Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Photographs from the 1978 Michigan State/Michigan football game (taken by Brian Burd)

I have still been obsessing over the 1978 Michigan State victory over Michigan, and read some of the news coverage of the game in the Lansing State Journal. Here are a few great photos taken by Journal photographer Brian Burd. To the best of my knowledge, these pictures are nowhere in Google Images, so I decided to upload them here. I hope I don't get into any trouble, but I love these pics and want them to see the light of day and not trapped in obscurity. 

Brian Burd, if you are out there, I'd love to hear from you. Your photos are excellent.


This is "the other Steve Smith," i.e., the one who was not a basketball player at MSU from 1987-1991. This Steve Smith was an outstanding running back for the Spartans from 1977-1980.