In the past couple of years, I’ve featured posts on Fielding Yost busting the Galloping Ghost and highlighted a program from the 1953 Football Bust which featured autographs from a few of the Yost’s finest players.
Thanks to reader Craig B., this edition of eBay Watch takes a look at a statue bust of the old coach as presented in a wire photo:
Along with the note, Craig asked an excellent question:
So, what we know from this is that there was a bust of Yost in Yost Field House, but I have never, in my life, seen it. Do we know where it is today? Can we get it put back into Yost? Am I just missing it somewhere? Anyway, I shall eagerly await any potential news you have on this, in post or reply form. Thanks much!
The photo is dated October 27, 1927 and if I had to guess at the blurry plaque below the bust, it reads “Fielding H. Yost – illegible – University of Michigan – then I think it might say, ‘University of Michigan Club of Chicago’ – 1927:
As Craig points out, the auction description hints that this statue might have been associated with Yost Field House but given the date of the photo itself, it may have been presented to Yost at or around the Michigan Stadium dedication game which occurred just five days prior on October 22, 1927.
5 Comments
Brian
It looks to me like the whole inscription reads “Fielding H. Yost–Presented To–University of Michigan–By–University of Michigan Club of Chigago–1927”
Brian
It looks to me like the whole inscription reads “Fielding H. Yost–Presented To–University of Michigan–By–University of Michigan Club of Chicago–1927”
James Hulett
The goblets may have been sold at the Yost family estate sale back in the 70's. At that sale my family acquired a large sterling silver coffee service that was presented to Mr. Yost by the UM Press Club in 1927. It has a very nice inscription on the pot.
Robert Soderstrom
Hi Greg,
I remember reading that the bust of Yost was placed in the entrance to the IM BUilding on Hoover. You might check out that place . . .
WmWilson
BTW, did anyone ever track down that large photo of Fielding Yost (6′ high, in oval frame), which used to hang at one end of Yost Field House?