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Where Are They Now? Taking a football program and turning it from a consistent loser to two consecutive bowl games takes a special group led by special players. That was the case with the Gophers in the late 1990’s as a group of Gophers turned the fortunes of a program begging for a bowl game […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? The University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan both have storied football programs. Both programs have multiple national championships, both tout Heisman Trophy winners and both share a common bond as they compete for the nation’s oldest trophy game in Division-1 college football. And through a century-plus of legendary players, […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? Gopher hockey coach Doug Woog instituted a “œPride On Ice” mentality and filled the Gopher roster full of in-state studs. When Woog departed in 1999, Don Lucia had a changing of the guard and with it, brought in a new coaching style. One of the players who had the opportunity to […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? His career spanned more than five decades and included 510 Gopher football games and 1,309 Gopher basketball games. He announced legendary Gopher football players such as Bobby Bell, Sandy Stephens, and Carl Eller as well as Gopher hoopsters Lou Hudson, Jim Brewer, and Kevin McHale. For some, Ray Christensen epitomizes Gopher […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? Simply put, Darrell Thompson is one of the greatest players ever to wear the Maroon and Gold. The dominating running back is the program’s all-time rushing leader and is the only Gopher ever to rush for more than 4,000 career yards. Thompson actually surpassed that mark fairly easily, as he ran […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? With his size and outside shooting, former Gopher David Grim was a consistent threat for the Gopher Basketball program from 1992-96. An instrumental part of the Great Alaskan Shootout championship run in 1994, Grim made his mark on the Gopher program with his jumper and hard working mentality. The Massillon, Ohio, […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? In two years at the University of Minnesota, Clyde Turner became an instant fan favorite and team leader. In the years following his basketball career, Turner has become a community leader, family advocate, and has impacted the lives of thousands of children and young adults in the Twin Cities. A natural […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? It goes without saying that it is a rare occurrence for a single player to define an era of Gopher football, but that is exactly the label many have of legendary former Gopher QB, Rickey Foggie. The mid-1980s represented a return to national prominence and ended a program drought that only […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? Life in Minor League Baseball can be tough. Long bus rides, roommates in two-star hotel rooms and plenty of fast food. But to former Gopher third-basemen, Jack Hannahan, it’s these experiences which build character and will prepare him for life in the Majors should that opportunity present itself. Hannahan is a […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? It takes a rare combination of hard work, good fortune, timing and passion to sit in The Barn and cheer for the Gophers as a player, coach, fan and parent of a player, but that is exactly where former Gopher captain Al Nuness finds himself now. A native of Maywood, Illinois, […] READ MORE