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The University of Michigan football team kicks off its season this weekend, so we’re looking back to when Gerald Ford was a member of the squad.
Ford attended the University of Michigan from 1931 to 1935 and he played as a center and linebacker for the Wolverines. In his first year there he won the Meyer Morton Trophy, which was given to the outstanding freshman player in spring practice. Ford played on the University’s national championship teams in 1932 and 1933. He saw limited action on the field those years, however, since Michigan already had an All-American center, Chuck Bernard, in its starting lineup. Ford became the starting center his senior year and was voted Most Valuable Player.
While at Michigan Ford wrote to Frederica “Freddy” Pantlind, a friend and neighbor from his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. His letter from September 17, 1933, describes life as a student-athlete at the beginning of football season his junior year.
“You should thank your lucky stars you’re not a would be athlete. Between the weather, the coaches and my own wretched condition, the afternoons are long the hours for sleep too short,” he wrote, later adding that "Herm Everhardus [a friend and football teammate] and myself just had a couple of bottles of beer a piece, and did they ever taste good after drinking milk (and that’s all) at the training table.”
Ford closes the letter with the note that “Even though it is Sat. night, it is just about my bedtime, as we have practice tomorrow (Sun) and besides I can’t afford to miss breakfast at 8:30, so I’d better cease my pen pushing for the evening.”
Images: Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Holding a Trophy with University of Michigan Football Teammate Herman Everhardus, 1932 (National Archives Identifier 186983)
Letter from Gerald Ford to Frederica Pantlind (3 pages), 9/17/1933 (National Archives Identifier 6200861)
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On 22 January 1927, the BBC broadcast their first ever commentary of a league football match. It was a game between Arsenal and Sheffield United that resulted in a 1-1 draw. For a first attempt, the BBC’s approach was suitably experimental and unexpectedly visual.
To help radio listeners visualise the commentator’s description, producer Lance Sieveking created a handy visual aid and had it published in the BBC’s listings magazine, The Radio Times.
This diagram presented a map of the pitch with several distinct, numbered areas marked out.
The idea was that commentators would be able to use these numbers as fast, accurate indicators of where the ball was travelling or where the action was taking place.
This particular map comes from 29 January 1927 and applies to a second broadcast between Corinthians & Newcastle United.
Of course, the grid system is now a thing of the past, falling out of favour as the style of sporting commentary evolved, but you will find many examples in our archived issues of The Radio Times, running right into the mid-1930s.
The idea to broadcast commentary on the BBC was inspired by journalist Hamilton Fyfe’s trip to the US, which he had written about for the Radio Times just a few issues previously.
Describing a commentator he observed Stateside, Fyfe said “He spoke as if he were telephoning,” and he detailed his glass commentary box. In the beginning, the BBC’s broadcasts came from the even less glamorous surroundings of a small wooden hut, often compared to a garden shed.
The BBC’s first commentator was Henry “Teddy” Wakelam, a former Rugby player. Not only did he cover football for the corporation but also cricket and tennis, including an infamous episode at Wimbledon during which he accidentally set fire to his notes but carried on regardless.
Our new video tackles an audience question (how do you wrap your head around Earth’s looooong history?) out on the gridiron. Check it out!
Happy Football Weekend everyone!
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With the first Old Firm coming soon we thought we would test your knowledge of Old Firlm goalscorers, we lso want to see who has the best fans so remember to share and tag your friends in the quiz!
http://weej.co.uk/celticquiz/ or http://weej.co.uk/rangersquiz/
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