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- Description:
- Jack Heppinstall talks about his experiences as the trainer for the Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) Athletic Department, beginning in 1914. Heppinstall reminisces about working with the boxing and wrestling teams, going to the 1948 Olympics in London as the boxing trainer, Biggie Munn's 1947 loss to the University of Michigan and his pay throughout the years. He says that he worked for 69 head coaches in various sports during his time at the university and that being inducted into the trainers hall of fame is his most treasured honor.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-02-17T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- 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:
- Jack Heppinstall talks about his experiences as the trainer for the Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) Athletic Department, beginning in 1914. Heppinstall reminisces about working with the boxing and wrestling teams, going to the 1948 Olympics in London as the boxing trainer, Biggie Munn's 1947 loss to the University of Michigan and his pay throughout the years. He says that he worked for 69 head coaches in various sports during his time at the university and that being inducted into the trainers hall of fame is his most treasured honor.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City