Saturday’s edition of This Week in Michigan Football History drops back to exactly five decades ago to November 10, 1962 as Bump Elliott’s struggling 1-5 Wolverines took on Illinois. It was that day, according to John U. Bacon, that one of the greatest traditions in college football was hatched: the coveted Michigan banner:
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Greg,
okay, you’ve whetted my palette to see some older photos of “The Banner”. Got any around? I’d love to see if and how it might have changed over the years. I did notice that UM brought out a new one last game (darker blue
thanks. Brian
doesn’t look like much has changed since 1977, the first program cover depicting The Banner.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUKE-BLUE-DEVILS-UNIVERSITY-OF-MICHIGAN-WOLVERINES-1977-NCAA-FOOTBALL-PROGRAM-/321019339222?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item4abe3e61d6
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