There are...
...days until Arnie Simpkins (DL 1962, 1964) sees Michigan Football host Western at the Big House on September 4th to begin their next season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnie_Simkus
Go Blue.
The last time the '64 team (Mr. SIMKUS'** senior season) got a shout in this countdown, the ticket for their opening game against Air Force was featured.
Well, thanks to Bentley Historical Library (!), we can now showcase the game itself in HIGH-quality film...
https://bentley.mivideo.it.umich.edu/media/t/1_osnu5613
Enjoy!
Thanks, JWG. I watched this game from the student section, and it marked two firsts for me: the first game I watched in the Big House and the first game of American football I ever attended (I was an international exchange student).
Basketball, folk music, sit-ins, . . . and a warm welcome from pretty well everyone. Regardless of political views.
Great memories.
With another notable #70 being Marty Huff, here's a notable stub from his senior season:
Michigan was undefeated until that last game against OSU! I remember watching the OSU game as a kid and was upset for quite a while that we lost to OSU.
146 days til this...
Now there's a haircut you could set your watch to!
....if he can even get there. The roads around Washtenaw (and Wayne, where I live) counties are.....interesting at the moment.
