Today's Tidbit... Factoid Feast II

As discussed in the Factoid Feast I, my searches through football history sometimes lead me to topics too important to ignore but too minor to Tidbit. Such nuggets are factoids, three of which I am sharing with you today.

Technology at the Big House

One of last week’s Tidbits covered The History of Signal Stealing in College Football. While I did not accuse any current program of such misbehavior, it reminded me of a Daily Illini article describing the use of state-of-the-art technology when Michigan Stadium opened in 1927. Illinois’ Memorial Stadium opened in 1923, too late for its press box design to include radio booths. But by waiting a few years, Michigan Stadium’s press box included three dedicated radio booths. Besides that, every desk had a telegraph plug connected to a central switchboard so the reporters could update their newspapers on the day’s events. Now, that was some fancy technology.

('Wolverines To Have Excellent Press Box,' Daily Illini, January 28, 1927.)