People don't seem to have the sense of humor they did in the 70s.
In the fall of 1970, someone called the East Lansing Police Department to report that trespassers who looked like "hippies" were on the playing field of a local high school. When the officer arrived, he asked the young men to leave the field. They refused.
During the ensuing conversations, the hippies or "freaks" challenged the "pigs" to a football game. The officer accepted the challenge.
On Nov. 7, 1970, police officers from surrounding agencies, the "Pigs," met the "Freaks" for a football game on that same field for the "Pigs vs. Freaks" game, also known as the "Bull Bowl." More than 7,000 fans watched as the Freaks won the game.lansingstatejournal.com - Archives pigs vs freaks football gameSteve
