A few from pregame out here on a perfect day inside the Big House: Jug safe keeping The Official Braylon back in the house Mad Magician and ‘64 Head Coach Bump Elliott and All-American QB Bob Timberlake Captain Jim Conley and Barry Dehlin Frank “The Fudgehammer” Nunley and Rick Volk. In ‘64 Volk pick off the Buckeyes twice in the 4th quarter to seal the game and a trip to the Rose Bowl. My favorite Michigan artists – Jil Gordon of TrueBlue365 and Scott Robbins of The Blockhams. Check out Scott’s latest with Ira and Sam on WTKA. Jon Falk preaching! (While Steve Clarke is tweeting)
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Moving The Game for JFK (1963)
In 2009 I asked Dr. Barry Dehlin, a sophomore on Bump Elliott’s 1963 squad, to talk about his memories of the historic day in 1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. The day after the shooting Ohio State was scheduled to be at the Big House but understandably that game was postponed to honor the President. Here’s what Dehlin shared:
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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…
