Little Brown Jug Lore

November 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

lore_thumbThis season marks the 100th anniversary of when Michigan and Minnesota first played for the Little Brown Jug.  Early this year I started on a quest to find out everything about the old trophy.  I reviewed the legends, interviewed writers, equipment managers, coaches and pored through newspapers, photos and other accounts on the history.  I even held the 5 gallon crock in my hands on a couple different occasions to get a good look.

Here’s the posts in the series published to date:

Part I: What Really Happened in the 1930s
Part II: Spinning Myths
Part III: Getting it Right
Part IV: 2013: A Space Quandary
Part V: Red Wing Roots
Part VI: Is the Greatest Trophy in College Sports a Fake?
Part VII: Open Questions

And Radio: And don’t miss these radio segments from WTKA 1050AM Ann Arbor from October 27, 2009 when Ryan Forrey of The Henry Ford Museum discussed several aspects of jug history, many of which were covered in these Lore posts:

 
icon for podpress  Segment #1: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
icon for podpress  Segment #2: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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