St. Kevin's Emerald Knights
Dorchester, MA United States
Founded: 1928
The Emerald Knights remained a parade and marching competitor for several years after its formation, entering field competition only in 1956.
Corps director Ed Rooney, in addition to his musical talents, was an excellent politician and public relations expert. He was aided by brass instructor Frank Bergdoll, with Cliff Fisher on percussion and visuals. The shows that this staff turned out were technically advanced for the era while being spectacular and crowd pleasing.
The corps’ colors were red, white, and green. Their special mascot was Emmett, a skeleton dressed in his own corps uniform.
St. Kevin's had two feeder corps in the 1950s and 1960s, the Emerald Chips and the Emerald Gems.
Awards included being four-time winners of the National Dream Contest Championship, Massachusetts VFW and American Legion Championships, CYO Championship, the Johnny Appleseed Title, and the New England States Championship. Famed comedian Jimmy Durante was once an honorary member of the corps.
By the late 1960s St Kevin's Parish and the surrounding neighborhood were undergoing social change. Corps membership declined, and by then Ed Rooney had retired. The Emerald Knights attempted a merger with another once-powerful Boston-area corps, the St. Mary's Majestic Knights from Charlestown. That effort proved unsuccessful, and 1972 was the corps’ final competitive season.
The corps re-formed in 2004 as a senior parade and exhibition corps.
[Encyclopedia of Drum and Bugle Corps, 1966; http://firststepsite.com/skek.org/;DCW, 5/02, p.13; DCW, 6/11/04, p.1; DCW, 12/92, p.16; DCW, 4/93, p.4; Gil Norton]
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1953 2 scores
Highest Score 0.000
Final show in DCX Archives October 18, 1953 Medford MA
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1955 8 scores
Highest Score 85.450
Final show in DCX Archives October 2, 1955 Eastern MA Championships Chelsea MA placed 2 with a score of 80.750
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1956 3 scores
Highest Score 85.250
Final show in DCX Archives July 14, 1956 Braintree MA placed 2 with a score of 85.250
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1957 10 scores
Highest Score 89.400
Final show in DCX Archives September 14, 1957 American Legion National Championships Atlantic City NJ placed 7 with a score of 86.250
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1958 3 scores
Highest Score 87.700
Final show in DCX Archives August 20, 1958 VFW Nationals Prelims New York NY placed 5 with a score of 87.700
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1959 4 scores
Highest Score 88.730
Final show in DCX Archives August 30, 1959 Jersey City NJ placed 1 with a score of 85.850
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1960 8 scores
Highest Score 95.670
Final show in DCX Archives September 6, 1960 E-Mass Finals Marlboro MA placed 5 with a score of 84.740
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1961 8 scores
Highest Score 90.150
Final show in DCX Archives October 1, 1961 Waterbury CT placed 1 with a score of 88.783
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1962 13 scores
Highest Score 93.400
Final show in DCX Archives September 30, 1962 Union City NJ placed 3 with a score of 86.540
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1963 21 scores
Highest Score 89.400
Final show in DCX Archives October 13, 1963 Haverhill MA placed 1 with a score of 86.050
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1964 20 scores
Highest Score 87.716
Final show in DCX Archives September 13, 1964 MA CYO Boston MA placed 1 with a score of 85.150
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1965 18 scores
Highest Score 84.000
Final show in DCX Archives September 12, 1965 Boston MA placed 2 with a score of 83.150
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1966 14 scores
Highest Score 85.450
Final show in DCX Archives September 11, 1966 MA CYO Boston MA placed 1 with a score of 81.630
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1967 5 scores
Highest Score 82.666
Final show in DCX Archives August 29, 1967 CYO Nationals Boston MA placed 10 with a score of 75.160
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1968 2 scores
Highest Score 61.400
Final show in DCX Archives August 28, 1968 Cavalcade of Champions Everett MA placed 7 with a score of 61.130
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1969 2 scores
Highest Score 61.600
Final show in DCX Archives August 14, 1969 World Open - Class A Prelims Lynn MA placed 26 with a score of 61.600
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1970 1 scores
Highest Score 59.600
Final show in DCX Archives August 22, 1970 World Open Prelims Lynn MA placed 27 with a score of 59.600
Members (5)
| Member Name | Section | Years Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Bell, Larry | Horns | 1957 to 1960 |
| Curran Sr., John | soprano | 1968 to 1969 |
| hunt, robert | drum line | 1963 to 1964 |
| Mayer, David | Baritone | 1953 to 1958 |
| Sederquist, Howard | French Horn | 1964 |
CORPS 15 items
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St Kevins Emerald Knights Jacket from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Susan/Len Murray
St Kevins Emerald Knights Jacket from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Susan/Len Murray
St Kevins Emerald Knights Jacket from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Susan/Len Murray
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St Kevins 1960 Uniform 1960 from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Paul Flaherty
St.KevinsEmeraldKnights,Dorchester,MA,LCP1-SKEK(BIV)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
St.KevinsEmeraldKnights,Dorchester,MA,Patch1-WhiteCrest(BIV-4.0x5.0)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
St.KevinsEmeraldKnights,Dorchester,MA,Patch2-YellowCrest(BIV-3.75)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
St.KevinsEmeraldKnights,Dorchester,MA,Pin1-Knight(BIV-3.0)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
St.KevinsEmeraldKnights,Dorchester,MA,Pin2-KnightRedRim(BIV-2.25)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
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374-377, St. Kevin's Em Knig from the Steve Vickers Collection
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