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The origin of Floyd of Rosedale
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This is the location on the Gjerdrum farm where Floyd was buried after dying of cholera. Donald Gjerdrum says most farm animals were sent to a rendering plant when they died. He says his father buried Floyd as a sign of respect for the pig's role in the 1935 Minnesota-Iowa football game. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil)

This is the location on the Gjerdrum farm where Floyd was buried after dying of cholera. Donald Gjerdrum says most farm animals were sent to a rendering plant when they died. He says his father buried Floyd as a sign of respect for the pig's role in the 1935 Minnesota-Iowa football game.

(MPR Photo/Mark Steil)
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