Happy 70th Birthday, Tom Izzo!!!

Happy birthday to one of the greatest to ever do it. On this day in 1955 in Iron Mountain, MI, a future icon was born. Everything Thomas Michael Izzo has done since has been quite noteworthy, and we MSU students, alumni, and fans have had the good fortune to have had front row seats for it starting in 1983 and uninterrupted since 1986.

Now, in the head coaching role he ascended to in 1995, Tom is celebrating his 70th birthday in his 30th season leading Michigan State’s Men’s Basketball Team. In a stroke of good timing, Tom has a chance to tie the all-time Big Ten record for conference wins at 352 (he already has the record in all games) just two days after his birthday in a game at USC .…