No one can argue that there is an older organized club – anywhere – dedicated by its charter to University of Florida football and is the “Oldest Gator Booster Club in the World”.

The Club is not affiliated with nor is it an official part of “Gator Boosters, Inc.” - the official fundraising arm of the University of Florida Athletic Association. But, ironically, one of our founders, Colonel Everett Yon, was also the first executive director of Gator Booster’s Inc.

But just how old is “old?” Where did we come from and why are we here? How did we become the first Gator Quarterback Club in Florida and the oldest Gator Booster Club in the World?

In 2014 the Club celebrates its 64th year. It all began on M. M. Parrish's back porch. Back then houses had back porches. "M", Lindley Cellon, Latham Davis, Earl Powers, and Colonel Yon, met often to talk Gator football, and they were always looking for ways to promote interest in the Gators. “M” was an up and coming real estate developer, Lindley a farmer from Alachua. Latham was the local Chevrolet dealer and Earl Powers a prominent CPA/Businessman. The Colonel had recently retired from the Army. They shared one thing in common: Love for the Gators. And so, it all began.