The Floyd of Rosedale trophy began with Minnesota governor Floyd B. Olson winning a bet in 1935 against the governor of Iowa over the Gophers-Hawkeyes matchup that year. The Gophers won 13-7 and a pig ...
A longtime local historian, Patrin has now helped bring a piece of Gophers football back into the light: A five-foot wooden pig signed by most of the 1935 roster, adding a missing piece to the lore of ...
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Floyd of Rosedale’s time in Minnesota was short-lived. The prized 98-pound bronze pig was at the Gophers’ football facility for 335 days, to be exact. It’s headed back ...
The annual battle for Floyd of Rosedale will be taking place under the lights at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The ...