A look back at the history & traditions of athletics at Michigan State University. Spartan birthdays, OnThisDate history, trivia, pix, videos & MSU memorabilia.
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On Oct. 29, 1969, New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver was named as the National League's Cy Young Award winner. tinyurl.com/5xefh5ah
116 years ago this week - Oct. 29, 1910 - Coach Chester Brewer's Michigan Agricultural College Aggies defeated Notre Dame for the very first time, winning 17-0 in East Lansing. We think you'll enjoy the Lansing State Journal's coverage of the game: tinyurl.com/4pjb39fa
Born 83 years ago Thursday - Oct. 29, 1943 - is @MSU_Hockey letterman (1964) Lyle Miller. His sons, Kelly, Kevin and Kip all played for the Spartans.
Thursday (Oct. 29) will be @MSU_Football alum John Perles' 64th birthday. A Spartan linebacker from 1982-84, he played for his father, George, in East Lansing. @USC_High_School @UpperStClairFB
Happy 36th Birthday on Thursday (Oct. 29) to @MSU_Football grad Blake Treadwell. @CoachTreadJC is now the Head Football Coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa. @juniatacollege @juniatafootball
Wednesday (Oct. 28) would have been former @MSU_Football alum Kermit Smith's 79th birthday. The three-time letter winner and Lansing resident spent 33 years with the State of Michigan in the Department of Corrections and Department of Social Services. @MichiganDOC
Turning 65 on Wed. (Oct. 28) is former @MSU_Football linebacker Derek Bunch. In 2018, he was awarded a Super Bowl ring for being a Redskins replacement player in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII. He's now a sales specialist at @CleanHarbors /Safety-Kleen in Atlanta, Ga.
Celebrating his 84th birthday on Wednesday (Oct. 28) is @MSU_Hockey All-American Doug Roberts. He was MSU's captain in his senior year, became the Spartans MVP, & finished his career with 56 goals and 109 points in only three years of play. He played 419 games in the NHL.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HISTORY - A group of 1960s MSU cheerleaders do their thing at Spartan Stadium. @MSU_Cheer
Happy 39th Birthday on Wednesday (Oct. 28) to former @MSU_Football four-year (2007-10) letter-winning long snapper Alex Shackleton. Nowadays, he is a consumer goods professional in Winter Park, Fla. @SummitHighTiger
Did you know that one of Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen" eventually coached Michigan State Spartan football team. Jim Crowley (third from left in the photo) compiled a record of 22-8-3 in his four seasons from 1929 through '32. PHOTO RESTORED BY MomentsMadeClear.com .
This color copy of the original PEN & MARKER artwork that served as the mascot committee's conceptual prototype for the creation of Michigan State University mascot "Sparty". He was introduced in the Fall of 1989 at Spartan Stadium. tinyurl.com/56mzx6jj
Fourteen years ago this week - Oct. 27, 2012 - Andrew Maxwell's game-winning touchdown pass to Bennie Fowler in overtime gave @MSU_Football a 16-13 victory over Wisconsin in Madison.
42 years ago this week - Oct. 27, 1984 - two long touchdown passes from Dave Yarema to Mark Ingram and a pair of Ralf Mojsiejenko field goals helped @MSU_Football avoid an upset loss to host Minnesota.
42 years ago this week - Oct. 27, 1984 - @MSU_Hockey 's 17-year-old sophomore Craig Simpson recorded a hat trick and led the Spartans past host @Miami (OH), 5-1. He wound up the Spartans' weekend sweep with three goals and five assists. @hnicsimmer
On Tuesday (Oct. 27), former @MSU_Hockey coach Terry Christensen turns 72. After a lengthy coaching and administrative career , he now operates Christensenhockey.com in Rochester, Mich. @Westonkapuck
58 years ago today - Oct. 26, 1968 - capacity crowd of nearly 78,000 at Spartan Stadium saw a terrific defensive effort & two touchdowns by Tommy Love help @MSU_defeat Notre Dame, 21-17. Here's the Lansing State Journal's headline the next day: tinyurl.com/4pjb39fa
Celebrating his 75th birthday on Monday (Oct. 26) is former @MSUBaseball standout Rob Clancy. He had a 10-1 pitching record in 1971. Now retired, he was Director of Sales at Neogen Corporation in Lansing. @PontiacSchools
63 years ago in Evanston, Ill. - Oct. 26, 1963 - Sherman Lewis scored two touchdowns to help @MSU_Football come from behind and defeat Northwestern, 15-7.
Happy 44th Birthday on Monday (Oct. 26) to former @MSU_Football placekicker Dave Rayner. A seven-year NFL veteran, he now is a realtor at Keller Williams Collaborative in metro Detroit. @kwri @oxford_hs @OxfordFBall
