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editThe following shows articles created from 2010-2012 with the most page views. Page views are from the period 7/1/2015 to 10/22/2024.
Rank | Title | Creation date |
Article Size |
Page views |
Description |
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1 | List of NCAA football teams by wins* | 2010-10-26 | 22,828 | 2,408,990 | College football program by wins |
2 | Denard Robinson* | 2010-09-04 | 129,896 | 1,494,999 | UM quarterback 2010-12 |
3 | List of college football career coaching wins leaders* | 2010-06-19 | 42,394 | 1,299,663 | College football coaches with 200 wins |
4 | Devin Funchess | 2012-11-05 | 41,604 | 958,781 | Tight end for Michigan (2012-2014) and NFL (2015-2020) |
5 | Ronnie Hillman | 2011-10-30 | 34,355 | 832,923 | Running back at San Diego State (2010-11) and in NFL (2012-16) |
6 | List of Michigan Wolverines head football coaches* | 2010-05-29 | 39,608 | 829,315 | UM head football coaches |
7 | Giovani Bernard | 2011-10-20 | 46,287 | 830,226 | Running back at North Carolina 2010-12, and for Cincinnati Bengals 2013-2020 |
8 | Casey Close | 2011-01-13 | 13,108 | 815,699 | UM baseball player (1983-86) and sports agent |
9 | Thomas Rawls | 2012-11-04 | 37,937 | 752,225 | Running back for Michigan (2011-2013) and NFL (2015-2018) |
10 | Leonard Skinner* | 2010-09-20 | 9,568 | 747,217 | Gym teacher and namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd |
11 | Sam Mikulak | 2012-07-01 | 37,848 | 724,367 | Gymnast at Michigan, USA all-around champion (2013–2016, 2018–2019) |
12 | List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League | 2012-06-11 | 23,250 | 652,282 | |
13 | List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders | 2011-04-06 | 26,541 | 562,326 | Women's basketball coaches with 600 wins |
14 | Devin Gardner* | 2010-02-07 | 32,705 | 476,604 | UM quarterback 2012-14 |
15 | Patty Gasso | 2012-07-02 | 25,994 | 401,785 | Oklahoma softball coach 1995-present, 6x national champion |
16 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | 2011-09-09 | 37,742 | 273,223 | UM running back 2011-13 and in NFL 2014-17 |
17 | Joanne Siegel | 2011-02-24 | 9,225 | 198,100 | Wife of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and model for Lois Lane |
18 | 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-26 | 131,327 | 186,669 | 7–6 record, Robinson QB |
19 | List of Michigan Wolverines football players* | 2010-08-08 | 97,256 | 154,939 | Notable UM football players |
20 | List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders* | 2010-07-06 | 22,483 | 124,593 | College baseball coaches with 1,100 wins |
21 | Blake Countess | 2011-07-03 | 28,438 | 168,990 | Michigan cornerback 2011-13 and in NFL 2016-21 |
22 | Olson House (Cushing, Maine) | 2011-07-29 | 8,258 | 132,357 | National Historic Landmark in Maine made famous by depiction in Wyeth's Christine's World |
23 | Jeremy Gallon | 2011-09-25 | 26,845 | 116,344 | UM wide receiver (2010-2013) and professionally (2014-2019) |
24 | Mike Martin* | 2010-09-30 | 22,645 | 108,022 | 37 games as UM nose tackle 2008-2011 |
25 | List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins | 2011-04-07 | 13,179 | 80,818 |
Expanded
editThe following shows articles expanded from 2010-2012 with the most page views. Page views are from the period 7/1/15 to 10/22/24.
Rank | Title | Date | Article Size |
Page views |
Description |
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1 | Eddie Lacy | 2011 rescue | 60,059 | 2,813,628 | Alabama running back (2009-2012), NFL (2013-2017) |
2 | Brady Hoke | 2011 exp | 47,451 | 1,304,026 | UM head coach (2011-14) |
3 | Tony Eason | 2010 exp | 31,651 | 605,745 | QB for Illinois (1981-82), NFL (1983-90) |
4 | Harvard Crimson football | 2010 exp | 58,575 | 592,356 | 13 national championships and 20 CFHOF inductees |
5 | Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry | 2012 exp | 75,197 | 572,539 | |
6 | Yale Bulldogs football | 2010 exp | 45,676 | 444,819 | 27 national championships, two of the first three Heisman Trophy winners, 100 consensus All-Americans, 28 CFHOF inductees, including "Father of American football" Walter Camp |
7 | Ernie Zampese | 2010 exp | 24,865 | 108,062 | Coach (1962-2004) |
8 | Greg Morton | 2012 exp | 10,823 | 145,522 | UM defensive end (1974-76) |
9 | Dennis Franks | 2012 exp | 12,759 | 99,866 | UM center (1972-74) |
10 | William Shakespeare | 2010 exp | 21.150 | 92,718 | Notre Dame HB, AA (1935) |
11 | Frank Lary | 2011 exp | 20,867 | 79,825 | MLB pitcher (1954-1965), 3x All-Star, known as the "Yankee Killer" |
12 | Weldy Walker | 2012 exp | 38,436 | 68,143 | Third African American to play MLB (1884) |
13 | Dummy Taylor | 2011 exp | 34,574 | 48,762 | Deaf pitcher in MLB (1900-08) |
14 | Rick Volk | 2010 exp | 23,232 | 63,090 | Safety at UM (1964-66), Colts (1967-75) |
15 | 1976 Michigan Wolverines football team | 2012 exp | 80,189 | 62,855 |
Michigan football
editPlayers (created)
editRank | Title | Creation date |
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1 | Denard Robinson* | 2010-09-04 | 129,896 | 1,494,999 | UM quarterback 2010-12 |
2 | Devin Funchess* | 2012-11-05 | 41,604 | 958,781 | Tight end for Michigan (2012-2014) and NFL (2015-2020) |
3 | Thomas Rawls* | 2012-11-04 | 37,937 | 752,225 | Running back for Michigan (2011-2013) and NFL (2015-2018) |
4 | Devin Gardner* | 2010-02-07 | 32,705 | 476,604 | UM quarterback 2012-14 |
5 | Fitzgerald Toussaint* | 2011-09-09 | 37,742 | 273,223 | UM running back 2011-13 and in NFL 2014-17 |
6 | List of Michigan Wolverines football players* | 2010-08-08 | 97,256 | 154,939 | Notable UM football players |
7 | Blake Countess | 2011-07-03 | 28,438 | 168,990 | Michigan cornerback 2011-13 and in NFL 2016-21 |
8 | Jeremy Gallon* | 2011-09-25 | 26,845 | 116,344 | UM wide receiver (2010-2013) and professionally (2014-2019) |
9 | Mike Martin* | 2010-09-30 | 22,645 | 108,022 | 37 games as UM nose tackle 2008-2011 |
10 | Frederic L. Smith* | 2010-11-27 | 8,175 | 92,468 | General Motors co-founder |
11 | Craig Roh* | 2010-08-04 | 27,515 | 82,955 | UM hybrid LB (2009-12) |
12 | Steven Threet* | 2010-08-18 | 18,943 | 78,720 | UM QB (2007-08) |
13 | Kyle Kalis* | 2012-08-30 | 18,668 | 74,735 | UM G/C (2013-16) |
14 | Dennis Norfleet* | 2012-11-12 | 12,507 | 69,487 | UM WR/RB (2012-14) |
15 | Curt Mallory* | 2012-11-09 | 19,815 | 61,022 | UM LB (1988-90) |
