- the marching Jayhawks as they drill to a famous song about the old west. The KU band, And now the moment we've all been waiting for, introducing the 1935 KU Alumni Band and the first-ever Alumni Pom-Pom Squad. Alumni, take the field. And the man who is most responsible for establishing this great tradition is retired director of band, Russell L. Wiley. Please welcome Mister Wiley to the field ladder as he presents the '39 alumni band. He will conduct music long associated with his marching band, the famous Walter Fanfare.