STADIUM STORIES GREAT MOMENTS IN TEAM HISTORY Joe Rexrode 1 0 2 9 * 4 Stfnn Arbor ” District Library aadl.org Stadium Stories: Michigan State Spartans * \ Stadium Stories'" Series Stadium Stories: Michigan State Spartans Joe Rexrode INSIDERS’GUIDE* GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT AN IMPRINT OF THE GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS To buy books in quantity for corporate use or incentives, call (800) 962-0973, ext. 4551, or e-mail [email protected]. INSIDERS’GUIDE Copyright © 2006 by Morris Book Publishing, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmit¬ ted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including pho¬ tocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or by the publisher. Requests for permission should be made in writing to The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, Connecticut 06437. Insiders’ Guide is a registered trademark of Morris Book Publishing, LLC. Stadium Stories is a trademark of Morris Book Publishing, LLC. Text design: Casey Shain All photos courtesy of MSU Sports Information, unless otherwise noted. Cover photos: front cover: Drew Stanton; back cover: top, Duffy Daugh¬ erty and MSU’s 1966 All-Americans; bottom, Marc Renaud against Michigan. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rexrode, Joe. Stadium stories : Michigan State Spartans / Joe Rexrode. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Stadium stories series) ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-4027-7 ISBN-10: 0-7627-4027-2 1. Michigan State University—Football —History. 2. Michigan State Spartans (Football team) —History. I. Title. II. Series. GV958.M5R49 2006 796.332'630977427—dc22 2006041815 Manufactured in the United States of America First Edition/First Printing For Katie, who offered encouragement, patience, and hard editing at all the right times. * • Contents All Aggies .. 1 “It Can Get So Nasty”...19 Birth of a Dynasty.... .33 Teams Beyond Their Times ....51 The Hit Maker . .69 A Tie for the Ages ...83 Gibby.. .. 103 Gang Green Grips the Big Ten ...119 Upset Specialists . 139 Drew Attitude ....................161 >