10 Facts About Gonzaga University

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Gonzaga University is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington.

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Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 by Italian-American Joseph Cataldo, who had come in 1865 as a Jesuit missionary to the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.

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Gonzaga University served until 1893 and was replaced by Father Leopold Van Gorp.

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In 1884, Gonzaga University conferred its first Bachelor of Arts degrees to two students.

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Additionally, Gonzaga University is listed among The Princeton Review's rankings of the best 382 colleges and in the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which ranks 321 colleges in the United States, Canada, and England.

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Gonzaga University is part of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference.

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Gonzaga University football produced two Pro Football Hall of Famers: Tony Canadeo of the Green Bay Packers, and Ray Flaherty, head coach of the Washington Redskins.

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Gonzaga University has an Army ROTC Ranger Challenge team, which has won 15 championships in the last 16 years.

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The Gonzaga University Bulletin is produced on the fourth floor of Gonzaga University's College Hall and printed off-site in Spokane.

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Gonzaga University alumni include former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tom Foley, former Governor of the State of Washington Christine Gregoire, Academy Award-winning singer and actor Bing Crosby, NBA Hall of Fame basketball player John Stockton, Major League Baseball pitcher Eli Morgan, and world-class mountain climber Jim Wickwire.

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