Gophers oldest team photo from 1887 #TBT

Posts about the first or oldest thing are easy and due mostly to my own laziness. In the past I’ve written about the oldest known photo of Goldy, the first women’s sport (it’s basketball), or the first sport played at the U (it’s baseball). Today I want to share the oldest known photo of Gopher football, partly because old things are cool, and a little because the picture is so dang cool.

Aside from the extremely cool looks these young men are cultivating, the hand written key telling us whom is in the picture is a great help.