16 | William Campbell* | 2012-11-11 | 21,458 | 56,239 | UM OT (2009-12) |
17 | Chuck Heater* | 2010-08-08 | 25,938 | 45,588 | UM RB (1972-74) |
18 | William Dennison Clark* | 2010-11-05 | 13,403 | 36,725 | UM football 1903-05; blunder broke 56-game unbeaten streak |
19 | Michael Taylor* | 2010-08-12 | 24,730 | 34,662 | UM QB (1986-89) |
20 | Erik Campbell* | 2012-10-09 | 13,454 | 30,552 | UM safety/WR (1984-87) |
21 | Jim Van Pelt* | 2010-08 | 19,807 | 26,523 | QB at UM (1955-57), Winnipeg (1958-59) |
22 | Dennis Brown* | 2010-08-13 | 17,682 | 25,598 | UM QB (1966-68), broke school passing records |
23 | Larry Stevens* | 2010-09-01 | 10,390 | 20,293 | UM DE/LB (2000-03) |
24 | Drew Dileo* | 2012-11-05 | 13,732 | 18,663 | UM WR (2010-13) |
25 | Gerald White* | 2010-10-12 | 16,373 | 18,146 | UM fullback |
26 | Vincent Mroz* | 2012-11-27 | 13,995 | 17,764 | UM end (1943), Secret Service agent involved in gun battle with Puerto Rican nationalists (1950) |
27 | James Baird* | 2010-04-12 | 19,121 | 17,741 | UM QB 1892-95, builder of Flatiron Building and Lincoln Memorial |
28 | Ed Shuttlesworth* | 2010-09-01 | 16,038 | 16,401 | UM leading rusher (1972, 1973) |
29 | Darryl Stonum* | 2010-08-28 | 11,795 | 15,670 | UM wide receiver (2008-11) |
30 | Andy Cannavino* | 2010-09-07 | 8,009 | 15,548 | UM linebacker (1977-80) |
31 | Gil Chapman* | 2010-08-29 | 18,564 | 14,859 | UM RB and returner (1972-74) |
32 | Irving Kane Pond* | 2010-03-06 | 41,695 | 14,489 | Noted architect, scored first UM TD 1879 |
33 | Jim Betts* | 2012-12-10 | 13,031 | 12,937 | UM QB/safety (1968-70) |
34 | Julius Curry* | 2010-08-30 | 6,570 | 12,817 | UM safety and punt returner (1999-2002) |
35 | DeWayne Patmon* | 2010-08-08 | 10,518 | 12,709 | UM defensive back (1997-2000) |
36 | Edward Slaughter* | 2007-12-25 2010 exp |
17,920 | 12,270 | UM guard, AA (1923-24) |
37 | Burnie Legette* | 2010-09-01 | 10,395 | 12,128 | UM running back (1989-1992) |
38 | Marty Huff* | 2010-09-02 | 15,037 | 12,041 | UM linebacker (1967-1970) |
39 | Dennis Fitzgerald* | 2010-07-26 | 17,672 | 11,998 | UM halfback, MVP of 1960 team |
40 | William Wilson Talcott* | 2010-11-29 | 34,087 | 11,689 | UM football 1897-1900, later killed himself after wife joined a "love cult" |
41 | Stan Noskin* | 2010-08-22 | 18,938 | 10,708 | UM quarterback (1957-59) |
42 | Fred Baer* | 2010-08-07 | 9,941 | 10,556 | UM fullback (1952-54) |
43 | George Mans* | 2010-01-20 | 13,403 | 9,760 | UM end (1959-61) |
44 | Mel Anthony* | 2010-08-09 | 8,295 | 9,961 | UM fullback (1962-64), MVP 1965 Rose Bowl |
45 | Ted Kress* | 2010-07-26 | 9,192 | 9,903 | UM halfback (1951-53) |
46 | William W. Hannan* | 2010-11-28 | 10,058 | 9,895 | Played on first UM football team, later a real estate developer and first president of National Association of Realtors |
47 | Larry Cipa* | 2010-08-28 | 4,570 | 9,592 | UM QB (1971-73) |
48 | Fred Negus* | 2010-01-01 | 5,883 | 9,580 | UM center 1943 |
49 | Monte Robbins* | 2010-09-20 | 10,464 | 9,068 | UM punter (1984-87) |
50 | Steve Strinko* | 2010-07-28 | 13,527 | 8,681 | UM linebacker (1972-74) |
51 | Robert Thompson* | 2010-09-08 | 10,384 | 8,618 | UM linebacker (1979-82) |
52 | Thomas S. Hammond* | 2010-03-21 | 26,141 | 8,463 | UM FB/HB/E (1903-05) |
53 | William Renner* | 2010-03-29 | 10,109 | 8,442 | UM QB (1931-35) |
54 | Tom Goss* | 2012-01-16 | 3,744 | 8,321 | UM DT (1965-68), AD (1997-2000) |
55 | Jerry Diorio* | 2010-09-07 | 8,057 | 8,068 | Michigan OG (1980-83), Lions replacement player (1987) |
56 | Hercules Renda* | 2010-07-17 | 11,265 | 7,830 | UM HB (1937-39) |
57 | Fritz Seyferth* | 2012-12-11 | 14,414 | 7,731 | UM HB/FB (1969-71) |
58 | Thomas Jesse Drumheller* | 2010-11-27 | 7,529 | 7,572 | UM QB (1896), sheep rancher in Walla Walla |
59 | Jim Maddock* | 2010-08-22 | 14,931 | 7,518 | UM QB (1954-56) |
60 | Fred Julian* | 2012-12-15 | 12,429 | 7,492 | UM HB (1957-59) |
61 | Robert Kolesar* | 2010-02-24 | 11,482 | 7,333 | UM guard (1940-42), Browns (1946) |
62 | Tony Rio* | 2010-07-31 | 7,688 | 7,097 | UM FB (1957-59), MVP (1959) |
63 | Louis Gilbert* | 2010-12-27 | 17,619 | 6,630 | UM HB (1925-27) |
64 | Thomas Guynes* | 2010-08-31 | 3,682 | 7,129 | Michigan OT/OG (1994-96), NFL (1997-98) |
65 | Jerry Meter* | 2010-01-23 | 6,511 | 6,663 | UM LB/DE (1976-78), coach (1980-87) |
66 | Marion Body* | 2010-09-08 | 3,281 | 6,544 | UM CB (1979-92), Michigan Panthers (1983) |
67 | John Ghindia* | 2010-08-20 | 19,751 | 6,463 | UM QB/LB (1946-49) |
68 | Tony Branoff* | 2010-07-31 | 19,502 | 6,397 | UM HB (1952-55), MVP (1953) |
69 | Henry Hill* | 2010-07-29 | 11,339 | 6,390 | UM guard (1968-70), MVP (1970) |
70 | Robert J. Dunne* | 2010-03-26 | 14,495 | 6,213 | UM E/G (1918-21) |
71 | Bob Wiese* | 2010-01-01 | 7,129 | 6,213 | UM FB/QB (1942-44,1946), Lions (1947-48) |
72 | Fred Janke* | 2010-08-07 | 8,297 | 6,202 | UM T/FB (1936-38) |
73 | Buster Stanley* | 2010-08-02 | 7,061 | 6,198 | UM DT/nose guard (1990-93), Patriots (1994) |
74 | Fred Trosko* | 2010-07-17 | 13,882 | 6,180 | UM HB (1937-39), HC EMU (1952-64) |
75 | Howard Abbott* | 2010-11-24 | 6,601 | 6,145 | QB for first Minnesota team (1886) and Michigan (1889) |
76 | Tom Beckman* | 2010-08-29 | 7,905 | 6,093 | UM DE/LB/T (1969-71), Cardinals (1972) |
77 | Roger Sherman* | 2010-04-11 | 14,387 | 6,032 | UM QB/E (1890-93), HC Iowa (1894) |
78 | Russ Reader* | 2010-02-22 | 5,794 | 6,025 | UM DB/HB/QB (1941), MSU (1945-46), NFL (1947), CFL (1949) |
79 | William M. Morrow* | 2010-11-26 | 9,258 | 5,933 | UM football 1885-86, Brigadier General in US Army |
80 | Garvie Craw* | 2010-08-08 | 3,546 | 5,622 | UM FB/HB (1967-69) |
81 | John Brennan* | 2010-02-24 | 10,161 | 5,543 | UM guard (1936-38) |
82 | Edmond H. Barmore* | 2010-11-27 | 8,269 | 5,468 | UM HB (1879-80) |
83 | Arnie Simkus* | 2010-02-22 | 3,152 | 5,286 | U DE/DT (1962, 1964), Jets (1965), Vikings (1967) |
84 | Paul Girgash* | 2010-09-07 | 6,963 | 5,276 | UM ILB (1979-82), Michigan Panthers (1984) |
85 | William J. Olcott* | 2010-11-22 | 10,665 | 5,219 | UM three-quarter back (1881-83) |
86 | Darrell Harper* | 2010-08-25 | 9,464 | 5,198 | UM HB/PK (1957-59), Buffalo (1960) |
87 | Frank G. Higgins* | 2010-11-25 | 8,825 | 5,143 | UM forward (1885), Lt. Gov. Montana (1901-05) |
88 | Stanley Fay* | 2010-07-19 | 10,688 | 5,038 | UM HB/QB (1931-33) |
89 | Tom Johnson* | 2010-09-25 | 11,018 | c. 5,000 | UM DT/OT (1949-51), Packers (1952) |
90 | Royal T. Farrand* | 2010-11-24 | 7,995 | 4,995 | UM QB (1887) |
