Pyramid of Gymnasts

This black-and-white photograph shows eighteen Springfield College gymnasts forming a pyramid around parallel bars. The gymnasts are stacked on one another, and in the center one gymnast is doing a handstand from the upraised hands of another.The history of gymnastics at Springfield College stretches nearly as far back as the school’s founding in 1885. Leslie Judd, widely considered a father of modern gymnastics, was the team’s first coach. Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball, was an early member of the team. For biographical information on Frank Wolcott, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/54