UM: Memorabilia

Greg Dooley of MVictors.com, posting as a guest on MGoBlog, writes in detail about the background of some Michigan football memorabilia that was recently for sale on eBay – part of his “eBay Watch” series. The writeup of items from a 1979 event celebrating 100 years of Michigan football includes a photo of the 1879 team from UM’s Bentley Library archives, an audio clip of Bob Ufer, and a copy of a ticket to the 1979 event, which got printed with a grimace-inducing error: “I don’t know who chaired the Ticket Committee but calling the venue Chrysler Arena at the event celebrating the history of the football program is a major foul. It’d be one thing if this were a ducat for the annual Dance for Mother Earth Pow Wow, but come on. The topper? Fritz Crisler himself was an honored guest.” [Source]