91 | Jack Karwales* | 2010-08-27 | 11,833 | 4,920 | End (1941-42), NFL (1946-47) |
92 | Paul White* | 2010-01-01 | 4,185 | 4,838 | UM HB/DB (1941-43, 1946) |
93 | Jack Wheeler* | 2010-08-03 | 8,298 | 4,830 | UMHB/FB/QB (1928-30) |
94 | Herb Graver* | 2010-03-18 | 13,264 | 4,769 | UM E/HB/FB/QB (1901-03), HC Marietta (1904) |
95 | Bob Topp* | 2010-08-29 | 8,936 | 4,714 | UM end (1952-53) Giants (1954, 1956) |
96 | Jack Carpenter* | 2010-08-28 | 10,050 | 4,679 | UM tackle (1946), pro (1947-54) |
97 | John Regeczi* | 2010-03-29 | 9,147 | 4,581 | UM FB/HB (1932-34) |
98 | Rudy Rosatti* | 2010-02-21 | 3,924 | 4,564 | UM tackle (1922), NFL (1923-28) |
99 | Don Peterson* | 2010-08-01 | 5,955 | 4,524 | UM FB/HB (1948-51), MVP (1951) |
100 | William Fortune* | 2010-02-21 | 3,007 | 4,374 | UM G/T (1917-18), NFL (1920, 1924-25) |
101 | Charles B. Carter* | 2010-11-01 | 8,422 | 4,358 | UM guard (1902, 1904) |
102 | J. De Forest Richards* | 2010-11-27 | 5,588 | 4,299 | UM HB/QB (1894-97) |
103 | Frederick L. Conklin* | 2010-03-28 | 8,778 | 4,241 | UM E/T/G (1909-11) |
104 | Howie Auer* | 2010-01-01 | 5,261 | 4,202 | UM tackle (1929-31), NFL (1933) |
105 | Walter D. Graham* | 2010-12-13 | 10,120 | 4,094 | UM G/T (1904-07) |
106 | James Joy Miller* | 2010-03-29 | 7,693 | 3,953 | UM E/HB/QB (1907-10), academic scandal |
107 | Dave Glinka* | 2010-08-21 | 10,191 | 3,988 | UM QB (1960-62) |
108 | Matt Patanelli* | 2010-08-01 | 16,099 | 3,900 | UM E/HB |
109 | James K. Watkins* | 2010-12-08 | 6,926 | 3,955 | UM T/FB/C (1905-09), Detroit police commissioner(1934-36) |
110 | James E. Duffy* | 2010-04-08 | 13,150 | 3,885 | UM HB (1885-91) |
111 | Estel Tessmer* | 2010-03-28 | 4,169 | 3,685 | UM QB (1929-31) |
112 | Ralph Fritz* | 2010-02-21 | 4,943 | 3,632 | UM guard (1939-40), NFL (1941) |
113 | Henry Fonde* | 2010-01-21 | 9,481 | 3,615 | UM HB (1945-47) |
114 | George Dygert* | 2010-04-07 | 15,532 | 3,594 | UM FB/HB/QB (1890-94) |
115 | Thomas H. McNeil* | 2010-11-26 | 5,884 | 3,591 | UM QB (1884-85) |
116 | Stanley Muirhead* | 2010-02-21 | 7,431 | 3,582 | UM T/G (1921-23), NFL (1924) |
117 | Milt Carthens* | 2010-08-08 | 3,290 | 3,378 | UM OT/TE (1982-83), Colts (1987) |
118 | William F. Borgmann* | 3,216 | |||
119 | Omer LaJeunesse* | 2010-07-15 | 6,738 | 3,159 | UM G/FB (1929-31), HC Michigan Tech (1957-62) |
120 | Frank Gates Allen* | 3,152 | |||
121 | George Greenleaf* | 3,115 | |||
122 | Elmer Beach* | 2,969 | |||
123 | F. Stuart Wilkins* | 2010-07-16 | 9,128 | 2,950 | UM guard (1945-48) |
124 | James Edward Johns* | 2,914 | |||
125 | John W. F. Bennett* | 2,913 | |||
126 | Reuben Kelto* | 2010-08-01 | 6,253 | 2,878 | UM tackle (1939-41), MVP (1941) |
127 | Paul Magoffin* | 2010-01-09 | 10,518 | 2,878 | UM HB (1904-07), HC ND State (1908), George Washington (1910) |
128 | James Van Inwagen* | 2010-12-12 | 9,696 | 2,831 | UM FB/E/HB (1888-91) |
129 | Leo J. Keena* | 2010-11-23 | 9,491 | 2,830 | UM FB (1897-1899), Ambassador to Honduras and later South Africa |
130 | William Harrison Mace* | 2010-11-28 | 6,576 | 2,727 | UM rusher (1882), professor of American history |
131 | Alan Bovard* | 2,667 | |||
132 | Norm Daniels* | 2,667 | |||
133 | Arthur Redner* | 2010-03-14 | 6,403 | 2,572 | UM HB (1900-01) |
134 | Rudy Smeja* | 2,529 | |||
135 | Jackson Keefer* | 2010-02-22 | 4,730 | 2,478 | UM HB/FB (1922),NFL (1926, 1928) |
136 | Henry M. Senter* | 2,431 | |||
137 | Herb Steger* | 2010-03-25 | 9,282 | 2,395 | UM HB (1922-24) |
138 | Frederick W. Henninger* | 2010-04-12 | 11,374 | 2,324 | UM T/G (1897-99) |
139 | Alanson Weeks* | 2010-11-23 | 5,770 | 2,305 | UM FB (1898) |
140 | Norman Sterry* | 2010-11-02 | 12,275 | 2,295 | UM HB/E (1900-02) |
141 | Walter S. Horton* | 2,260 | |||
142 | Virgil Tupper* | 2010-12-07 | 4,496 | 2,141 | UM guard (1891-92) |
143 | William J. Duff* | 4,435 | 2,129 | UM football (1882-1884) | |
144 | John A. Bloomingston* | 15,264 | 2,364 | ||
145 | Robert Derleth* | 8,850 | 2,344 | ||
146 | Harold Watts* | 2010-08-01 | 3,280 | 2,343 | UM center (1943-45), MVP (1945) |
147 | George S. Holden* | 4,951 | 2,267 | ||
148 | Leo Draveling* | 6,596 | 2,246 | ||
149 | Charles Grube* | 3,927 | 2,217 | End at UM (1923-25) Detroit NFL (1926) | |
150 | Horace LaBissoniere* | 2,600 | 2,234 | UM C/G, Hammond Pros (1922) | |
151 | Walter W. Shaw* | 2010-03-19 | 5,159 | 2,050 | UM HB/QB (1899-1901) |
152 | Alvin Loucks* | 2010-02-21 | 6,774 | 2,024 | UM guard (1916, 1919) |
153 | Walter Niemann* | 2010-02-21 | 2,940 | 1,945 | UM center (1915-16) |
154 | Bruce Gregory* | 3,801 | 1,751 | ||
155 | John Wombacher* | 7,735 | 1,627 | ||
156 | Walt Kreinheder* | 2010-02-21 | 3,573 | 1,265 | UM C/G (1920-21), NFL (1922-23, 1925) |
157 | Fred Dawley* | 4,521 | 1,166 | Michigan FB (1939-41), Lions (1944) | |
158 | Fred Ratterman* | 2010-02-24 | 2,802 | 1,135 | UM HB/QB (1930, 1933), NFL (1934) |
Players (expanded)
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1 | Greg Morton | 2012 exp | 10,823 | 145,522 | UM defensive end (1974-76) |
2 | Dennis Franks | 2012 exp | 12,759 | 99,866 | UM center (1972-74) |
3 | Bob Mann | 2010-09 | 55,669 | 72,007 | End for UM (1944, 1946-47), NFL (1948-54) |
4 | Rick Volk | 2010 exp | 23,232 | 63,090 | Safety at UM (1964-66), Colts (1967-75) |
5 | Jay Riemersma | 2010 exp | 20,206 | 49,017 | UM TE (1992-1995) |
6 | John Wangler | 2010-08-04 | 35,830 | 44,612 | UM QB (1979-80) |
7 | Morgan Trent | 2010 exp | 12,073 | 40,861 | Cornerback at UM (2005-08), NFL (2009-12) (1983-86) |
8 | Willie Heston | 2010 exp | 30,804 | 38,615 | UM halfback (1901-04), CFHOF |
9 | Ernest Shazor | 2010 exp | 10,098 | 17,879 | UM safety, AA (1994) |
10 | Andre Weathers | 2010 exp | 12,721 | 16,955 | Cornerback at UM (1995-98), Giants (1999-2000) |
11 | Wally Gabler | 2010 exp | 10,121 | 15,241 | Michigan QB (1964-65) |
12 | Ivy Williamson | 2010 exp | 19,870 | 14,851 | Michigan end (1930-32), Wisconsin AD (1955-69) |
13 | Frank Longman | 2010 exp | 9,640 | 9,461 | UM FB (1903-05), Notre Dame HC (1909-10) |
14 | Henry Schulte | 2010 exp | 21,191 | 8,167 | UM G/C (1903-05),HC Missouri (1914-18), Nebraska (1919-20) |
15 | Lou Baldacci | 2010 exp | 12,823 | 7,423 | UM halfback (1953-55), Steelers (1956) |
16 | Ralph Kohl | 2010 exp | 19,305 | 5,806 | UM T (1947-48) |
17 | Stanley Borleske | 2010 exp | 11,700 | 5,147 | UM E (1908-10); HC ND Ag nand Fresno State |
18 | Gene Knutson | 2010-07-24 | 6,608 | 4,914 | UM DE (1951-53), Packers (1954, 1956) |
