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Lot #172:

1928-1929 Coach George F Veenker Michigan Basketball 3/4" Pendant

Per our consignor, “Michigan Gold Pendant that George F. Veenker received after winning the Championship Basketball Game in 1929 for the University of Michigan. George F Veenker moved to Malta, IL after retiring as a coach and he personally gave this to me when I was a child. Paul Jerde. “

The 1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1928–29 season. The team played its home games at Yost Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team tied for the Western Conference Championship with the Wisconsin Badgers. The team was led by captain Ernie McCoy, who was an All-American. George F. Veenker became the only coach in Michigan history to win the conference championship in his first season.

Pendant is in near mint condition, stamped 14 K and measures 3/4" . .

(09J0077)