Clarence "Biggie" Munn: 1947–1953 Michigan State Spartans football

clarence lester biggie munn took on head coach of michigan state charlie bachman in 1947. 1951 , 1952 squads won national championships. munn retired coaching in 1953 assume duties michigan state s athletic director, position held until 1971. each year, michigan state spartans football team hands out biggie munn award team s motivational player. msu s munn ice arena, built in 1974, named in honor. munn inducted college football hall of fame coach in 1959, and, in 1961, became michigan state s first inductee michigan sports hall of fame. authored coaching textbook michigan state multiple offense in 1953.

1947–1950 in 1947, munn , michigan state administration, led university president john a. hannah, approached notre dame president father cavanaugh have fighting irish play spartans first time since 1921. msu offered let notre dame take 80 percent of gate, cavanaugh insisted split receipts down middle. munn coach beat notre dame head coach frank leahy 3 years in row (1950–52). starting 33–14 win on william & mary in east lansing on october 14, 1950 biggie munn started historic 28-game winning streak.
1951 1951 team went undefeated , elected national champions helms athletic foundation; however, rest of polls voted tennessee volunteers, lost in sugar bowl maryland terrapins, postseason games did not count @ time.
1952 1952 squad continued munn s undefeated streak going 9-0. michigan state won national championship second year in row , first time in school history voted #1 in both ap , coaches polls. munn named afca coach of year, coaching msu 9–0 record , national championship.
1953 in 1953, michigan state s first year of conference play in big ten, spartans shared conference title illinois , went rose bowl, beat ucla, 28–20. on october 24, 1953, purdue upset spartans 6-0 ending munn s 28-game winning streak. spartans won first ever paul bunyan trophy after beating rival michigan 14-6 in east lansing.

shortly after rose bowl victory, msu s athletic director, ralph h. young retired. munn stepped down coaching assume duties athletic director , remained in position until 1971. munn named assistant, duffy daugherty, successor helm football team. during tenure michigan state s head football coach, munn tutored 17 all-americans. teams have retained school s top 4 season marks rushing-yards-per-game: 1948 (304.5 yards/game), 1951 (293.9 yards), 1952 (272.4), , 1950 (269.3). munn inducted college football hall of fame in 1959.

a football signed 1979 michigan state spartans football team

during 1950s when detroit known world s leading automobile manufacturer, michigan state referred nation s football factory. during era, spartans produced great players such lynn chandnois, dorne dibble, don mcaulliffe, tom yewcic, sonny grandelius, bob carey, don coleman, earl morrall , dean look. in 1951, spartans finished undefeated , untied claim share of national championship tennessee. second consecutive undefeated season led consensus national title in 1952. team admitted big ten regular member in 1953, winning league championship , defeating ucla in first rose bowl game. after 1953 season, biggie munn, turned team on protégé duffy daugherty.