Floyd of Rosedale

The Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig is awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the Universities of Iowa and Minnesota. It is one of several traveling trophies in college football.

History

A bet in 1935 between Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson and Iowa Governor Clyde Herring gave birth to Floyd of Rosedale. Tensions between the two state universities had been running high and a wager was made in an effort to relieve the situation. During a previous year's football game, white players from Minnesota were a little bit too rough on an African-American player from Iowa.

After Iowa lost the 1935 game, Herring presented Olson with Floyd of Rosedale, a full-blooded champion pig and a brother of BlueBoy from Will Rogers' movie "State Fair"

Iowa social crusader Virgil Case swore out a criminal warrant in Des Moines against Governor Herring, alleging that the bet violated Iowa gambling laws."Herring Arrest is Made Just Another Joke," Oelwein Daily Register, 1935-11-14 at p. 1,3.] Herring jokingly stated that he had retained Governor Olson as his attorney, who argued that it was not a true bet because Herring did not have a chance of winning it. However, an assistant Iowa attorney general convinced a judge to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds because the bet had been made in Minnesota and Iowa City, beyond the local court's jurisdiction. Case also argued that the governors were guilty of violating federal gambling laws because the pig had been placed into interstate commerce when Herring made good on the bet, but the U.S. Attorneys declined to prosecute. President Franklin Roosevelt's former son-in-law, Curtis Dall, who attended the 1935 game as a guest of the governors, suggested that they name the pig "New Deal."" [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,755311-2,00.html The Roosevelt Week] ," Time Magazine, 1935-11-18.] Herring vetoed that proposal.

Olson gave the pig to the University of Minnesota and commissioned Saint Paul sculptor Charles Brioscho to capture Floyd's image.The result is a bronze pig 53cm (21 inches) long and 38cm (15 inches) high.

One of the most notable games in the rivalry was in the 1960 college football season when undefeated and number three-ranked Minnesota met undefeated and number-one ranked Iowa in Iowa City. The game was for the Big Ten Conference championship, the 1961 Rose Bowl berth, and the National championship ranking. Minnesota won.

Game results

CFB Yearly Record End
rivalrygame = yes
overall = Minnesota leads 39-32-2
bcs = no
poll = no
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ee also

*Other Iowa traveling trophies:
**Cy-Hawk Trophy (with Iowa State)
**Heartland Trophy (with Wisconsin)
*Other Minnesota traveling trophies:
**Governor's Victory Bell (with Penn State)
**Little Brown Jug (with Michigan)
**Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe (with Wisconsin)

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