19 | Archie Kodros | 2010 exp | 12,615 | 4,347 | UM C (1937-39), HC Whitman and Hawaii |
20 | Tony Momsen | 2010 exp | 9,375 | 4,294 | UM C/LB (1945, 1949-50) |
21 | William L. Allen | 2012 exp | 10,021 | 4,111 | UM guard (1897-98), HC Washington State (1900, 1902) |
22 | Walter Rheinschild | 2010 exp | 26,114 | 3,832 | UM T/FB (1904-05, 1907), HC Washington State (1908), Occidental (1917) |
Eben Wilson | 10,420 | 2,609 | |||
Prentiss Douglass | 2,509 | ||||
William C. Malley | 2010-01-04 | 6,113 | 2,158 | UM T/G (1888-1890), HC Wabash (1892) |
- Dave Allerdice
- William Caley*
- Ed Carfrey
- Bert Carr*
- Kit Cartwright*
- Tom Cecchini*
- Tony Dauksza*
- Walt Downing
- Charles Drake 10,324
- George Genyk*
- Fred Grambau*
- Forrest M. Hall
- John Hennessy
- John Herrnstein
- Dick Hill*
- Bob Hollway
- Mike Jolly
- Doug Marsh
- Ed Meads*
- Bobby Morrison*
- Guy Murdock
- Jack Nelson*
- Pete Newell*
- Russell D. Oliver*
- Bill Pritula*
- Cecil Pryor* 13,655 7,113
- Stark Ritchie*
- Don Robinson*
- Carl Russ* 4,362
- S. Spencer Scott*
- Vincent Smith
- Steve Szabo* 15,949 21,864 UM LB coach (2006-07)
- George C. Thomson*
- Frank Villa*
- Jason Vinson* 3,595
- Charles Widman*
Coaches
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1 | List of Michigan head coaches* | 2010-05-29 | 34,538 | 724,026 | UM head football coaches |
Jeff Hecklinski* | 2012-11-09 | 14,345 | 29,052 | UM WR coach (2011-14) | |
2 | Tirrel Burton* | 2010-01-21 | 13,282 | 21,500 | Miami (OH) halfback, UM assistant coach |
3 | Dick Hunter* | 2010-01-23 | 3,895 | 14,292 | Miami (OH) quarterback, assistant coach under Bo Schembechler 1967-71 |
4 | Jerry Hanlon* | 2010-01-20 | 7,986 | 14,200 | Assistant coach under Schembechler 1966-1991 |
5 | Jed Hughes | 2010-01-23 | 2,400 | 13,670 | UM linebackers coach 1974-75 |
6 | Lindsy McLean | 2010-01-24 | 4,559 | 11,998 | UM trainer, 1968-79, later came out as gay and reported harassment |
7 | Bob Thornbladh* | 5,592 | |||
8 | Milan Vooletich* | 5,425 | |||
9 | A. J. Sturzenegger* | 2010-12-13 | 9,234 | 3,318 | Assistant coach at UM (1920-23), UCLA (1925-48) |
Seasons
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1 | 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-26 | 129,860 | 167,138 | 7–6 record, Robinson QB |
2 | 1905 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-07 | 40,806 | 21,678 | Lost final game to Chicago, 2-0, on Clark's blunder, breaking five-year unbeaten streak |
3 | 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 23,066 | 28,732 | First UM football team |
4 | 1925 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 71,941 | 17,938 | "The Benny-to-Bennie Show," Yost called them "the greatest football team I ever saw in action." |
5 | 1943 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 78,617 | 14,840 | Big Ten co-champion, No. 3 in AP poll, featured Bill Daley, Bob Wiese, Merv Pregulman |
6 | 1890 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-05 | 28,133 | 13,493 | First racially integrated UM football team with Jewett in backfield |
7 | 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 17,932 | 13,100 | Undefeated team outscored opponents 102 to 10 |
8 | 1880 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 12,544 | 12,830 | Second UM football team defeated Toronto Lacrosse Club in Toronto |
9 | 1922 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 69,885 | 12,826 | Undefeated Big Ten co-champion starring Harry Kipke |
10 | 1892 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-07 | 55,372 | 12,776 | First games against Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Northwestern |
1930 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 12,486 | ||||
11 | 1930 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 35,296 | 12,470 | Undefeated Big Ten co-champion led by QB Harry Newman |
12 | 1941 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 43,073 | 12,141 | Ranked No. 5 in final AP poll, led by Bob Westfall, Tom Kuzma and Al Wistert |
13 | 1888 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 23,081 | 12,049 | 2–1 including 76-4 victory over Albion |
14 | 1907 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-08 | 38,480 | 11,973 | Team led by Germany Schulz, Paul Magoffin, and Walter Rhinschild |
15 | 1926 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 17,795 | 11,507 | |
16 | 1931 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 29,244 | 11,425 | Big ten co-champion led by Maynard Morrison, Bill Hewitt and Ivy Williamson |
17 | 1884 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 16,295 | 11,358 | |
18 | 1885 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 23,425 | 11,204 | |
19 | 1942 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-01 | 25,762 | 10,888 | |
20 | 1917 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-08 | 40,860 | 9,864 | |
21 | 1916 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-08 | 47,651 | 9,470 | |
22 | 1882 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-01-06 | 3,503 | 9,467 | |
23 | 1913 Michigan Wolverines football team* | 2010-07-26 | 9,019 | 9,263 |
- 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team| || ||18,436||
- 1901 Michigan team
- 1902 Michigan team
- 1904 Michigan team
- Template:1923 Michigan Wolverines football navbox*
- 1879 Michigan football team
- 1880 Michigan football team
- 1884 Michigan football team
- 1885 Michigan football team
- 1888 Michigan football team
- 1890 Michigan football team
- 1892 Michigan football team
- 1894 Michigan football team
- 1898 Michigan football team
- 1905 Michigan football team
- 1907 Michigan football team
- 1907 Michigan football team
- 1909 Michigan football team
- 1910 Michigan football team
- 1911 Michigan football team
- 1912 Michigan football team
- 1913 Michigan football team
- 1922 Michigan football team
- 1923 Michigan football team
- 1925 Michigan football team
- 1932 Michigan football team
- 1933 Michigan football team
- 1940 Michigan football team
- 1942 Michigan football team
- 1943 Michigan football team
- 1947 Michigan football team
- 1948 Michigan football team
- 1950 Michigan football team
- 1964 Michigan football team
- 1976 Michigan football team
- Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry
Michigan sports (not football)
editBasketballl
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1 | E. J. Mather* | 2010-01-14 | 16,274 | 12,987 | First Michigan basketball coach (1919-28) |
