This week I received the invitation which follows and am sharing it to let as many people who might be interested in attending one or more of these events know about them.
I’m reaching out with heartfelt excitement to invite you to a very special family celebration honoring our grandfather, Joseph N. Guyon — legendary athlete, cultural ambassador, and beloved member of the Louisville community.
In partnership with Greg King, the Frazier History Museum, and the Louisville Bats, we’ll gather in Louisville this September to celebrate his incredible legacy.
🗓️ Event Schedule – September 16–17, 2025
📍Tuesday, September 16 – 6:00 PM Frazier History Museum 829 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 753-5663 An evening program celebrating Joe’s life and contributions as part of the museum’s Cool Kentucky exhibit.
📍Wednesday, September 17 – 9:00 AM Resthaven Memorial Park 4400 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40218 (502) 491-5950 A short graveside ceremony to honor Joe as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Medallion is officially presented and installed on his headstone.
📍Wednesday, September 17 – 12:05 PM Louisville Slugger Field 401 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 212-2287 Join us for Joe Guyon Day at the Ballpark, celebrating his years with the Louisville Colonels. A Guyon family member may throw out the first pitch, and there may be live interviews with family on the radio during the game.
This will be a powerful and joyful opportunity to reflect on Joe’s legacy and connect.
We’d love to have you with us.
With deep appreciation, Paul D. Guyon On behalf of the Guyon Family
Tom Benjey's Weblog 
June 7, 2025 at 8:06 pm |
Wow, that is really spectacular news, I’ll share it on the Carlisle Immortals facebook page. And Tom, have you ever seen the picture of Joe Guyon and Leon Boutwell dressed as Chinamen to be in a movie that was filmed at the old Ft. Marion in St. Augustine? Well, I just figured out how or why Joe and Leon ended up there, in 1914, Joe, Leon, and Pete Jordan, were attending KEEWATIN ACADEMY in Wisconsin, and St. Augustine was the academies winter home over the Christmas vacation. This was when Pop Warner tried to get Joe to return to Carlisle for one more year like he’d promised, but by then, most of his athletes were abandoning the school or Pop, just prior to the congressional investigation.
Ray
June 9, 2025 at 9:20 am |
Hi Ray,
I got that photo from the grandson of James Garvie, a musician at Carlisle who was friends with Leon Boutwell. I posted it in my January 2020 blog. I previously discussed Guyonâs enrollment at Keewatin in Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs.
Players didnât leave before the 1914 investigation, which was held in February 1914. New enrollment limits (3 years per student) made it difficult to build teams. The 1914 roster should have done better than it did. Guyonâs departure blew a huge hole in the line-up. However, the investigation appears to have had little or nothing to do with his leaving Carlisle.
Joeâs brother was finagling an assistant coaching position at Georgia Tech but Joe didnât meet the academic requirements for admission. So, he enrolled at Keewatin Academy, a school set up precisely to prepare students (often athletes) for college. It worked and Joe had a great career at Georgia Tech.
I wrote an article about Keewatin for the CFHS this winter but it needs some work before it can be published.
Tom Benjey
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