"Biggie" Munn 1947-1953 – two national championships and winning percentage remains the best

Clarence "Biggie" Munn was an All-American in Minnesota before returning to Charlie Bachman. Despite getting waxed 55-0 by Michigan in its infancy, was quickly identified a 7-2 in the first of his seven seasons. In 1950, Munn was the Spartan program in the Top 10 nationally with a 8-1 campaign that included victories over No. 3 ranking of Michigan and Notre Dame.

He was back-to-back 9-0 seasons in 1951 and 1952 to go 18-0 and win two national championships and national team honors in 1952 years, against three nationally ranked opponents, Penn State, Purdue and Notre Dame.

In 1953, he went 9-1, beating UCLA 28-20 in the Rose Bowl and push its record of three years of the regular season 27-1 and 35-2 his mark of 4 years (won 94% loss of registration).

Munn was unbeaten Michigan State 28 of the games before losing 6-0 to Purdue in 1953. In seven seasons, Overall his record is 09/02/1954 (85 +% won lost record, the best of all State of Michigan) and produced 18 All Americans, including the large two-way front Don Coleman.

After a career coach, the legendary Biggie Munn served as athletic director of Michigan State University for 18 years, construction the Spartans to a national stage. He was elected to the Hall of Fame college football in 1959.

"Duffy" Daugherty 1954-1972 – Coach Most Popular MSU won two national championships

Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty has become one of the most popular coaches in the nation in college football history during his 19 years as a mentor from the Spartans. Daugherty was famous for his wit, personality and wisdom.

He became a great service to the sports journalists to find quotes like: "Soccer is a contact sport is a collision sport. The dance is a contact sport "and" A tie is like kissing your sister "and" When playing for the national championship, this is not a matter of life or death. Indeed important than that. "

He was a goalkeeper and captain of his football team at Syracuse, was an assistant coach Biggie Munn Munn when the Syracuse coach before coming to Michigan State, and continued as a line coach Munn. Having been part of two national championship teams Munn, became coach chief.

Daugherty 1955 team beat UCLA 9-1 and 17-14 in the Rose Bowl. His best teams were in 1965 and 1966, when it was 01/01/1919, won two Big Ten titles and two agricultural national championships. His only loss during the two years was a 14-12 loss to UCLA in 1966 Rose Bowl. He will always be known for his monumental tie 1910 to 1910 in 1966 Game of the Century "when the Spartans No. 2-ranking against the No. 1 ranking in Notre Dame fighting Irish.

Nothing less than eight players from the 1966 team were selected in the NFL draft, including defensive end Bubba Smith linebacker George Webster, half Clint Jones, Gene Washington wing offensive lineman Jeff Richardson, defensive back Jim Thornhill and Charlie Summers, and kicker Dick Kenney. Daugherty Total 29 All-American.

Overall results of 19 years Daugherty was 109-65-5 (63% win-loss percentage).

He was named National Coach of the Year in both 1955 and 1965 and was inducted into the Hall Of Fame Football American college in 1984.

After 26 years the term of Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty, with four national championships, the football program at Michigan State nearly went into the trash.

It is true that after George Perles Daugherty in 1987 lead the Spartans to their first Rose Bowl appearance 9-2-1 in 21 years beating Southern California 20-17 to finish No. 8 in the national wide. Pearl was defensive line coach and defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers Curtain Steel "defense that led to Super Bowl in 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979.

Despite turning around the MSU football program temporarily, Pearl could not or smell the success Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty. Since 1987, nothing has taken the Michigan State back to the national scene that was in Munn and Daugherty.

Michigan fortunes State football are now in the hands of Mark Dantonio, the former defensive coordinator of the national championship team at Ohio State in 2002.

(Editor's Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series.)

Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley

1 Kim Stanley Robinson, “Science, Religion, Ideology” Part 1 – 1.29.10, Duke University

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