Fritz Crisler’s Secret Princeton Practice (1937)

Most Michigan fans know that Fritz Crisler made his way to Ann Arbor from Princeton after he turned around the Tigers’ football program.  Here’s a special pass issued by Crisler himself, allowing the holder to visit the “secret” football practice from 1937.   It’s signed by the coach himself and is quite a beauty–>

It is issued to Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Jones and reads:

“Admit only (Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Jones) to secret football practice at University Field.  The bearer agrees to remain in the west stands, to comply with all requests of coaches, managers and special guards on duty, and to treat as confidential anything that occurs on the practice field.”     –Fritz Crisler  Head Football Coach

This has got to be a one-of-a-kind item and we know that Crisler didn’t issue too many more of these at Princeton.  1937 was Fritz’s last in New Jersey, agreeing to replace Harry Kipke in Ann Arbor in 1938 and taking the famed winged helmet design with him.