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 - âTHE MICHIGAN BANDâIt Steps Fastest And Plays Best Of The College Outfits That Provide Music And Spectacle On Football Fields.â According to LIFE, âCollege marching bands are to todayâs football what frosting is to cake.â This image opened the story with the following caption: âA group of admiring children follow Drum Major Smith around on University of Michigan campus at Ann Arbor, trying with varying success to imitate the high kicks he is rehearsing for the football field. Smithâs magnificent technique includes complete mastery of the difficult art of baton swirling.â (Alfred EisenstaedtâThe LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #Eisenstaedt #TBT


















