With all the stadium and tunnel talk, this week is a perfect opportunity to discuss Fielding Yost and his quest to build Michigan Stadium (yes, with its coliseum-like tunnel entrance in the center of the arena). We also discuss a prime example of someone who didn't get his--namely Chicago's iconic coach Amos Alonzo Stagg--as well as the consequences. Go Blue.
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The Life and Career of Fielding H. Yost
A video of my complete guest lecture at U-M course EDUC 212: The History of Intercollegiate Athletics. The topic is the career of Fielding H. Yost. In Part I we cover his early life and coaching career before Michigan, and just into his first season in Ann Arbor. Part II gets into his coaching and AD career, and legacy.
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Original Michigan Stadium Print | Check Out What Grandma Gave Me
Reader Dylan sent images of this over recently—it’s what appears to be an original print of the stadium design produced by Osborn Engineering of Cleveland OH, the firm that won the contract to design the stadium:
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Any Original Michigan Stadium Bonds out there?
r fans. Do you know anyone with an original copy of one of the stadium bonds used to finance the Big House construction? Please let me know.
