Friday, October 30, 2026

Question: Michigan State’s frisbee-catching dog, Zeke the Wonderdog, once received an honor no other nonhuman in Spartan sports history ever has. What was it?

Answer: A varsity letter. In the late 1970s, MSU football coach Darryl Rogers called the original Zeke “the best receiver in the Big Ten” and awarded him a football letter, making him the only nonhuman ever to letter at Michigan State. The frisbee-catching tradition began nearly 50 years ago and continues today.