10 Mitten State Facts II

                                                                10 Mitten State Facts Part II



                                                                         






1.  Harry Houdini died in Detroit at Grace Hospital on October 31st, 1926.






2.  Sparky Anderson played second base for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959.






3.  Michigan's State bird is the American Robin.






4.  Magic Johnson played his High School basketball for Lansing Everett High School.






5.  Pinconning is known as the "Cheese Capital of Michigan".






6.  Alex Karras (Detroit Lions) was suspended for the 1963 NFL season for betting on NFL games.






7.  Alice Cooper (Rock Artist) was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 4th, 1948.






8.  Eastern Michigan University began their football program in 1891.






9.  Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan on May 13th, 1950.






10.  Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) won the MLB (Major League Baseball) Triple Crown in 1909.










                                                                     Game Notes







-  10 Mitten State Facts is the Mitten State Sports Report's newest feature.




-  The first 10 Mitten State Facts was published on August 20th, 2016.



-  This is the Mitten State Sports Report's 752nd published post.



-  Grace Hospital is now known as DMC (Detroit Medical Center) Sinai-Grace Hospital.



-  Magic Johnson played his College Basketball at Michigan State University.



-  Alex Karras played George Papadapolis on the hit television show Webster.



-  The Eastern Michigan University football team plays their home games at Rynearson Stadium.



-  Rynearson Stadium is also know as "The Factory".










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