daslied Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Apparently global warming is causing the universal retirement state to move north a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I think Roger Clemens will be available .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 The Gipper is Back... Notre Dame football star Gipp's body exhumed for DNA testing By JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Writer October 10, 2007 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- The body of George Gipp, the Notre Dame football player who inspired the rallying cry "Win one for the Gipper," was exhumed recently for DNA testing in his Upper Peninsula hometown. The test was sought by the Gipp family and met legal requirements, Houghton County Medical Examiner Dr. Dawn Nulf said Wednesday, although it angered some relatives who live in the area where Gipp was born and raised. Nulf declined comment about why the request was made. An ESPN crew filmed the exhumation for an upcoming story, but a spokesman said the network played no role in arranging it. Gipp's remains were taken Oct. 4 from Lake View Cemetery near the village of Laurium, about 550 miles northwest of Detroit, where he was buried in 1920 after dying from pneumonia and a strep infection during his senior year at Notre Dame. They were returned to the grave the same day, Nulf said. Gipp was a prolific runner, passer and kicker who was Notre Dame's first All-America selection. He scored 83 touchdowns and held the school career rushing record for more than 50 years. But he's best known for the deathbed exhortation attributed to him years later by coach Knute Rockne. During a pregame pep talk, Rockne inspired his underdog Fighting Irish with the story of a dying Gipp urging the team to "win one for the Gipper." The phrase became a political slogan for Ronald Reagan, who portrayed Gipp in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne, All American." Gipp remains a local hero in the adjacent villages of Laurium and Calumet, the center of a bustling copper mining industry when he was born in 1895. Calumet High School presents a George Gipp Award to its top male athlete each year. Nulf said she was contacted a couple of months ago by a family representative seeking the DNA test. She determined a court order was not required for the body to be exhumed. Instead, the family presented an affidavit that was approved by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Nulf declined to identify the relative but referred a reporter to Mike Bynum, a sports author who has researched Gipp and attended the exhumation. Bynum said it was requested by Rick Frueh, whose grandmother was one of Gipp's sisters. "This is a very sensitive family matter," said Bynum, of Birmingham, Ala., who described himself as a close friend of Gipp's closest living relatives. He said they did not want to comment but would issue a statement in the future. ESPN was notified about the exhumation and sent a crew because the network is working on a broader story about Gipp for its newsmagazine program "E:60," which will make its debut Oct. 16, spokesman Josh Krulewitz said. The Gipp piece has not been scheduled for broadcast, he said. The exhumation and DNA testing "were not something we orchestrated or were responsible for in any way," Krulewitz said. Ron Gipp, a distant cousin of George Gipp who lives in Laurium, told The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton he watched the exhumation and described it as a "a desecration." "It's absolutely ridiculous and uncalled for," Karl Gipp, another distant cousin who lives in Skanee, told the Gazette. Nulf said she sympathized with relatives who were unhappy. "I completely appreciate the sensitive nature of all this, but all the appropriate paperwork was filed," she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 That's just ... sick . Let the poor guy RIP . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 RIP GIPP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 RIP the GIPP , indeed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 The guy is already haunting a hall on campus, and now you're screwing with his body? Unwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Who next? Reagan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I wonder if they're doing it as a way to turn Notre Dame's season around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Then thye need to find the Four Horsemen too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 ...and the Hunchback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 You rang ... ?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 You rang ... ?!?! Not really, Kev. We sort of quasi rang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 My high school team just lost our freaking homecoming game. } Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Tonight's the night... Martin, are you ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I'M ready, yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Vey good... that's the most important bit, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I can just imagine Jogi Löw (coach) tell the players "*phew* I just heard that Martin is ready - I was worried there for a minute, but now let's get it on!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I'm sure this very conversation is taking place right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Red Sox beat Cleveland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Ireland 0:0 Germany Good performance! ...but I still need a crying smiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 congrats, but it doesn't really help you, does it but with the draw today Germany is the first team (besides the hosts) to be qualified for the Euro 08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 No, it doesn't, but at least you didn't beat us, which would have added insult to injury Congrats to you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 The half-Irish half-German American guy who knows little about European football thinks he is happy about this, but isn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 You know Notre Dame is bad when your local station cuts away from the game for a local program! Meanwhile, #1 LSU bit the dust when they failed on a fourth-down conversion after Kentucky took a 43-37 lead in the third overtime… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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