2 | John Tidwell* | 2010-04-21 | 10,356 | 10,545 (9,783 + 762) | UM basketball 1958-1961, broke UM scoring records |
3 | Lyman Frimodig* | 2010-05-18 | 10,562 | 2,853 | Michigan Agricultural athlete (10 letters) and basketball coach (1920-22) |
4 | 1960–61 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team | 6,404 | 6–18 | ||
George Veenker | 1,104 |
- Stanley C. Cox*
- Henry Hallowell Farquhar*
- George Haggarty*
- Frank Harrigan*
- Timothy Y. Hewlett*
- James Mandler*
- Walter B. Rea*
- Ralph O. Rychener*
- James Skala*
- Pete Tillotson*
- Leo VanderKuy*
- List of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons*
- 1908–09 Michigan basketball*
- 1917–18 Michigan basketball*
- 1918–19 Michigan basketball*
- 1919–20 Michigan basketball*
- 1920–21 Michigan basketball
- 1921–22 Michigan basketball*
- 1922–23 Michigan basketball*
- 1923–24 Michigan basketball*
- 1924–25 Michigan basketball*
- 1927–28 Michigan basketball
- 1929–30 Michigan basketball*
- 1930–31 Michigan basketball*
- 1935–36 Michigan basketball*
- 1936–37 Michigan basketball*
- 1937–38 Michigan basketball*
- 1938–39 Michigan basketball*
- 1948–49 Michigan basketball*
Hockey
edit- Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
- 1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season*
- Joseph Barss*
- Dan Farrell*
- John Giordano*
- Wilf Martin*
|1||Vic Heyliger|| || ||23,014||
Other
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- Thomas Benton Cooley*
- Arthur Lyon Cross*
- John Archibald Fairlie*
- J. S. P. Tatlock*
- Jacob J. Van Riper*
Gymnastics
editSwimming
editTrack and field
edit|2||Ron Warhurst*||2010-07-09||5,006||13,349||UM track and field coach 2000-2008
American football
editDetroit Lions
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Don Doll | 2010-09-28 | 30,786 | 23,001 | Safety for USC (1944, 1946-48), Lions (1949-52) | |
Ken Fantetti | |||||
Steve Banas* | |||||
Fred Dawley* | |||||
Vern Huffman* | CTSF | ||||
Thomas Hupke* | |||||
Gil Lefebvre* | |||||
Red Stacy* | |||||
Pug Vaughan* | |||||
George Christensen | |||||
Ace Gutowsky | |||||
Ernie Caddel | 10,390 |
All-Americans
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1 | William Shakespeare | 2010-03 | 21.110 | 85,390 | Notre Dame HB, AA (1935) |
2 | Frederick Bradlee* | 2010-03-01 | 6,119 | 23,809 | All-American football player at Harvard; father of Ben Bradlee |
3 | Vernon Prichard* | 2010-02-28 | 19,718 | 19,880 | All-American QB for Army 1914, classmate of Eisenhower, and Army officer. |
4 | Louis Robertshaw* | 2010-02-12 | 14,919 | 19,663 | Center for Navy and Marine pilot in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam |
5 | Louis A. Merrilat* | 2010-02-09 | 10,294 | 19,173 | All-American football player for Army 1913-14; later a soldier of fortune |
6 | Huntington Hardwick | 2010-02 | 10,240 | 15,845 | Harvard HB/E (1912-14), CFHOF |
7 | Henry Schoellkopf* | 2010-06-18 | 11,544 | 13,331 | All-American fullback in 1903, Cornell coach, died age 32 |
8 | Willis Glassgow* | 2010-04-06 | 19,405 | 12,044 | Iowa football All-American, received 1929 Chicago Tribune Silver Football |
10 | Paul Des Jardien | 2010-02-27 | 20,450 | 7,467 | Chicago center (1912-14), CFHOF |
11 | Art Murakowski* | 2010-04-06 | 15,932 | 6,393 | Northwestern FB/LB, AA and Silver Football (1948) |
12 | Haps Benfer* | 2010-02-28 | 12,220 | 6,205 | Albright fullback, AA (1914) |
13 | Charley Barrett | 5,278 | |||
14 | Francis Burr* | 3,668 | |||
15 | Caspar Wister* | 1,350 |
- 1906 All-America team
- 1914 All-American team
- Clarence Alcott*|| || ||2,032||
- Karl Brill*
- Ralph Chapman*
- Jack Crangle*
- Burleigh Cruikshank*
- Bill Dague*
- Leland Devore*
- Edward Dillon*
- Robert Forbes
- Perry Graves
- Vic Halligan*
- Clarence Hockenberger*
- Louis Jordan*
- Albert Journeay*
- Hugh Knox*
- Leonard Macaluso*
- Earl Martineau*
- Nick Nardacci*
- William Newman*
- Percy Northcroft*
- Charles Osborne*
- Harvey Overesch*
- Stan Pennock
- Harold Pogue*
- Gap Powell*
- Howard Roome*
- Frederick A. Speik*
- Johnny Spiegel*
- Elmer Thompson*
- John Toohey*
- Henry Torney*
- Robert Torrey*
- Roswell Tripp*
- Walter H. Trumbull*
Coaches
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1 | Larry Kehres | 2010-10 | 22,168 | 134,591 | Mount Union head coach (1985-2020, 332–24–3, 11 Division III national |
1 | List of college football coaches with 200 wins | 2010-06-19 | 42,394 | 1,101,199 | College football coaches with 200 wins |
2 | Ernie Zampese | 100,881 | |||
4 | Mike Kelly* | 2010-04-27 | 18,943 | 72,107 | Dayton coach 1981-2007, .819 winning pct |
5 | Hootie Ingram | 35,246 | |||
Eddie Cochems | 63,149 | 31,858 | |||
6 | Cleo A. O'Donnell* | 22,921 | |||
7 | Joe Taylor (American football coach) | 2010-06-22 | 26,271 | 17,578 | Football coach at Virginia Union 1984-91, Hampton 1992-2007 |
8 | Gordon Johnston | 17,188 | |||
9 | Dennis Douds | 2010-06-22 | 25,102 | 15,997 | Head coach at East Stroudsburg 1974-2018, 230 wins |
10 | John Macklin* | 15,026 | |||
11 | Cleo A. O'Donnell | 2010-04-24 | 21,474 | 14,723 | Football coach 1904-1940; his 1914 Everett team outscored opponent 600-0 |
12 | George Munger (American football) | 2010-04-24 | 18,110 | 12,151 | Penn football coach 1938-1953, CFHOF |
13 | Jack Siedlecki | 2010-06-01 | 22,711 | 10,160 | Head coach in college football 1988-2016 for Eastern teams |
14 | Willard Bailey | 2010-06-22 | 19,348 | 9,844 | Head football coach 1971-2003, won 238 games |
15 | Frank Girardi* | 8,805 | |||
16 | Bill MacDermott | 2010-06-13 | 6,794 | 8,366 | Football coach 1966-2016, many in CFL |
17 | Elton Rynearson* | 8,298 | |||
18 | Bill Beaney | 2010-06-23 | 25,919 | 8,281 | Head football coach at Middlebury 1986-2015, 601–260–59 record |
19 | Manny Martin | 2010-09-18 | 8,867 | 8,159 | Cornerback in NFL and CFL 1992-1999, later a high school coach in Florida |
20 | Jim Malosky* | 7,267 | |||
21 | Jim Ostendarp* | 7,258 | |||
22 | Peter Mazzaferro* | 6,194 | |||
23 | Keith W. Piper* | 6,063 | |||
24 | Fred Schacht* | 5,427 | |||
25 | Jerry Vandergriff* | 5,304 | |||
26 | Mike Welch* | 4,603 | |||
27 | Mike Gary* | 4,476 | Western Michigan | ||
28 | John Stiegman* | 3,830 | |||
29 | Sam P. McBirney* | 3,626 | |||
30 | Eric Hamilton* | 2,149 |
- Mike Brumbelow
- Harry Stiteler
- George Gauthier (American football)
- Marino Casem
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Jr.
