The Offside Kid - A Michigan Legend
February 3rd, 2017 at 6:13 AM ^
Thanks for sharing. Halas, Nagurski. Legends before the game decided they needed them. And the hook and lateral, similar to the knock offs of the orignal statue of liberty in the sense both plays are still used today.
February 3rd, 2017 at 6:29 AM ^
February 3rd, 2017 at 9:32 AM ^
Thanks for sharing, OP. When I first read the title, the first connection I considered about "the offsides kid" was that it must been about "Rudy".
February 3rd, 2017 at 11:42 AM ^
That was a much needed laugh, if theres anything we can agree on here, its that that sumbitch was offsides!
February 3rd, 2017 at 6:19 AM ^
Very cool story. This kind of stuff is never OT in my book.
February 3rd, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^
Michigan guy. Never OT.
February 3rd, 2017 at 6:51 AM ^
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February 3rd, 2017 at 7:07 AM ^
Thanks
February 3rd, 2017 at 7:12 AM ^
Actually went through the trouble of trying to remember my password to up vote this story. I had no idea. Sorry about your grandmother.
February 3rd, 2017 at 7:17 AM ^
February 3rd, 2017 at 7:28 AM ^
I clicked on this out of curiousity, without expectations of getting a great story. Very cool that you have a family connection to a Michigan legend, and that you got to enjoy your grandmother for so long.
I hope you and your family find comfort as you endure your loss. Thanks for posting this!
February 3rd, 2017 at 7:34 AM ^
February 3rd, 2017 at 7:39 AM ^
is that you would write down more of these stories.
February 3rd, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
Is that I would have written more of them down when she told me. Her favorite was whenever Michigan and MSU played each other, apparently in 1931 they just absoutely could not block him off the edge so they sent someone on every single play to chop block or take out his lower half until they evtually broke one of his legs in the 3rd quarter. That game ended in a tie, my grandmother was no more than 10 years old at the time but was still furious about it 80 years later.
February 3rd, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^
These stories are great!
February 5th, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
February 3rd, 2017 at 8:10 AM ^
Great story, thank you for sharing. My condolences about your grandmother.
Go Blue!
February 3rd, 2017 at 8:21 AM ^
This is one of those times cool story bro is really true - thank you for sharing an amazing memory and story from your Grandma. Your Michigan family here at MGOBlog sends deepest regrets and condolences on the passing of your Grandma.
You win the day sir!
February 3rd, 2017 at 8:24 AM ^
There's a famous photo of Hewitt lateraling the ball for the winning TD in the 1933 NFL Championship Game, as Tree mentioned, in all his helmetless glory:
February 3rd, 2017 at 11:54 AM ^
This is the lasting image associated with my great uncle, and it always resonates with me. No helmet, no pads to speak of and no number on the jersey. And the thing we all associate with Michigan football, the winged helmet, wasn't even a concept until 1938, 7 years after Bill left for the NFL
February 3rd, 2017 at 11:58 AM ^
1933 must have been a bad year if you were a scalper.
February 3rd, 2017 at 12:05 PM ^
That game was between the Bears and the New York Giants, played at Wrigley Field (which was then not even 20 years old)
February 3rd, 2017 at 12:36 PM ^
February 3rd, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
The sarcasm was implied.
February 3rd, 2017 at 8:43 AM ^
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February 3rd, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
Thanks so much for sharing, it was a great story. Sorry for your loss
February 3rd, 2017 at 1:17 PM ^
This is the kind of stuff that seperates this blog from all others. Thanks Tree and condolences
February 3rd, 2017 at 2:32 PM ^
PLEASE.
February 3rd, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^