Win One for The Gipper LbNA #61605
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Add Location| Owner: | Prince Igor  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 29, 2012 |
| Location: | Lakeview Cemetery |
| City: | Calumet |
| County: | Houghton |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Prince Igor |
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| Last found: | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFO |
| Last edited: | Apr 29, 2012 |
George Gipp, nicknamed The Gipper,was born and raised in Larium, Michigan and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet, Michigan.
The Gipper was Notre Dame’s first All-American and is considered one of the greatest all-around college football players of all time. His exploits on and off the field are legendary. Off the field, he would gamble, drink, and hustle pool. On the field, he played inspirational football.
Even after he died, he could still inspire the team. Eight years after he died, Notre Dame was playing Army, with Army being a huge favorite. At halftime, Notre Dame’s coach, Knute Rockne, told the team what The Gipper said to him on his deathbed:
I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy.
Notre Dame beat Army 12-6.
CLUES
1. Go to George Gipp’s gravesite. It’s in section 20, plot 70
2. From his grave, walk 38 steps to the south to the road.
3. Turn right and start walking (or driving) down the road.
4. Continue down the road until you come to a T.
5. From the T , look straight ahead (west) and you will see the gravestones of Langen and Kangas. They are 30 steps from the T.
6. Walk to and stand between those two gravestones.
7. Face west and walk 7 steps to a 6 trunked tree.
8. In the nexus of the tree is the letterbox.
The Gipper was Notre Dame’s first All-American and is considered one of the greatest all-around college football players of all time. His exploits on and off the field are legendary. Off the field, he would gamble, drink, and hustle pool. On the field, he played inspirational football.
Even after he died, he could still inspire the team. Eight years after he died, Notre Dame was playing Army, with Army being a huge favorite. At halftime, Notre Dame’s coach, Knute Rockne, told the team what The Gipper said to him on his deathbed:
I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy.
Notre Dame beat Army 12-6.
CLUES
1. Go to George Gipp’s gravesite. It’s in section 20, plot 70
2. From his grave, walk 38 steps to the south to the road.
3. Turn right and start walking (or driving) down the road.
4. Continue down the road until you come to a T.
5. From the T , look straight ahead (west) and you will see the gravestones of Langen and Kangas. They are 30 steps from the T.
6. Walk to and stand between those two gravestones.
7. Face west and walk 7 steps to a 6 trunked tree.
8. In the nexus of the tree is the letterbox.