The Giants have a historical connection to the Upper Midwest from hosting training camps in the region. The club trained at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in 1939, ’41, ’42, ’46, ’47 and ’48. It was at those camps that a young Bud Grant was first exposed to pro football by taking in the practices as a spectator. In 1952 and ’53 the Giants held their training camp at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
The following excerpt from the book Gustavus Athletics: A Century of Building the Gustie Tradition, 1880-1980 by Lloyd Hollingsworth describes the Giants tenure in St.