Events from the year 1968 in Michigan. The

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(AP) surveyed newspaper editors and broadcasters and determined the top 10 stories in Michigan for 1968 as follows: # The candidacy of Gov.

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for President of the United States; # The 1968 Detroit Tigers winning the

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pennant and defeating the

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in the

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; # A newspaper strike that shut down the state's two largest newspapers, the ''

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'' and ''

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'', for nine months; # Gov. Romney's decision to resign as Governor to become

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under Pres. Richard M. Nixon; # The reapportionment and redistricting of the state's county boards to reflect a "one man, one vote" proportionality; # Michigan voters' defeat of a ballot measure to adopt

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; #

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's taking Michigan's 21 electoral votes in the

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(Humphrey received 1,593,082 votes (48.18%) to 1,370,665 (41.46%) for Richard M. Nixon and 331,968 (10.04%) for George Wallace); # The

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, a mass murder on June 25 of six family members while vacationing in their Lake Michigan cottage just north of

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; # Two heart transplants performed at the

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; and # The adoption a statewide laws for

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and the protection of tenants' rights. The AP also selected the state's top 10 sports stories as follows: #

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's three victories in the

; # The Detroit Tigers winning the American League pennant for the first time since 1968; #

Denny McLain Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher, most prominently as a member of the Detroit Tigers. In 1968, McLain beca ...

's 31 wins as a pitcher for the Tigers; #

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's 700th goal and 1,500th game for the Detroit Red Wings; #

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's season, setting an NCAA record with 347 rushing yards in a game and Michigan records with 1,391 rushing yards and 114 points scored during the 1968 season; # The Detroit Lions' acquisition of quarterback Bill Munson and their poor performance during the 1968 season; #

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's transfer to the University of Detroit and his leading a resurgence in the school's basketball fortunes during the 1968-69 season; # The popularity of

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fishing; # Two members of the Detroit Lions,

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and

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winning the NFL's offensive and defensive rookie of the year honors; and # The death of Warner Gardner in a crash during the

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unlimited hydroplane race on September 8 on the

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Office holders

State office holders

* Governor of Michigan:

(

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) * Lieutenant Governor of Michigan:

William Milliken William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest-serving governor in Michigan history, servin ...

(Republican) *

Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, m ...

: Frank J. Kelley (

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) *

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: James M. Hare (Democrat) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Robert E. Waldron (Republican) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Emil Lockwood (Republican) * Chief Justice,

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the sta ...

Mayors of major cities

Mayor of Detroit This is a list of mayors of Detroit, Michigan. See History of Detroit, Michigan, for more information about the history of the incorporation of the city. The current mayor is Mike Duggan, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2014. History ...

Jerome Cavanagh Jerome Patrick Cavanagh (June 16, 1928 – November 27, 1979) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1962 to 1970. Initially seen as another John F. Kennedy, his reputation was doomed by the 1967 riots. He ...

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: C. H. Sonneveldt *

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: Floyd J. McCree/ Donald R. Cronin * Mayor of Saginaw: Henry G. Marsh * Mayor of Dearborn: Orville L. Hubbard * Mayor of Lansing: Max E. Murninghan * Mayor of Ann Arbor: Wendell Hulcher (Republican)

Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan: Robert P. Griffin (Republican) * U.S. Senator from Michigan:

Philip Hart Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as ...

(Democrat) * House District 1: John Conyers (Democrat) * House District 2: Marvin L. Esch (Republican) * House District 3: Garry E. Brown (Republican) * House District 4: J. Edward Hutchinson (Republican) * House District 5: Gerald Ford (Republican) * House District 6: Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican) * House District 7:

Donald W. Riegle Jr. Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald W ...

(Republican) * House District 8: R. James Harvey (Republican) * House District 9:

Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...

(Republican) * House District 10: Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican) * House District 11: Philip Ruppe (Republican) * House District 12: James G. O'Hara (Democrat) * House District 13: Charles Diggs (Democrat) * House District 14: Lucien N. Nedzi (Democrat) * House District 15: William D. Ford (Democrat) * House District 16: John Dingell Jr. (Democrat) * House District 17: Martha Griffiths (Democrat) * House District 18:

William Broomfield William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...

