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The First Pig Trophy in the Gopher Iowa Rivalry #TBT

Before the bronze statue, there was the real life Floyd, before the real pig there was this wooden pig sign. Today it sits on display in an Edina sunporch. This is the little known story about oldest, shortest lived, and only pig trophy to never change hands in the Iowa - Minnesota rivalry.

Floyd B Olson, left (WITH VICTORY CIGAR) getting his prize hog from Governor Herring.
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Named for Floyd B. Olson, the pig came from Rosedale Farms near Fort Dodge, Iowa. Before the bronze statue, there was the real life Floyd, before the real pig there was this wooden pig sign.