"It's getting almost time for State to trounce Michigan in football. I've been getting into a lot of arguments over the forthwith coming game at A2. If State doesn't win, my name will be mud around Chitose, so State had better win that game
or else I've had it!" Ken wrote this to Rosalie on September 4, 1951.
On Sept. 11th, he writes, "While I'm thinking about it, will you let me know how the MSC-Uof M game comes out? We can't get any Michigan stations on our radio. I'm awful
interested in how that game is going to come out. But of course State will win so all you have to write is by how much."
On Oct. 1st, he writes, "We haven't heard the score of the MSC-U of Michigan game yet, but State probably trounced them."
Finally, he heard the score and writes on Oct. 6th, "MSC really took Michigan for a ride last Saturday. Let's hope they can do the same of OSU early today."
That was 64 years ago and it's no wonder that I am a dedicated Michigan State
fan myself! Both my husband and I graduated from MSU in 1981. The apple does not fall far from the tree!
Check out the letters in the fall of 1951, Ken often mentions Michigan State football. And it's not surpising this is their perfect
record for that year:
Sept. 22 vs Oregon State MSU Won 6-0
Sept. 29 vs Michigan MSU Won 25-0
Oct. 6 vs Ohio State MSU Won 24-20
Oct. 13 vs Marquette MSU Won 20-14
Oct. 20 vs
Penn State MSU Won 32-21
Oct. 27 vs Pittsburgh MSU Won 53-26
Nov. 10 vs Notre Dame MSU Won 35-0
Nov. 17 vs Indiana MSU Won 30-26
Nov. 24 vs Colorado MSU Won 45-7
The coach was Clarence
"Biggie" Munn.