Bluecoats Monday Memory: Before There Were Bluecoats

Before they were the Bluecoats, a drum & bugle operated in the same facility that would become the first home of the corps. In 1969, the Canton Police Boys Club put out their usual newsletter and on the front page ran a story about the third year that club had operated a drum & bugle corps. While not a competitive unit on the field, the corps did hit the streets on the parade circuit. The Boys Club corps would continue on for another three seasons before the move would be made to form a competitive unit that would compete on the football field.

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