MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY, INC.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA

The Maguire University Campus is Located at Kelly’s Pub With its perfect location, situated in the very heart of the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Kelly’s Pub has proudly served as the main campus and headquarters of Maguire University since 1988. The pub is typically filled with a diverse clientele of Chicagoans drawn to the great atmosphere and a huge selection of bottled and draft beers, weekly drink specials, delicious pub fare and spacious beer garden in the summertime. Plus – and this is very important for the Maguire University team – there are 14 large television screens for watching NCAA basketball games! Newly Formed Maguire University It wasn’t long until the NCAA recognized the newly formed “Maguire University” as an NCAA Division One athletics program, complete with media contacts, opponents and – most importantly – annual tickets to the NCAA Tournament. Thrilled with their acceptance into big-time college basketball, the members of Maguire’s “student body” were thrilled and were able to attend the tournament’s championship for the next couple years. Unfortunately, the Chicago Tribune got wind of the story and exposed the fledgling fake school to NCAA officials. However, the determined founders of Maguire University carried on and have still made it to basketball’s main event every year. By 1988, our “campus” relocated across town to Kelly’s Pub on West Webster Avenue, where the good times and lively analysis of all-things-basketball continues today. In fact, Maguire University has now attended 49 straight NCAA Tournament Finals with no plans to stop anytime soon. With a long-running string of appearances in what’s become known as the “final five,” Maguire proudly upholds our rich tradition of off-the-court excellence. Look for our distinguished alumni in colorful shirts bearing the name of Maguire University with great pride each year at the tournament. The Maguire University History One day in ’72 a coach from Fenwick took a seat at Maguire’s with an NCAA application form. On a whim the regulars filled it out – listing the name of their “school” as Maguire University, their colors as green and white, and ‘jollymen’ as their nickname. Surprisingly, the application was accepted by the powers that be at the NCAA and the Maguire’s regulars were notified that they would be receiving a block of tickets to the Final Four games! The Maguire University Campus is Located at Kelly’s Pub With its perfect location, situated in the very heart of the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Kelly’s Pub has proudly served as the main campus and headquarters of Maguire University since 1988. The pub is typically filled with a diverse clientele of Chicagoans drawn to the great atmosphere and a huge selection of bottled and draft beers, weekly drink specials, delicious pub fare and spacious beer garden in the summertime. Plus – and this is very important for the Maguire University team – there are 14 large television screens for watching NCAA basketball games! ADMISSIONS - APPLY HERE Welcome to Maguire University WHY CHOOSE MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY? The motto of Maguire University is “We Play Hurt,” a simple saying that has a lot of colorful history behind it. Our devoted student body of jollymen and jollywomen have been representing Maguire at As an impromptu prank one night, a band of tavern regulars decided to fill out an application form to the NCAA’s basketball tournament under the made up school name of “Maguire University.” Against all expectations, their submission was accepted and the group received a block of very hard to get tickets to tournament – which back then wasn’t even known yet as the Final Four.