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- Former Spartan kicker and half-back Leon Hill talks about his experiences on the Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) football team in 1909 through 1912. Hill, from Benton Harbor, MI explains why he chose M.A.C. over the University of Michigan and talks about the football equipment he wore, playing both offense and defense, playing two games in one day, away games at Notre Dame and Michigan, injuries he sustained, cheer leaders, and his teammates. He says that he left school after the 1912 season and calls himself "a damned fool" for not graduating.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Blake Miller explains what motivated him to come to Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) from upstate New York to play football in the years following World War One. He talks about his coaches and fellow players, several games in which he played, training at Lake Lansing, playing professional football for the Detroit Heralds, his pro-golf career in the 1920s, taking a job in insurance and working at Oldsmobile during World War Two. He also talks about coaches John Macklin and Jim Crowley and says that Biggie Munn's teams in the 1950s were the best in Spartan history. Miller is interviewed by Fred W. Stabley, director of Michigan State University Sports Information.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Blake Miller explains what motivated him to come to Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) from upstate New York to play football in the years following World War One. He talks about his coaches and fellow players, several games in which he played, training at Lake Lansing, playing professional football for the Detroit Heralds, his pro-golf career in the 1920s, taking a job in insurance and working at Oldsmobile during World War Two. He also talks about coaches John Macklin and Jim Crowley and says that Biggie Munn's teams in the 1950s were the best in Spartan history. Miller is interviewed by Fred W. Stabley, director of Michigan State University Sports Information.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former Spartan kicker and half-back Leon Hill talks about his experiences on the Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) football team in 1909 through 1912. Hill, from Benton Harbor, MI explains why he chose M.A.C. over the University of Michigan and talks about the football equipment he wore, playing both offense and defense, playing two games in one day, away games at Notre Dame and Michigan, injuries he sustained, cheer leaders, and his teammates. He says that he left school after the 1912 season and calls himself "a damned fool" for not graduating.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection