This iconic image by the great Alfred Eisenstaedt first appeared in the Oct. 30,1950 issue of LIFE magazine in an article about college marching bands - ‘THE MICHIGAN BAND—It Steps Fastest And Plays Best Of The College Outfits That Provide Music And Spectacle On Football Fields.’ According to LIFE, “College marching bands are to nowadays’s football what frosting is to cake.” This image opened the account with the following caption: “A group of admiring children follow Drum Major Smith around on University of Michigan campus at Ann Arbor, and trying with varying success to mimic the tall kicks he is rehearsing for the football field. Smith’s magnificent technique includes complete mastery of the difficult art of baton swirling.” (Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #Eisenstaedt #TBT
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