The Game: Illustrated

Ann Arbor-based uber Michigan memorabilia collector Ken Magee has been busy on a couple of fronts.  First, as a follow-up to their successful book The Little Brown Jug that covered the history of the Michigan-Minnesota rivalry, Kenny has partnered with Jon Stevens again to produce The Game: The Michigan-Ohio State Football Rivalry (Images of Sports).  Like the LBJ book The Game run downs season by season in the rivalry using classic photos, clippings, and memorabilia as a backdrop.  Stevens put a nice little FAQ together here.

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It’s worth a spot on the bookshelf next to the personal Wolverine shrine in your den, office, bedroom or basement (yes, I know you have one).   While I didn’t contribute nearly as much as I did in the Jug book in The Game, Ken and Jon did use a photo of mine from Harbaugh’s opening press conference…but sadly not this one: