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He played halfback for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1909 and 1910 and was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1909 and a first-team All-American in 1910. He was the first Jewish athlete to win a varsity "M" at the University of Michigan and is the first athlete known to have refused to compete on the Jewish High ...
During his four years at Michigan, Heston was known as a work-horse of the Wolverines' offense. In a 1903 game against the Chicago Maroons, the Michigan team gained 267 yards rushing, and Heston accounted for 237 of them. [6] Noting the frequency with which Heston carried the ball, Ring Lardner wrote, "Michigan called Heston's signal. Maybe it ...
This is a list of Michigan Wolverines football players who have attained notability through their performance in the sport of American football and other endeavors. The list includes over 750 players, including more than 50 All-Americans, three Heisman Trophy winners (Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson), six U.S. Congressmen, and a President of the United States (Gerald Ford).
Harmon played college football as a halfback for the Michigan Wolverines from 1938 to 1940. He led the nation in scoring and was a consensus All-American in both 1939 and 1940 and won the Heisman Trophy , the Maxwell Award , and the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1940.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Football team of the University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines football 2025 Michigan Wolverines football team First season 1879 ; 146 years ago Athletic director Warde Manuel Head coach Sherrone Moore 2nd season, 9–5 (.643) Stadium Michigan Stadium (capacity: 107,601) Year built ...
Halfback: MVP 1953 Michigan football team; Leading rusher for Michigan, 1953 and 1955 Jerry Burns: 1947: 1950: Quarterback: Later became head coach at University of Iowa and in NFL for the Packers and Vikings Gene Derricotte: 1946: 1948: Halfback, Quarterback: Holds Michigan's single season record for punt return average Donald R. Deskins: 1958 ...
The 1940 team featured one of the greatest backfields in Michigan football history with all four principal starters going on to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as either a player or coach. Left halfback Tom Harmon was a consensus All-American and the winner of the Heisman Trophy as the best overall player in college football.
A native of Wausau, Wisconsin, Hirsch played college football as a halfback at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan, helping to lead both the 1942 Badgers and the 1943 Wolverines to No. 3 rankings in the final AP Polls. He received the nickname "Crazylegs" (sometimes "Crazy Legs") for his unusual running style.