What is the best piece of Michigan football history you have in
your collection. Number one for me.
1. Detroit newspaper with headline "Bo To Import Old Staff From Miami" .... found under the stairs in the basement while remodeling a home. Nothing wrong with importing your braintrust. Can you guess the names?
2. Autographed Rom Kramer book
3. Blue paint chip from the goal post we ripped down
4. UM helmet I made when I was 11. Gotta get those decals back for for great defensive plays.
Go Blue !!!! Can't wait to tailgate with everyone !!!
January 15th, 2011 at 6:49 PM ^
......was actually given to me. A football with Anthony Carter's autograph on it.
January 21st, 2011 at 7:58 PM ^
I have 4 Drink coasters made out of Michigan Stadium Astroturf that we use on our Michigan Bar/Room at the Lake.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:49 PM ^
I have a lot of old newspapers, The Wolverine magazines, autographed Big Ten preview mag (Avant, can't remember who else), autographed M hat by Chris Perry.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
I carry my Michigan treasures in my heart.
*sniffle*
January 15th, 2011 at 7:24 PM ^
Maybe one day I've have some special M memorabilia, but the memories of PSU '05, Wiscy '08 and ND '09 (to name a few) will last forever.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:29 PM ^
and nobody can take those away..........unless you are an organ donor and someone ends up taking your heart - then you're pretty much screwed.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
January 15th, 2011 at 6:53 PM ^
I bought every sporting publication in existence after we won the championship in '97...Although my Duke basketball ticket taped to the fridge may be my favorite UM collectible...that or the degree.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:04 PM ^
Proudly framed in the 'Big House' frame my parents got me, hanging in the study.:)
January 15th, 2011 at 7:30 PM ^
I suppose that my '00 LSA BA in History has been pretty useful. Wait a second, no it hasn't!
January 15th, 2011 at 6:53 PM ^
Football autographed by most of the 97 defense sitting in my families safety deposit box in bank of Ann arbor
January 15th, 2011 at 9:10 PM ^
should be sitting on your mantel for everyone to see
January 15th, 2011 at 11:27 PM ^
No way I'm letting anything happen to that ball. If I could it would get the same type of climate/pressure/environment controls NASA gives a moon rock.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:55 PM ^
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January 15th, 2011 at 10:03 PM ^
I teach at a HS in Toledo and he came on a recruiting trip while working with Eastern. I was walking to the office one day when I noticed a huge dude walking around aimlessly. Long story short, I pointed him in the right direction while stating that he looked familiar, which he denied. When I persisted, he claimed "I played a little college football." We talked about random UM related topics and he gave me an autograph with #6 and Go Blue! on it. Plus I stole the school's visitor login sheet with his name on it. Good day at work.
January 16th, 2011 at 12:09 AM ^
!!! Quite possibly the greatest story I've heard today (Well it is 12:10 am now, but counting yesterday too). Very envious.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:56 PM ^
Even though the freep is now made up of no talent ass clowns, I have the paper from them after Michigan won the 1998 Rose Bowl with the headline Hail, Yes! and a picture of Woodson on the front page. I also have the Detroit News paper from that game as well.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:57 PM ^
I have the same, With woodson's autograph. Only piece of wall art that has followed me since college
January 15th, 2011 at 7:07 PM ^
And the SI.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:59 PM ^
from the first day it was printed after the '98 Rose Bowl. I actually snagged a bunch of them. I still have about a dozen packed away, full newspaper, complete with crossword. I might be able to be persuaded to get rid of them.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:11 PM ^
There were two newspapers I saved. The 1969 M-OSU game, and "Man Walks on Moon." Relatively equivalent events.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:58 PM ^
But my favorite would have to be a game Issued 2005 Braylon Edwards Rose Bowl signed on the back number.
January 15th, 2011 at 6:58 PM ^
My brother snagged some artificial turf from M Stadium when they converted to grass before converting back to turf. He gave me a square inch for Christmas.
I have an autographed program with Bo's autograph on it, plus several players and Ron Kramer.
I was at Bo's first Rose Bowl win. I don't have any souvenir's from that, only memories.
