tag:news.nd.edu,2005:/news/authors/marquette-mining-journal-reporter tag:news.nd.edu,2005:/latest 91³Ō¹Ļ | 91³Ō¹Ļ | News 2005-09-18T20:00:00-04:00 91³Ō¹Ļ gathers and disseminates information that enhances understanding of the Universityā€™s academic and research mission and its accomplishments as a Catholic institute of higher learning. tag:news.nd.edu,2005:News/7880 2005-09-18T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-03T20:57:40-04:00 Meanwhile, George Gipp may appear on a stamp ESCANABA ā€“ A drive is under way to have legendary Upper Peninsula native George Gipp placed on a U.S. postage stamp.
The one-time 91³Ō¹Ļ University football standout was born in Laurium, near Calumet. He died in 1920, shortly after being named that seasonā€™s top college football player.

Gipp was the recipient of the Helms Foundation Award, the equivalent to todayā€™s Heisman Trophy. He was the first 91³Ō¹Ļ running back named to Walter Campā€™s All-America team, and some of his school records still stand.

He was portrayed in the movie ā€œKnute Rockne All-Americanā€ by Ronald Reagan, who later became a U.S. president. Gipp is a charter inductee of the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame.

ā€œThe Gipperā€ was offered baseball contracts by the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. He was a prolific basketball scorer on the Calumet High School teams of 1910-11.

A book written by Emil Klosinski, whose father was a close friend of Gippā€™s, has been in bookstores since May 2004. Klosinski also wrote a book about another Laurium native and 91³Ō¹Ļ legend, Hunk Anderson, who provided extensive details about Gipp for the book ā€œGipp at 91³Ō¹Ļ-The Untold Story.ā€

Gipp fans can join the stamp drive by sending a request to: Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee, c/o stamp development, U.S. Postal Services, 475 Lenfant Plaza S.W., Room 5670, Washington, D.C., 20260.

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