About The Belles
The Buffalo Belles is a group that was started in 1970 and founded by Martha Johnson. The group was first called the 'Ladies Quarterback Club' and was created in order to give women an opportunity to become more knowledgeable in the game of football and to get more involved as supportive CU sports fans. Martha was able to get CU Head Football Coach, Eddie Crowler, on board and so the tradition of events where women would gather to listen to different football coaches for their insight began! The group eventually grew in interest and membership, which evolved it into the Buffalo Belles; a group that is genuinely interested in all CU Athletics and the student-athletes involved in those sports. This transformed the meetings into a weekly occasion during the fall football season where not only CU Football coaches come to give insight on the team and their role with their student-athletes, but has gotten other CU Varsity Sports Coaches involved and even now, CU Athletic Departmental personal come to speak on their role in Athletics.
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The Buffalo Belles organization, proud and strong, is dedicated to raising funds for athletic scholarships through the Buffalo Belles Membership dues and through straight donations to the Martha Johnson Scholarship Endowment. The profit made from the luncheon season also contributes to the Martha Johnson Scholarship Endowment as well.
How To Get Involved
As mentioned, when you support the Buffalo Belles, you'll be promoting the rich heritage and tradition of Colorado athletics, all while enjoying the camaraderie of a multi-generational group of avid Buff fans (male fans are always welcome too)!
The best way to get involved is to become a Buffalo Belles Member, you can email the BuffaloBelles@colorado.edu if you have any questions about this process.
The luncheons are also a large part of what the Buffalo Belles are about. At the luncheons you get to meet the student-athletes up close and personal - finding out what motivates them, why they chose CU and more!
- Hear revealing anecdotes about the programs and a prognosis for the future from the coaches.
- Get the inside scoop on recruiting, coaching strategies, and rising stars.
- Gain valuable insights and firsthand knowledge of the goals of the athletic department.
- Enjoy the camaraderie of other avid Buff fans.
The Buffalo Belles - Martha Johnson Endowment
The objective, a fully endowed scholarship existing into perpetuity. As many of you know, this type of funding is proving to be the very future of athletic department scholarships; it is a staple at many schools, with whom our Buffs compete.
By utilizing the format of an endowment, we assure our Buffalo Belles’ scholarship donations will perpetually enable student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of our commitment to them. Perhaps in the future one of your relatives will know you helped create this scholarship.
If you would like to make a donation to the Buffalo Belles/Martha Johnson Scholarship endowment please contact Scott McMichael at 303/492-5695 or Scott.McMichael@colorado.edu