Michigan blog MVictors keeps Michigan fans appraised of the weird goings-on of the eBay memorabilia market, and this time he's got a doozy:
As you can probably surmise, that's a watch presented to legendary Michigan State coach Biggie Munn by the governor of Michigan, and it went for a cool $500 a couple days ago. A whistle purporting to be the very item Munn used at workouts before the 1954 Rose Bowl fetched $90. (Mmmmm... Rose Bowl spittle.)
Munn was frickin' ridiculous as a Michigan State head coach, going 54-9-2 in seven season and winning two national titles. Duffy Daugherty, Munn's successor, would experience similar success as the Spartans raided the south for black players SEC teams refused to recruit, but once he retired and the SEC integrated Michigan State embarked on 40 years of mediocre results.