(Republican) * House District 19: Jack H. McDonald (Republican)

Population

Sports

Baseball

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– Under manager

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, the Tigers compiled a 103–59 record, won the

pennant, and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in the

. The team's statistical leaders included

Al Kaline Albert William Kaline ( ; December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020), nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career, Kali ...

with a .287

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with 36

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s, Jim Northrup with 90 RBIs, and

with 31 wins and a 1.96

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. * 1968 Michigan Wolverines baseball team - Under head coach Moby Benedict, the Wolverines compiled a 17–16 record and finished fourth in the

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American football

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– The Lions, under head coach Joe Schmidt, compiled a 4–8–2 record and finished in fourth place in the NFL's Central Division. The team's statistical leaders included Bill Munson with 2,311 passing yards,

with 597 rushing yards,

Earl McCullouch Earl R. McCullouch (born January 10, 1946) is a retired American football wide receiver. McCullouch was the world record holder for the 110 meter men's high hurdle sprint from July 1967 to July 1969. When attending the University of So ...

with 680 receiving yards, and Mel Farr and Billy Gambrell, each with 50 points scored. *

1968 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1968 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach Bump Elliott, the Wolverines compiled an 8–2 record, outscored o ...

– Under head coach

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, the Wolverines compiled an 8–2 record and were ranked No. 12 in the final

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. The team's statistical leaders included

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with 1,562 passing yards,

with 1,391 rushing yards and 114 points scored, and

Jim Mandich James Michael Mandich (July 30, 1948 – April 26, 2011), also known as "Mad Dog", was an American football player. Mandich played college football for the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1969 and was recognized as a consensus first-team t ...

with 565 receiving yards. * 1968 Michigan State Spartans football team – Under head coach

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, the Spartans compiled a 5–5 record. The team's statistical leaders included Bill Triplett with 714 passing yards, Tom Love with 729 rushing yards, and Frank Foreman with 456 receiving yards. *

1968 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team The 1968 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Boisture, the Hurons compiled an 8–2 re ...

– Under head coach

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, the Hurons compiled an 8–2 record. * 1968 Central Michigan Chippewas football team – Under head coach

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, the Chippewas compiled a 7–2 record and were

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co-champions. * 1968 Western Michigan Broncos football team – Under head coach

Bill Doolittle Francis William Doolittle (August 10, 1923 – April 10, 2014) was an American football player and coach. Doolittle attended high school in Mansfield, Ohio, where he was selected as an all-state quarterback in his senior year. He enrolled at Ohio ...

, the Broncos compiled a 3–6 record.

Basketball

* 1967–68 Detroit Pistons season – Under head coach

Donnie Butcher Donnis "Donnie" Butcher (February 8, 1936 – October 8, 2012) was an American basketball player. A 6'1" guard from Pikeville College, Butcher was selected by the New York Knicks in the seventh round of the 1961 NBA Draft The 1961 NBA draft w ...

, the Pistons compiled a 40–42 record. The team's statistical leaders included

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with 2,142 points and 509

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s and

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with 1,082 rebounds. * 1967–68 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach Dave Strack, the Wolverines compiled an 11–13 record.

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led the team with 469 points and 323 rebounds. * 1967–68

Detroit Titans men's basketball The Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, and competes in NCAA Division I men's basketball as a member of the Horizon League. Traditionally, the ...

team – The Titans compiled a 13–12 record under head coach

Bob Calihan Robert James Calihan (August 2, 1918 – September 22, 1989) was an American basketball player and coach. Calihan played for the University of Detroit from 1937 to 1940. He led his team in scoring during each of his three seasons and became the ...

. * 1967–68

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team – Under head coach John E. Benington, the Spartans compiled a 12–12 record. * 1967–68

Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and are coached by Dwayne Stephens. The team last played in the N ...

team – Under head coach Clarence Sonny Means, the Broncos compiled an 11–13 record.

Ice hockey

* 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season – Under head coach

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, the Red Wings compiled a 27–35–12 record and finished sixth in the

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's East Division. The team's statistical leaders included

with 39 goals and 82 points and

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with 48 assists. The team's regular goaltenders were Roy Edwards and

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. * 1967–68

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team – Under head coach John MacInnes, Michigan Tech compiled a 22–9–1 record. * 1967–68

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season – Under head coach Al Renfrew, the Wolverines compiled an 18–9 record. * 1967–68

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team – Under head coach

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, the Spartans compiled an 11–16–2 record.

