Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
1 Magic 1
2 Tom Izzo 5
3 Biggie Munn 10
4 The Game of the Century 14
5 A Magical Championship 20
6 Duffy Daugherty 27
7 One Shining Moment 30
8 The Spartan Marching Band 40
9 1952: Champions at Last 42
10 2013 Football Regular Season 46
11 2013 Big Championship and 2014 Rose Bowl 51
12 Mateen Cleaves 55
13 Mark Dantonio 59
14 The 1954 Rose Bowl 62
15 George Webster 65
16 Rose Bowl Immortality 67
17 Kill, Bubba, Kill 71
18 2009 Final Four 75
19 Gang Green and the 1988 Rose Bowl 79
20 Izzo's First Final Four 83
21 Don Coleman 87
22 "Jumpin'" Johnny Green 89
23 Michigan State's First Final Four 92
24 Take a Photo with the Sparty Statue 95
25 The Great 1965 Team 96
26 Connor Cook and the 2035 Cotton Bowl 99
27 The Streak 102
28 Munn's First Team All-Americans 106
29 Captain Kirk 111
30 John Hannah: The Leonidas of Michigan State 114
31 The 2001 Final Four 116
32 Land of Opportunity 120
33 The Magical New Era 123
34 Reasons to Hate Michigan 128
35 Lorenzo White 133
36 1965 and 1966 All-Americans 136
37 The Origin of the Spartans Nickname 139
38 Levi Jackson's Run Against Ohio State 141
39 2015-16: The Rangers and Denzel Valentine 145
40 Jud Heathcote. 150
41 1957: What Might Have Been 154
42 George Perles 156
43 Greg Kelser 161
44 Party with Sparty 164
45 Izzo's First Great Team 167
46 Five Fantastic QBs 170
47 Forddy's Greatest Hits 174
48 Paul Bunyan Trophy 176
49 1999: A Good Year 182
50 The 2000 Citrus Bowl 185
51 The Whiny, 1990 Michigan Game 188
52 The Ups and Downs of Nick Saban 191
53 Kirk Gibson 195
54 Sing the Fight Song 199
55 Double 11s 201
56 The 2012 Outback Bowl 203
57 John Macklin and the Early Years 205
58 Rocket 209
59 Steve Smith 212
60 Daugherty's First Team All-Americans 217
61 Spartan Bob and the Clock Game 221
62 Scott Sidles 224
63 Sweet 16 Clock Issues: Part I 228
64 Sweet 16 Clock Issues: Part II 230
65 Mark Dantonio vs. Mike Hart 234
66 The First Big Ten Season 236
67 Four Stud Running Backs of the Modem Era 239
68 Attend the Drum Off and the Walk 243
69 The 2005 Final Four 245
70 Darryl Rogers' High-Scoring 1978 Team 249
71 The Flintstones 252
72 Charlie Bachman 255
73 Brad Van Pelt 259
74 The 1938 Orange Bowl 261
75 The Megaphone Trophy 263
76 The 2010 Final Four 266
77 Spartan Green 272
78 Five Fabulous Receivers 273
79 2015 Final Four 277
80 Two Towering Athletic Directors 281
81 Visit Spartan Stadium 284
82 Visit Jenison Field House and the Breslin Center 286
83 Eight Great Defensive Players of the Modern Era 289
84 The John Benington and Gus Ganakas Years 293
85 Sleepy Crowley 298
86 Pete Newell and the Early Years 300
87 The Old Brass Spittoon 303
88 1998 and the Ohio State Upset 305
89 Biggie Munn's Early Years 308
90 All-Americans from the Early 1960s 311
91 Rebuilding Behind Marcus Taylor, Drew Neitzel, and Draymond Green 314
92 John L. Smith's Wild Ride 317
93 Visit the Campus Plaques and Murals 320
94 All-Americans from the Late 1960s and Early 1970s 323
95 Marvel at Zeke the Wonder Dog 326
96 Fire and Ice 328
97 Camp Out for Seats in the Izzone 333
98 Spartans Famous Family Trees 334
99 Have a Drink at Coral Gables 339
100 100 The World According to Duffy 341
Sources 347
