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He easily upheld the reputation gained last year of being the best center seen here in some time, as his efforts scored more than half of his team's points, no less than fifteen baskets being credited to him. He shot from every conceivable angle, and with a certainty which brought the crowd to their
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After being discharged from the military in 1919, Frimodig was hired as the freshman football coach at
Michigan Agricultural College. He was the school's head basketball coach for two seasons (1920–1922), compiling a 24–20 record. He remained employed by the school for 41 years as a
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No Aggie-Spartan athlete has ever equaled or bettered Lyman
Frimodig's exploit of having earned a total of 10 varsity awards during his MAC career ... By that measure alone, through the years many have considered 'Frim' the greatest to have ever worn the Green and
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story on the banquet noted: "The turnout of nearly 500 friends for the
Frimodig testimonial proved again that sports people are hard to match when it comes to loyalty and sentiment. Tangible proof was presentation of a check for $ 3,000 to the guest of honor."
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Michigan State campus. Charles E. Forsythe, the state high school athletic director who worked with Frimodig in organizing the state's first high school basketball tournament, recalled, "We actually had to give tickets away to get it going."
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All-American Trophy, presented annually to the outstanding athlete at
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Michigan State Football: They Are Spartans, by Steve Grinczel, p. 20.
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After graduating from the college in 1917, Frimodig returned to the
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After retiring from Michigan State, Frimodig remained in
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Spartan Saga: A History of Michigan State Athletics
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629:Seibold, Spartan Sports Encyclopedia, p. 393.
600:"President Says Sports Must Pay Way at MSU".
16:American sportsman and politician (1891–1972)
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658:The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)
520:Seibold, Spartan Sports Encyclopedia, p. 61.
500:"ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS CLASS OF 30"
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639:Lyman L. Frimodig, Fred W. Stabley (1971).
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656:"Spartan Sports Traced In 'Saga'".
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960:Basketball coaches from Michigan
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671:"Spartan Saga Now On Sale".
645:. Michigan State University.
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433:"Where Are They Now?".
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955:1972 deaths
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