Golf

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– * Michigan Open –

Boat racing

Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race The Bayview Mackinac Boat Race is run by the Bayview Yacht Club of Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world with over two hundred boats entering the race each year. There have been at least six changes to the co ...

– * Spirit of Detroit race – *

–

Other

* 1968 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships – The fourth annual NCAA indoor championships were held at

Cobo Arena Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Hall, Cobo Center, and briefly as TCF Center) is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) and operated by ASM Global. Located at 1 Was ...

in Detroit in March; Villanova won the team championship.

Music

Chronology of events

January

February

* February 29 -

ended his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination.

March

April

May

* May 1 - The Detroit Lions acquired quarterback Bill Munson in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams.

June

* June 25 - The

July

August

September

* September 14 -

won his 30th game of the year, a 5-4 win over the Oakland Athletics at Tiger Stadium.

Dizzy Dean Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...

, the last pitcher to win 30 games was present to cheer for McLain. The Tigers scored two runs in the ninth inning to secure the victory.

October

* October 10 - The Detroit Tigers won Game 7 of the

, 4-1, against the

. Mickey Lolich pitched a complete game on two days' rest.

November

* November 5 :*

took Michigan's 21 electoral votes in the

. Humphrey received 1,593,082 votes (48.18%) to 1,370,665 (41.46%) for Richard M. Nixon and 331,968 (10.04%) for George Wallace. * November 16 -

of Michigan set an NCAA single-game record with 347 rushing yards against Wisconsin.

December

Births

* January 17 -

Butch Jones Lyle Allen "Butch" Jones Jr. (born January 17, 1968) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Arkansas State University. Jones previously served as a special assistant to the head coach and offensive analyst at the Univ ...

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coach at Tennessee (2013-2017), in

Saugatuck, Michigan Saugatuck is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 865 at the 2020 census. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous. Originally a lumber town and port, Saugatuck, along wi ...

* July 30 -

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American footballer. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords ...

, actor (''

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'', '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine''), in Flint, Michigan * September 20 - Sheldon Neeley, State Representative (2015-2019), Mayor of Flint (2019- )

Gallery of 1968 births

File:Butch Jones exiting plane (cropped).jpg,

File:Terry Crews by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg,

Deaths

* January 26 -

John Kobs John H. Kobs (August 21, 1898 – January 26, 1968) was an American athlete and coach. He was the head baseball coach at Michigan State University from 1925 to 1963 where he compiled a career record of 576–377–16. He also coached men's baske ...

, head baseball coach at Michigan State University from 1925 to 1963, at age 69 in

East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County with a smaller portion extending north into Clinton County. At the 2020 Census the population was 47,741. Located directly east of the state capital ...

* January 29 - George Anthony Dondero, U.S. Congressman from Michigan (1933-1957) and author of the bill creating the

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, at age 84 in

Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is about north of Detroit's city limits. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236. Royal Oak is located along t ...

* April 16 -

Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), ''Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Ci ...

, Pulitzer Prize winning author ('' So Big'', ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...

'', '' Cimarron'', ''

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'') and Kalamazoo native, at age 82 in New York City * May 1 -

Jack Adams John James Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionair ...

, coach (1927-1947) and manager (1927-1962) of the Detroit Red Wings who discovered and signed 16-year-old

, at age 73 from a heart attack at his office in Detroit * October 28 - Wilber M. Brucker, Governor of Michigan (1931-1933) and United States Secretary of the Army (1955-1961), at age 74 in Detroit * December 12 -

Ty Tyson Edwin Lloyd "Ty" Tyson (May 11, 1888 – December 12, 1968) was an American sports broadcaster and radio play-by-play announcer. Early life Tyson was born in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania and he attended Penn State University. As a young man, ...

, first radio broadcaster of a University of Michigan football game (1924), first to broadcast a regularly scheduled baseball game (1927), and the radio and later television voice of the Tigers from 1927 to 1951, at age 89 in

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Grosse Pointe Farms is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,479 at the 2010 census. As part of the Grosse Pointe collection of cities, it is a northeastern city of Metro Detroit and shares a small wester ...

Gallery of 1968 deaths

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