October 6, 1955- Tony Dungy played football as a Minnesota Golden Gopher. He was a good athlete, so much so that he made it onto the roster of the 1977 & 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers, during their dynasty run, as a defensive back. He then played a third season with the San Francisco 49ers. His play

November 3, 1908 – Rainy River, Ontario, Canada – The famous fullback from the University of Minnesota, Bronko Nagurski, was born. Nagurski was a consensus All-American in 1929 for the University of Minnesota Gophers. In fact, according to gophersports.com, Bronko is the only player who has been named to two positions on the same All-America

September 29, 1932- Paul Giel played halfback at the University of Minnesota from 1951 through the 1953 seasons. The National Football Foundation voted Paul Giel into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975. The Minnesota teams that Giel played on were average at best, posting a losing record overall in the three seasons Paul

September 23, 1918 – George “Sonny” Franck was a former halfback from the University of Minnesota.  The 1940 Golden Gopher offensive weapons of  Sonny, along with College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Smith and All-American fullback Bill Daley, were a part of a backfield trio that is considered to be one of the best

September 21, 1940 – Sandy Stephens was a quarterback from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Stephens became college football’s first first-team All-American quarterback of African American descent. Sandy’s playing time with the Golden Gophers was not always rosy. In their first season with the team, they finished with a dismal 2-7 record. However, with Stephens

John McGovern a quarterback from the University of Minnesota, was born September 15, 1887. In 1909, the Walter Camp Foundation named the Golden Gopher QB to the All-American Team. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter its College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.