Floyd of Rosedale

The Washington Post must read the Neary News. They picked up on Terry's post and included the following in this morning's paper.

Saturday, November 17, 2007; Page E14
Awarded to the winner of the annual Iowa- Minnesota college football game since 1935
Size:15 1/2 inches high, 21 inches long, 98.3 pounds.


History: The rivalry had been increasingly ugly, charged with bitterness, threats and even racial tension leading up to the 1935 game in Iowa City. Minnesota Gov. Floyd Olson feared mayhem. Hoping to lighten the mood, Olson, with much fanfare, bet Iowa Gov. Clyde Herring a prize hog that Minnesota would win. Herring went along, even mocking the scrawniness of Minnesota swine. The game went on without controversy, Minnesota won and Herring personally delivered a champion Hampshire from Rosedale Farms (dubbed Floyd after Olson) to the Minnesota statehouse. Olson commissioned a trophy in Floyd's likeness, made of bronze by St. Paul artist Charles Brioschi, to symbolize sportsmanship. The pig died of cholera in 1936 and was buried in a Minnesota field almost exactly halfway between the two schools.
Does the winner keep it? Just until the next year. The series is 39-32-2 in Minnesota's favor after Iowa won on Saturday.