Stadium stories. Michigan State Spartans

2006·8.2 MB·English

by  Rexrode, Joe

STADIUM STORIES
GREAT MOMENTS IN TEAM HISTORY
Joe Rexrode
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Stadium Stories:
Michigan State Spartans
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Stadium Stories'" Series
Stadium Stories:
Michigan State
Spartans
Joe Rexrode
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Text design: Casey Shain
All photos courtesy of MSU Sports Information, unless otherwise noted.
Cover photos: front cover: Drew Stanton; back cover: top, Duffy Daugh¬
erty and MSU’s 1966 All-Americans; bottom, Marc Renaud against
Michigan.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rexrode, Joe.
Stadium stories : Michigan State Spartans / Joe Rexrode. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (Stadium stories series)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-4027-7
ISBN-10: 0-7627-4027-2
1. Michigan State University—Football —History. 2. Michigan
State Spartans (Football team) —History. I. Title. II. Series.
GV958.M5R49 2006
796.332'630977427—dc22 2006041815
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Edition/First Printing
For Katie, who offered encouragement, patience,
and hard editing at all the right times.
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Contents
All Aggies .. 1
“It Can Get So Nasty”...19
Birth of a Dynasty.... .33
Teams Beyond Their Times ....51
The Hit Maker . .69
A Tie for the Ages ...83
Gibby.. .. 103
Gang Green Grips the Big Ten ...119
Upset Specialists . 139
Drew Attitude ....................161
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