U of M Gopher Letter Sweater

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

U of M Gopher Letter Sweater

Entry/Object ID

30.10.2

Description

1953-54 Golden Gopher Basketball Freshman and 1954-1955 Golden Gopher Basketball Sophomore. Material: textile. Size: 25" x 20" Description: brown wool pullover crew-neck - brown patch in center "57" - brown gopher patch on left sleeve - tag at neckline: "Corrie's, The Sportsman's Paradise, Minneapolis, Minnesota."

Context

University of Minnesota Gold Gopher Basketball. These sweaters were given to Freshmen and Sophomores. They could not earn letters though. This sweater was given to Wesley Rethwill when he was on the team.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

1954

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sweater, Letter

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

April 27, 2010

Update Date

March 10, 2026