[BUMPED from the archives! The anniversary of this game in Philadelphia happens to fall exactly on the date of Saturday’s visit to Happy Valley. And it’s the topic of This Week in Michigan Football History.]
A true piece of Michigan football history just sold on eBay. It’s a postcard but no ordinary piece of mail. It’s a 1909 postcard depicting that season’s championship squad along with a flag presented to the team by the crew of the U.S.S. Michigan:
This is a special item for me—I first noticed this a couple of years ago and used it to lead my submission on the 1909 season in Brian Cook’s Hail to the Victors 2009.