- Paul Stagg
- Albion: Del Anderson*, Bud Daugherty*, Morley Fraser*, Frank Joranko*, Walter S. Kennedy*, Craig Rundle*, Pete Schmidt*
- Wesleyan: Richard E. Eustis, Edgar Fauver*, Frank Hauser*, Jake High, Danny Hutchinson*, Dan Kenan*, Emil Liston, Bill MacDermott*, John Martin*, Donald Russell*, Larry Vorhis*, Mike Whalen* NTemplate:Wesleyan Cardinals football coach navbox
- Williams: Joseph W. Brooks*, Larry Catuzzi*, Fred Daly*, Douglas Lawson*, A. Barr Snively*, Len Watters*, Robert P. Wilson
Other
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1 | List of NCAA football teams by wins* | 2010-10-26 | 22,478 | 2,041,743 | College football program by wins |
2 | Forward pass | 635,088 | |||
3 | Tony Eason | 554,292 | |||
4 | Harvard Crimson football | 527,037 | |||
5 | Yale Bulldogs football | 385,139 | |||
6 | Trevor Harris | 2010-04 | 33,309 | 259,528 | AfD rescue; NFL/CFL QB (2010-present) |
7 | Ashton Youboty | 16,612 | 64,242 | Cornerback for OSU (2004-2005), NFL (2006-11) | |
8 | Bryant Moniz* | 54,343 | Hawaii QB | ||
9 | Joe Arenas | 2010-04 | 16,612 | 21,847 | 49ers HB/DB (1951-1957) |
10 | Tony Moll | 21,829 | NFL G/T (2006-2012) | ||
11 | Henry Schoellkopf* | 15,032 | |||
12 | Chuck Bennett* | 2010-04-06 | 12,531 | 10,540 | Indiana halfback received 1928 Chicago Tribune Silver football |
13 | Edward Leonard King | 7,843 | Army HB (1894-95); Commandant of Army Command and General Staff College (1925-29) | ||
14 | Pascal Matla | 2010-04 | 3,985 | 7,269 | Eastern Illinois center born in Netherlands |
15 | Mickey Mangham* | 5,645 | LSU end (1958-60), winning TD in 1959 Sugar Bowl | ||
16 | Charles Alexander | 5,559 | (AfD rescue) | ||
17 | Tim Lowry (CTSF)* | 4,040 | |||
18 | Ken Rouse (CTSF)* | 3,483 |
- Tom Thorp
- Harold Ballin
- Don Coleman (offensive tackle)
- List of undefeated NCAA Division I football teams|| || ||313,257||
- Dick Hoerner
- Jameel Dumas
- Edorian McCullough (AfD rescue)
- Billy Pittman (AfD rescue)
- Byron Hardmon (AfD rescue)
- Adrian Madise (AfD rescue)
- List of Hail Mary passes (AfD rescue)
- David McCarty (American football) (AfD rescue)
- Amarri Jackson (AfD rescue)
- Pittsburg State Gorillas football
- Wittenberg Tigers football
- Ray Courtright
- Anthony Pudewell
- Drew Wahlroos
- Bob Valesente
- John Minardi
- Stan Mikawos
- Rudy Harris
Michigan
- 1891 Michigan Wolverines football team
- 1903 Michigan Wolverines football team
- List of Michigan Wolverines football trainers*
- Michigan Wolverines football statistical leaders
- List of historically significant Michigan Wolverines football games
- Harry Allis*
- George Babcock
- James Baird
- Ted Bank*
- Frank Barbour
- Roy Beechler*
- Rolla Bigelow*
- Thomas A. Bogle Jr.*
- Jim Brieske*
- Bob Callahan*
- Charles H. Campbell*
- Otto Carpell*
- John Chase*
- William D. Cochran*
- Abe Cohn*
- Don Coleman
- Blake Countess*
- Frank Crawford
- Tom Curtis
- Bill Dague
- Donald R. Deskins Jr.*
- Tom Dohring*
- Glenn Doughty
- David L. Dunlap*
- Horace Dyer*
- William P. Edmunds
- Obi Egekeze
- Douglas Farmer*
- Jeremy Gallon*
- John Garrels
- Joe Gembis*
- Cecil Gooding*
- Herb Graver
- George W. Gregory*
- Harry S. Hammond*
- Clint Haslerig
- Mike Hoban*
- Brady Hoke
- John W. Hollister
- Herbert Huebel*
- Tommy Hughitt
- Emory J. Hyde*
- Efton James*
- Harry James*
- Ferris Jennings*
- Collins H. Johnston*
- Mike Jones*
- Arthur Karpus*
- Bill Keating*
- Mike Keller*
- John Kowalik
- Paul Kromer*
- Oscar Lambert*
- Jesse R. Langley*
- James E. Lawrence*
- George M. Lawton
- Jerry Marciniak*
- Bruce McLenna*
- Frank Millard*
- Charles S. Mitchell*
- Bill Morley
- Meyer Morton*
- Lowell Perry
- Tom Pullen*
- Fred Rehor*
- Andrew G. Reid*
- Lewis Reimann*
- Art Renner*
- Thomas J. Riley*
- Lawrence Roehm*
- Craig Roh
- Rocky Rosema
- Todd Schlopy*
- Tom Seabron*
- Henry M. Senter
- Quentin Sickels*
- James Simrall
- Doug Skene*
- Andrew W. Smith*
- Vincent Smith*
- Willie Smith*
- Benjamin H. Southworth*
- Ernest Sprague*
- Norman Sterry
- Theodore M. Stuart*
- Milo Sukup*
- Roy Torbet*
- Fitzgerald Toussaint*
- Brian Townsend*
- Fred Townsend*
- Joseph Truskowski*
- Jerome Utley*
- Carl Ward*
- William Ward
- Dwight Watson
- Jack Weisenburger*
- James Whitley*
- Matt Wile*
- Josh Williams*
- Eben Wilson
- Alvin Wistert
- Whitey Wistert
- Chris Ziemann*
- Chris Zurbrugg*
All-Americans
2011 collegiate leaders
- Giovani Bernard*
- Alex Carder*
- Asher Clark*
- Cody Fajardo*
- Chris Givens*
- Chandler Harnish*
- Ronnie Hillman*
- A. J. Jenkins*
- Henry Josey*
- Keith Price*
- Ryan Radcliff*
- Silas Redd*
- Bryn Renner*
- Corey Robinson*
- Robbie Rouse*
- Robert Turbin*
- Marquess Wilson*
Coaches
- Eli Abbott
- D. M. Balliet
- Lynn Bell
- George B. Chadwick*
- Fred Cozens
- Duffy Daugherty
- George Denman
- John Field*
- Andrew Bird Glaspie
- Curry Hicks
- J. W. Knibbs
- James Knight
- William F. Knox*
- Bill Lange
- Joseph McCulloch
- Edward Moulton
- Charles D. Rafferty*
- James O. Rodgers*
- Joseph Rockwell Swan*
- George S. Stillman*
- Albert Wittmer*
- Western Michigan: Bill Doolittle, John Gill, Tubby Meyers,Milton Olander, Merle Schlosser
AfD rescue
- 1891 VMI Keydets football team
- Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story
- Steve Aponavicius
- Adrian Battles
- Damien Berry
- Matt Bosher
- Tommie Campbell
- Greg Carter (deprod)
- Garrett Chisolm
- Steve Collins
- Nate Costa
- Dowayne Davis
- Arthur S. Herman
- Andre Holmes
- Joe Iacone
- Wade Koehl
- Eddie Lacy
- Marquis Maze
- Eric Mensik
- Rylan Reed
- Buster Skrine
- Zane Taylor
- Terrence Toliver
- Chris Todd
- Lorenzo Washington
- Ryan Winterswyk
Miscellaneous
Rutgers coaches
- H. W. Ambruster
- Alfred Ellet Hitchner
- Oliver D. Mann
- John C. B. Pendleton
- Herman Pritchard
- Arthur P. Robinson
- Harry Rockafeller
- William V. B. Van Dyck
- Henry Van Hoevenberg
- John Wallace*
Miscellaneous
- Curtis Alexander (AfD rescue)
- Albert Berg
- Al Blades (AfD rescue)
- James Bond
- R. R. Brown
- Edwin A. Dalton
- Harold Drew
- Stuart Forbes
- William Goodyear
- DeWayne Lewis (AfD rescue)
- Walter Mendenhall (AfD rescue)
- Mike Nesbitt (AfD rescue)
- Tim Rebowe (AfD rescue)
- Cal Young*
- Tony Zuzzio (AfD rescue)
Baseball/softball
editRank | Title | Creation date |
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1 | List of Detroit Tigers team records | 2010-01 | 38,400 | 380,980 | Detroit Tigers team records |
