umichhockey tweeted this out last night, worth a post: This was presented to Red Berenson this weekend, the plate reads: These are 6 authentic bricks from the famed Philadelphia Spectrum (1967-2009). They represent the 6 goals scored by Red Berenson – the only double hat trick score on the road in NHL history – on November 7, 1968 as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 8-0. Presented by all the men who played for and those that worked for Michigan Hockey. Alumni Weekend – 2011. Not quite as cool but while we’re speaking of tweet pics, here’s the last known living piece of the Big Chill rink surface surviving the summer:
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Air Cover Needed
** One last chance to help out – the Walk is Saturday August 6th. A HUGE thanks for all the support to date. $1225 $1480 raised so far! A big thanks to Craig Ross for the impromptu donation at the media event, and all the readers and my blogging brothers who have helped out in one way or another. Folks occasionally ask how they can help support this site. Here’s a big way: On August 6, 2011 I return to the MSU campus for this year’s JDRF walk to cure diabetes. Yes, this event is in Spartan Country but this is not an green and white cause–in fact you may know that Bo Schembechler participated in the Ann Arbor JDRF walk and was a big advocate of diabetes research and education. I learned about this horrible disease when my nephew Jack was diagnosed at age 3. If you want a sense for what life is like with Type 1, watch this short video that Jack helped put together. All this said, I need some air cover. Here’s how you can help me: Donate to my walk group – something, anything Join me in East Lansing for the walk Learn about JDRF and Type 1 diabetes—you probably have some friends or relatives that are affected. All of the above Donate something/anything,…
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Red and Ira’s Secret
And yours. Sounds like the Ohio State vs. Michigan outdoor hockey game is going to happen, but judge for yourself. Here’s U-M Hockey coach Red Berenson on WTKA 1050AM with Sam and Ira this morning: Looking forward to those details coming up soon. You can check out all the WTKA podcasts right here. Just hearing this? Follow MVictors on Twitter, Jack.
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Turley You Can’t Be Serious
Bless his heart, Kyle Turley is still bitter that Hoke left San Diego State for Michigan. And someone somewhere in Chicago is bitter that Obama left Illinois for the White House. Rich Rodriguez had the entire State of West Virginia, Rick Heim, and about 30% of the Michigan fanbase bitter about how his hiring went down. Here’s the clip from the end of Turley’s interview on Jim Rome Wednesday: [display_podcast] Turley also cited Steve Fisher as the example of a guy who could have left SDSU for a bigger program but stayed, noting how Fish led SDSU to the Final Four last year (?).
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That’s No Happy Meal Cup (1972)
Scanning through the recent eBay auctions, this caught my eye. It’s a 1972 Burger King cup featuring then-San Francisco 49ers linebacker Frank Nunley. Nunley patrolled the middle for Bump Elliott’s Wolverines from 1964-1966, earning all-Conference his senior season. I was able to connect with Nunley who explained why his face ended up on BK cup. “Len Rhode, 49er offensive tackle, owned a few Burger Kings around here. Still does,” Nunley wrote me. “He featured a different 49er each week. I think that is where this came from.” It was during his stint in SF that Nunley earned his nickname, “Fudge Hammer”. According to Matt Maiocco’s book, San Francisco 49ers, Nunley owes the nickname to his NFL teammate Stan Hindman. Apparently Nunley didn’t possess an intimidating physique but could drill opposing players with the best of them, as in, “he looked like fudge but hit like a hammer.” Naturally I needed to get a few memories on Nunley from 1964 team captain Jim Conley, who once again did not disappoint. Enjoy: Frank Nunley was a freshman when I was a senior. I remember his first significant contribution to our 1964 team occurred when Dr. Barry Dehlin got a knee injury. He came running into the defensive huddle and asked, “What do I do?”. I told him that Bill Yearby and I…
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Brandstatter and the Mighty Mites
This tweet from Jim Brandstatter’s iPhone caused a bit of a ruckus: When is lying to your boss, to the NCAA heroic. Is it heroic to teach young men that wrong isn’t wrong unless you get caught? Gimme a break He was of course reacting to Mark Dantonio’s statement at the Big Ten media days when he referred to his old pal Jim Tressel as a tragic hero. I get Dantonio defending his little sweatervested buddy and of course, I understand Brandstatter thumbing out his 140 character disapproval of those comments. Whatever. In reacting to the Twitter bomb, Dantonio claimed he didn’t know who Brandstatter was. I’m guessing he does but if he doesn’t, he should. Not because of Brandy’s longtime broadcasting career with the Lions and the Wolverines, but rather due to his deep family ties to East Lansing and the Spartan football program that date back to the 1930s. Jim was born in EL and his father Art, Sr., and brother Art, Jr., each suited up for the Spartans. More recently Jim’s nephew and Art Jr.’s son Brody skated for the Spartan hockey squad. Art, Sr. had quite a career for the Spartans in the 1930s, earning All-American honors in 1936. The elder Brandy is enshrined in MSU’s Hall of Fame and received consideration from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg…
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Mini Me’s Victory Sled
Check out Verne “Mine Me” Troyer’s tricked out Maize and Blue scooter: Of course Mini Me is a big M fan, and has been known to represent the Maize and Blue for a while now. Based on this back and forth in the Twitterverse, Troyer may bring his pimped out sled to the Notre Dame game. While Troyer’s ride is tight, it pales in comparison to this masterpiece tossed together by the guys at OCC:
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Denny Fitzgerald and Winged Leather
I recently received this note from a reader (and Buckeye) Larry: I am a huge Buckeye fan. But I love the history of college football. I love the history of teams uniforms and helmets too. I know that Notre Dame was one of the last teams to use leather helmets. The Irish wore “plastic” for a little bit in the early or mid 40’s but went back to leather until the late 50’s. Ohio State last wore leather helmets 1946 with a guy or so a little longer. I note that Michigan had several players wear leather in the 50’s. But I saw one player, Denny Fitzgerald #18, wear a leather helmet and no facemask in 1960. That may be one of the latest I have seen a player wear leather and then to have no facemask. Maybe there was somebody else but I do not know who. I know Bobby Layne wore no facemask for the Steelers in the early 60’s. I enjoy your site for the historical things. I wonder if you could find out why Fitzgerald wore leather that late and no facemask. Larry attached a few photos of Fitzgerald donning the winged leather helmet with no facemask. I love this one: This is a man’s man and this is a tough man’s game. Fitzgerald’s athletic resume’…
