Last week, they exhumed the body of George Gipp, aka the Gipper, and the people in the area around Laurium MI are pretty upset about it.

George Gipp was born and raised in Laurium which is in the northern most part of Michigan. Upon completing high school, he attended Notre Dame hoping to play baseball. But, instead, he was recruited to play football.

As a football player, he excelled and went on to set many records for the school. His mastery of football increased Notre Dame’s reputation as a major sports contender.

But alas, one night, at the end of the season, poor George stayed out past curfew and found that his dorm was locked for the night. Since he had no place to go, he spent the night outside in the cold. The next day, he developed pneumonia and died a short time later in December of 1920.

While few people know of his football records or even when he played football, they will never forget those words immortalized by Ronald Reagan: “win one for the Gipper.”

Now, having said all of that, why would anyone want to exhume his body 87 years later? What could they possibly be looking for? Do the suspect foul play?

Rumor has it that they are doing DNA testing on him but why? Did he father a child out of wedlock? Maybe he was part Indian and his relatives are heirs to some of the casino money. Who knows. But for the people of Laurium Michigan, this is big news! Stay tuned.