ANNUAL GOPHERHOLE PICTORIAL COUNTDOWN TO GOPHERS SEASON OPENER 2026!

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No Gopher has started more games (58) than Conner Olson. No Big Ten football player from any school has started more games than Conner Olson.
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I believe he is attending the U's medical school.

 

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Vern Oech https://share.google/MiG1lNFWhodgCrUV4

 

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63 Days out!

Francis Twedell, 1936 National Champion, 1937 First Team All Big Ten, 1937 All American, 1938 First Team All Big Ten, 1938 All American


Andrew Brown


Charles Killian


Jon Christenson

 

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Biggie Munn, voted the recipient of the Silver Football as the Big Ten's Best Player in 1931!

 

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No Gopher has started more games (58) than Conner Olson. No Big Ten football player from any school has started more games than Conner Olson.

That's a crazy stat

 

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# 62 - QB and Guard - Bud Wilkenson. Graduated from Faribault Shattock HS in 1933. Led Coach Bernie Bierman's Golden Gophers to all time record that still stands, 3, yes 3, consecutive National Championships, 1934, 1935 and 1936.

Also played Hockey and Golf for Minny.

Charles "Bud" Wilkinson - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics https://share.google/KHNq4gSmapaaVGAqf

 

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Wild how Munn and Wilkinson both went to the U but didn't come back to coach. Obviously Warmath worked out with success, too. But still, have to wonder. It's quite the coaching alumni group when also including Bud Grant and Tony Dungy

Anyway, today we're at 62 days!

Bud Wilkinson, 1934 National Champion, 1935 First Team All Big Ten, 1935 All American, 1935 National Champion, 1936 Second Team All Big Ten, 1936 National Champion, College Football Hall of Famer.



Don Twedell


Tony Kehl


Zach Mottla


Jared Weyler

 

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# 61 - the great Greg Eslinger! 2005: Unanimous All American, All Big Ten, Outland Trophy Winner as college's top interior lineman, Rimington Trophy Winner as college's best center, College Football Hall of Fame Inductee, and many other awards.

 

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The Fourth of July brings us to 61 days out.

Robin Tellor, 1960 National Champion



Greg Eslinger, 2003 First Team All Big Ten, 2003 All American, 2004 First Team All Big Ten, 2004 All American, 2005 First Team All Big Ten, 2005 All American, 2005 Jim Parker Trophy winner, 2005 Rimington Trophy winner, 2005 Outland Trophy Winner, College Football Hall of Famer.


Bronson Dovich

 

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That's a crazy stat

2 weeks ago I would have said it's a record that may never be broken since Conner started 4 full seasons plus extra covid games.

Now it's a record that will be broken soon.

 

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# 61 - the great Greg Eslinger! 2005: Unanimous All American, All Big Ten, Outland Trophy Winner as college's top interior lineman, Rimington Trophy Winner as college's best center, College Football Hall of Fame Inductee, and many other awards.

Eslinger is the most accomplished Gopher football player of the last 50-60 years if we're basing it only on his time as a Gopher.

 

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Eslinger is the most accomplished Gopher football player of the last 50-60 years if we're basing it only on his time as a Gopher.

Since Tom Brown IMO.

 

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60 Days Away!

Sheldon Beise, 1934 National Champion, 1935 All Big Ten, 1935 All American, 1935 National Champion.


Willie Costanza


Ryan Wynn


John Michael Schmitz, 2021 Second Team All Big Ten, 2022 First Team All Big Ten, 2022 All American.

 

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60 Days Away!




Willie Costanza
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Is somebody here a Marine Biologist? The seas were angry that day my friends.

 

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Is somebody here a Marine Biologist? The seas were angry that day my friends.

Willie must be George's great uncle.

 

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Is somebody here a Marine Biologist? The seas were angry that day my friends.

Must've been a hole in one

 

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We're in the 50s!

Ben West


Tony Nelson

 

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Mike Kissell Obituary (2009) - Minneapolis, MN - Pioneer Press https://share.google/csyLf4jck8xRjFi7o

Graduated from Minneapolis Roosevelt and then played for the Gophers in the late 40s. Played professionally for Winnipeg's Blue Bombers!