My Dad has a game program collection. He has something like 25 years worth of game programs, home and away. Every game, we'd buy two programs and he'd wrap them up in black plastic garbage bags just in case it rained. He kept one for himself, and donated a set to some auction every year.
He also collected all of his ticket stubs with the idea of one day putting them all up on the wall. He hasn't got to that yet, but I always thought that was a cool idea.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:09 PM ^
I have coasters made from the astroturf that was in the Big House '82-90.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:22 PM ^
From the OSU game in 1997 when everyone rushed the field, I found a small Jack Daniels bottle and filled it up.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:46 PM ^
from when it was replaced in the mid-late 80s.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:01 PM ^
I have a Michigan hat that was signed on the bill be Rick Leach.
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<br>Unfortunately, I don't have much else
January 15th, 2011 at 7:04 PM ^
Championship parade in Ann Arbor.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:20 PM ^
Some idiot engraved "TP" on the inside....weird!
January 15th, 2011 at 7:05 PM ^
from Forest Evashevski's personal scrapbook. My history teacher in HS was his daughter. She knew what a fan I was and asked him for a memento. He took an original picture out of his own scrapbook and signed it personally to me. It's an incredible treasure to me.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:16 PM ^
I didn't know who that was. Looked it up...That's really cool. Thanks for leading me to a little more knowledge about our wolverines.
That's so cool that he got the picture out of his own scrap book.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:50 PM ^
Evashevski in action; blocking for Harmon. In this iconic photo, that's Evy #69 on the ground, having sprung Harmon around end once again.
January 16th, 2011 at 2:41 AM ^
On another occasion, Evashevski shocked both his coach and teammates by lighting a victory cigar on the sidelines with thirty seconds to play in a 1939 win over Ohio State
Bad Ass.
January 16th, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
at Michigan Stadium any more? This man deserves to be in the pantheon of Michigan Men BIG TIME.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:20 PM ^
Best one on here yet...
January 16th, 2011 at 4:20 PM ^
Forest Evashevski's personal scrapbook. My history teacher in HS was his daughter.
A Community High grad?
January 15th, 2011 at 7:13 PM ^
That's great!
January 15th, 2011 at 7:19 PM ^
Was trying to edit that so everyone could see it. That ship has sailed, unfortunately.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:20 PM ^
evil incarnate.
Sorry.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:29 PM ^
Can't win 'em all. Let's try this one:
January 15th, 2011 at 7:33 PM ^
actual snow from a past Michigan game? That is amazing!
January 15th, 2011 at 7:06 PM ^
While I was a student, I ran in to Desmond Howard in a Taco Bell and got his autograph.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:08 PM ^
That's terrible, the arrogance to think you shouldn't just use all the coaches that were already there. Who would do such a thing?
Next you're going to tell me that Bo forced players to do things his way, instead of adapting to what their skills were and doing what they were used to.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:57 PM ^
Of course, Bo may have needed to adopt a different strategy had there been only 85 scholarship players per team. 1969 was still the good ol' days of unlimited roster sizes.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:08 PM ^
A few weeks ago I was looking for some stuff in my parent's attic; found a box of dishes, wrapped in the front page of the press the day after Michigan beat tOSU in '97. The one with Sir Charles with the rose in his teeth. I nearly wept.
I do have some pictures from taking a tour of Schembechler Hall after the Illinois game; the weight room, practice fields, film theater, lounge and locker room, etc. Including one of a friend's son in front of Denard's locker with his practice helmet on. Did anyone else know that the QB's under RR wore helmet cameras to see where they were looking when making reads? Kinda cool. While we were there, someone had left a helmet on one of the med tables that had what looked like signatures from every player. I'm not a thief, but if I thought I could've gotten away with it I would've robbed it. Shame almost everyone was gone, but we did meet Ray Vinopal. Nice kid. Small little dude, but nice.
Other than that, I've got tickets and "Beat USC" towels from the '07 Rose Bowl, (makes panda sad) but my favorite is a mini football signed by Denard and Roy Roundtree. Not that I would sell it, but that was another reason I was nervous about Robinson transferring.
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