BabyBeastie
10-11-2007, 06:17 PM
ESPN was notified about the exhumation and sent a crew because the network is working on a broader story about Gipp for its newsmagazine program "E:60," which will make its debut Oct. 16, spokesman Josh Krulewitz said. The Gipp piece has not been scheduled for broadcast, he said.
The exhumation and DNA testing "were not something we orchestrated or were responsible for in any way," Krulewitz said.
Ron Gipp, a distant cousin of George Gipp who lives in Laurium, told The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton he watched the exhumation and described it as a "a desecration."
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The exhumation and DNA testing "were not something we orchestrated or were responsible for in any way," Krulewitz said.
Ron Gipp, a distant cousin of George Gipp who lives in Laurium, told The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton he watched the exhumation and described it as a "a desecration."
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