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Elliott Maddox (born 1947), won the 1967 Big Ten batting title with a .467 average; former player for six MLB teams [20] Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals [21] Hal Morris, former MLB first baseman [22] Steve Ontiveros, former MLB pitcher [23] Bennie Oosterbaan, former University of Michigan baseball and football player [24]
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).
The Michigan Wolverines football program is a college football team that represents the University of Michigan in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines have played 1,406 games during their 145 seasons, winning a collegiate-record 1,012 contests for a winning percentage of .733.
Since 1898, 145 Michigan Wolverines football players have earned first-team All-American honors recognized by the NCAA [a] (including 76 consensus All-Americans on 89 separate selections). [1] [2] There are two players who have earned the distinction three times: Bennie Oosterbaan (1925–1927) and Anthony Carter (1980–1982).
The NCAA has recognized nine of Michigan's national championships, while the university claims the 1932 and 1947 national titles as well. Here's a list of Michigan's national championships, along ...
Pages in category "Michigan Wolverines football players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 981 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Michigan's famous football coaches include: Yost, who came to Michigan from Stanford University in 1901, Fritz Crisler, who guided Michigan to a pair of Big Ten Conference championships and the 1947 national title, has his name carried by the home of Michigan men's basketball team, Bo Schembechler won 13 Big Ten titles in his 21 seasons as head ...
The first group inducted into the Hall of Honor in 1978 was Gerald R. Ford, Bill Freehan, Tom Harmon, Ron Kramer, Bennie Oosterbaan, Cazzie Russell, and Bob Ufer.The second induction class in 1979 consisted of Fritz Crisler, DeHart Hubbard, Ray Fisher, Charlie Fonville, Willie Heston, Chuck Kocsis, George Sisler, Germany Schulz, Rudy Tomjanovich and Fielding H. Yost.