2 | List of college baseball coaches with 1,100 wins* | 2010-07-06 | 17,139 | 114,119 | College baseball coaches with 1,100 wins |
3 | Gordie Gillespie* | 2010-07-06 | 9,405 | 85,194 | Winningest college baseball coach with 1,893 wins |
4 | Margie Wright | 2010-06-24 | 24,240 | 22,361 | Fresno softball coach 1998-2012, was second winningest softball coach |
5 | Sharron Backus* | 2010-06-28 | 10,294 | 15,064 | UCLA softball coach 1975-1997, nine national championships, 847–167–3 record |
6 | Jordan Taylor (softball)* | 2010-05-27 | 14,588 | 14,056 | UM softball pitcher 2008-2011, Big Ten career leader in strikeout |
7 | National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame* | 10,755 | |||
8 | Gayle Blevins* | 2010-06-25 | 6,531 | 9,036 | Softball coach at Indiana and Iowas 1980-2010, was second all-time in victories with 1,245–588–5 record |
9 | John Kobs* | 6,940 | |||
10 | Frank Joranko* | 6,356 | |||
11 | Judi Garman* | 5,278 |
- Mysterious Walker
- List of Major League Baseball managers with 1000 career wins
- Socks Seybold
- Scoops Carey (baseball)
- John Ely (baseball)
- Pug Cavet
- Bud Chamberlain*
- Henry Clarke
- Casey Close*
- Pete Conway
- Fred Dunlap
- William B. "Buck" Giles*
- James Gronninger (AfD rescue)
- Paul Jata
- Marvin Lane*
- Steve Larkin
- Frank Lary
- Razor Ledbetter
- Mickey Lolich
- Bobby Lowe
- Billy Lush
- Dummy Lynch*
- Don Leshnock*
- Carl Lundgren
- Heine Meine
- Scat Metha
- Bud Middaugh*
- Slicker Parks
- Heinie Peitz
- Skel Roach
- Heinie Sand
- Heinie Scheer
- Henry Sexton
- Red Snapp
- Dummy Taylor
- Dave Tobik
- Heinie Wagner
- Bill Watkins
- Charles F. Watkins*
- List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League*
- Pete Appleton
- Fred Blanding
- Frank Bliss
- Steve Boros
- Duncan Curry*
- Don Eaddy
- Hal Elliott
- Jack Enzenroth
- Johnny Gee
- Wally Gilbert
- Bob Glenn
- Bruce Haynam*
- John Hibbard
- Lincoln MacMillan*
- Bill McAfee
- Bill Mogk*
- Bud Morse
- Henry Oxley (AfD rescue)
- John Perrin
- Bert Sincock
- Weldy Walker
Softball
Hockey
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1 | List of college men's ice hockey coaches with 400 wins* | 2010-06-23 | 13,111 | 30,028 | College hockey coaches with 400 wins |
2 | Bill Beaney | 2010-06-23 | 25,919 | 8,281 | Head football coach at Middlebury 1986-2015, 601–260–59 record |
3 | Bob Emery* | 7,604 | |||
4 | Mike McShane* | 2010-06-23 | 26,075 | 7,538 | College hockey coach 1980-2018 with 742–349–69 recor |
5 | Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award* | 7,453 | |||
6 | Don Roberts* | 7,304 | |||
7 | Tim Coghlin* | 5,321 | |||
8 | Don Brose* | 3,701 | |||
9 | Ed Saugestad* | 2,242 | Augsburg hockey coach (1958-1996) | ||
10 | John Rolli* | 1,384 |
Track and field
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1 | 1940 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 2010-07-06 | 5,599 | 7,192 | USC team title |
2 | 1935 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 2010-07-09 | 5,171 | 6,925 | USC team champion; Jesse Owens won four events |
3 | 1936 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 2010-07-09 | 7,522 | 6,450 | USC team champion; Jesse Owens won four events |
4 | 1930 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 2010-07-06 | 4,702 | 5,044 | USC team champion; Frank Wykoff broke world record in 100-yard dash |
5 | 1928 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 2010-07-07 | 5,809 | 4,282 | Stanford team champion; Claude Bracey won 100-yard dash |
6 | 1939 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 2010-07-06 | 5,897 | 4,144 | USC team champion; William Watson of Michigan high scorer |
7 | 1933 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 4,126 | |||
8 | 1938 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 4,085 | USC team champion | ||
9 | 1926 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 3,937 | |||
10 | 1937 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 3,871 | |||
11 | 1932 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 3,732 | |||
12 | 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 3,612 | |||
13 | Claude Bracey* | 10,545 | 3,486 | Texas sprinter, won NCAA championship in 100- and 220-yard sprints | |
14 | 1927 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 3,468 | |||
15 | 1931 NCAA Track and Field Championships* | 3,193 | |||
16 | Tiny Gooch* | 7,962 | 2,957 | Texas athlete and tallest attorney in Texas |
Basketball
edit- Lorri Bauman*
- Wanda Ford*
- 1973–74 Detroit Pistons season*
- List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball*
- Charles Bemies
- Arthur Berndt*
- Cleveland Rosenblums
- Ed Cook*
- George Corneal*
- Osborne Cowles
- Fred Cozens
- Dana Evans*
- Robert Harris*
- Chris Harrison*
- Arthur Karpus*
- James Kase*
- Chick King
- Leslie Mann
- William Perigo*
- Oscar Rackle*
- Allan Williford*
Historic sites
editHistoric sites
- Bristol Hotel, Gibraltar
- Christman Covered Bridge
- De Mores Packing Plant Ruins
- Alden B. Dow Office and Lake Jackson City Hall
- Harshaville Covered Bridge
- Jerome Cooperative Creamery
- Manistee Iron Works*
- Opa-locka Thematic Resource Area
- Pierce County Courthouse (North Dakota)
- Punta Gorda Fish Co.
- The Rock Hotel
- Milton Small House
- Warnke Covered Bridge
Architects, builders, engineers
- John Parks Almand
- Architects of the National Park Service
- Alexander Boyter
- Champion Bridge Company
- Henry W. Cleaveland
- George H. Clemence
- D. F. Creighton
- Jeremiah Cunningham
- Bill Darrah
- Alden B. Dow
- Orlo Epps (AfD rescue)
- Esenwein & Johnson
- George Feick
- James Otis Follett
- James J. Gaffney
- Leon C. Goodrich
- Frederick H. Gouge
- William Haugaard
- F. A. Henninger
- Kilham & Hopkins (AfD rescue)
- H.J. Huck & Co.
- Jules Leffland
- Lincoln Construction Co.
- Louden Machinery Company
- Jack Oughton
- Parkinson & Dockendorff
- Patton & Fisher
- Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples
- Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.
- Frederic Hutchinson Porter
- Benjamin D. Price
- Charles Punchard Jr.*
- Merel S. Sager*
- Shirley Simons
- Walter Mickle Smith (AfD rescue)
- South Dakota Department of Transportation
- N. M. Stark and Company
- Thompson–Starrett Co.
