A Home Sweet Homecoming for the Tinley Park Bulldogs

When a group of parents decided to organize a football team back in 1961, they wanted to give their kids an opportunity to play the game they loved.

Little did they know that their efforts would develop into Tinley Park’s largest and oldest athletic organization—the Tinley Park Bulldogs.

“The organization has lasted so long because it’s built on the work and dedication of volunteers, many of whom were former Bulldogs,” said Scott Lefko, the team's athletic director.

The Bulldogs Football and Cheer organization celebrated its 50^th Homecoming last weekend at , where 330 football players and 120 cheerleaders took to the field against neighboring rivals, the Orland Park Pioneers. Players ran the ball and cheerleaders performed a half-time show extravaganza with guest appearances from the team's “."

The party continues Oct. 8, when the entire Bulldog family—football, cheer and wrestling—past and present, gather to reminisce and celebrate five decades of Bulldog spirit.

Many Bulldogs families have been with the organization for two or three generations, said Andy Bednarczyk, a second generation Bulldog himself, who married a former Bulldog cheerleader.

“For many of us it’s a second home,” he said.

For more information on the Tinley Park Bulldog's 50th year celebration and dinner, please visit their website.

And here's a sample of some of our past Bulldogs coverage.

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