- Henry Voss
- Joseph C. Wells
- C. Ferris White
- Wing & Mahurin
- John Wosky*
Architects
Historic sites - CA
- 27th Street Historic District*
- 28th Street YMCA*
- 52nd Place Historic District*
- Angelus Funeral Home*
- Brockman Building*
- Fire Station No. 14*
- Fire Station No. 30*
- Lincoln Theater*
- Masonic Hall (MS) (AfD rescue)
- New Era Building (Maquoketa, Iowa)*
- Olson House (Cushing, Maine)*
- Prince Hall Masonic Temple
- St. Anselm's (Lafayette)
- Second Baptist Church*
- Westlake Theatre*
Historic sites - VA/DC
Sportswriters
edit- Edward A. Batchelor*
- Norman E. Brown
- Paul H. Bruske*
- Gordon Cobbledick*
- John Drebinger*
- Charles Dryden*
- Joe Falls
- Wilton S. Farnsworth*
- Charley Feeney*
- Dick Gordon
- Alan J. Gould*
- Frank Graham*
- Harry Grayson*
- Jerry Green*
- Sam Greene*
- James Isaminger
- Joe S. Jackson*
- Max Kase*
- Earl Lawson*
- Leo Macdonnell*
- Frank G. Menke*
- Paul Purman*
- H. G. Salsinger
- Lyall Smith*
- Watson Spoelstra*
- Jack Veiock*
Other
editRank | Title | Creation date |
Article Size |
Page views |
Description |
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1 | Leonard Skinner | 2010-09-20 | 9,366 | 655,564 | Gym teacher and namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd |
2 | Herbert Spiegel* | 2010-01-10 | 10,520 | 29,170 | Pioneer of therapeutic hypnosis, treated "Sybil" |
3 | Donald Goerke* | 2010-01-15 | 4,786 | 27,006 | Inventor of SpagettiOs |
4 | Bill Littlejohn* | 2010-09-21 | 23,556 | 18,197 | Animator and union organizer, worked on Tom and Jerry and Peanut specials |
5 | Murray Sayle* | 2010-09-22 | 23,060 | 19,159 | Australian journalist, novelist and adventurer |
6 | Dodge Morgan* | 2010-09-20 | 15,008 | 16,893 | First American to sail solo around the world without stops |
7 | Chris Cameron | 2010-04-20 | 6,811 | 14,142 | UM gymnast, won all-around NCAA title in 2010 |
8 | Arnall Patz* | 2010-03-23 | 13,715 | 11,659 | Pioneer in research and treatment of childhood blindness, received Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 |
9 | James Hartzell* | 2010-09-24 | 2,825 | 9,606 | Advertising writer responsible for "Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet" campaign in 1974 |
10 | Henri Salmide | 2010-03-07 | 6,319 | 8,013 | German naval officer who, in 8/44, refused to blow up the port of Bordeaux and instead blew up the ordnance bunker |
11 | Gloria Nord* | 2010-01-08 | 6,421 | 7,772 | Roller skater, ice skater, and pin-up girl |
12 | Felix Wurman* | 2010-01-08 | 13,233 | 7,283 | Cellist and composer, founder of Church of Beethoven |
13 | Celso Duarte* | 2010-05-23 | 12,123 | 7,116 | Virtuoso of Paraguayan harp |
14 | John F. Antisdel* | 2010-12-04 | 4,595 | 7,461 | Detroit hotelier |
15 | George H. Torney* | 2010-04-17 | 5,485 | 4,652 | Surgeon-General of the US. Army |
16 | Bill Combs* | 2010-04-19 | 3,724 | 3,487 | All-American wrestler, killled at Iow ia |
Lyman Frimodig* | 2010-05-18 | 10,562 | 2,853 | Michigan Agricultural athlete (10 letters) and basketball coach (1920-22) |
Coaching leaders
- List of college women's lacrosse coaches with 250 wins*
- List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins*
- List of U.S. college men's soccer coaches with 400 wins*
- List of college field hockey coaches with 300 wins*
- List of college women's soccer coaches with 300 wins*
- List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins*
- List of college women's volleyball coaches with 750 wins*
- List of college women's basketball coaches with 600 wins*
Music
Softball
Tennis
Track/field
2011 deaths
Miscellaneous
DYKs
editArticle (DYK date) | Image | DYK views | DYK hook |
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914. Mike Jolly (12/29/12) | ... that Mike Jolly was the starting weak side cornerback in 35 of 36 games for Michigan teams that played in two Rose Bowls and a Gator Bowl from 1977 to 1979? | ||
913. Carl Russ (12/24/12) | ... that Carl Russ started as a walk-on and became the starting wide linebacker for Michigan football teams that had a record of 20–1–1? | ||
912. Fred Julian (12/23/12) | ... that Fred Julian led Michigan in rushing in 1959 and led the New York Jets in interceptions in 1960? | ||
911. Walt Downing (12/22/12) | ... that Walt Downing, the seventh All-American center for Michigan, won a Super Bowl with the 1981 San Francisco 49ers? | ||
910. Pete Newell (12/21/12) | ... that Bo Schembechler praised Pete Newell for traveling to Iowa with the 1969 Michigan football team rather than to a large antiwar rally "with the damn hippies where he really wanted to be"? | ||
909. Jim Betts (12/18/12) | ... that Michigan quarterback Jim Betts persuaded Bo Schembechler in 1969 to relax his clean-shave policy by claiming that facial hair was part of the African-American players' "heritage"? | ||
908. Cecil Pryor (12/18/12) | ... that Bo Schembechler knew his 1969 team was no longer afraid of Ohio State when a fight the day before the game ended with Cecil Pryor yelling, "And we're gonna kick your ass tomorrow, too!"? | ||
907. Greg Morton (12/17/12) | ... that Greg Morton, college football's defensive player of the year for 1976, collected exotic flora, including a purple passion plant he named Claudine? | ||
903-906. Rutgers coaches (12/16/12) | ... that the earliest head coaches of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team include John C. B. Pendleton, Henry Van Hoevenberg, Alfred Ellet Hitchner, and Arthur P. Robinson, all four combining for a record of 12–33? | ||
902. Guy Murdock (12/16/12) | ... that Guy Murdock, the MVP of football's Chicago Fire, joined with the Winds after the Fire was extinguished? | ||
901. 1976 Michigan Wolverines football team (12/15/12) | ... that 21 players from the 1976 Michigan football team went on to play in the NFL, and another opted instead to play Major League Baseball? | ||
900. Doug Marsh (12/15/12) | ... that tight end Doug Marsh was Michigan's leading receiver in 1979 and later played seven NFL seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals? | ||
899. Dennis Franks (12/12/12) | ... that Dennis Franks, an American football offensive lineman, participated in figure skating to develop his agility and leg strength? | ||
898. Edward A. Dalton (12/8/12) | ... that E. A. Dalton, the first paid coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team, had a coaching tenure that lasted for ten days in October 1892? | ||
897. Herman G. Steiner (12/7/12) | ... that Herman Steiner was the head coach at Duke University in football, baseball and track? | ||
896. William Goodyear (12/6/12) | ... that Billy Goodyear, the first football coach at Washington State, became a newspaper publisher, ran for Congress and died weeks after having his leg amputated? | ||
895. Harold Drew (12/5/12) | ... that Maine native Harold Drew coached the Alabama Crimson Tide football team to a 54–28–7 record and appearances in the Sugar, Orange and Cotton Bowls? | ||
894. 1943 Michigan Wolverines football team (12/4/12) | ... that the 1943 Michigan Wolverines football team lost its only game to Notre Dame in a game that matched teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the AP Poll? | ||
893. Stuart Forbes (12/4/12) | ... that Stuart Forbes, the first head coach of the Arizona Wildcats football team, was also the author of Trail Sketches: Word Pictures of the West? | ||
892. Vincent Mroz (12/3/12) | 23,000 | ... that United States Secret Service agent Vincent Mroz shot an attempted presidential assassin in the "biggest gunfight in Secret Service history"? | |
891. William L. Allen (12/2/12) | 1,675 | ... that William Allen (pictured) played on the undefeated 1898 Michigan football team and led Washington State to an undefeated record as head football coach in 1900? | |
890. Orlo Epps (12/2/12) | ... that Greensboro, North Carolina, architect Orlo Epps was also a professor of mathematics and physics and a socialist? | ||
889. Harry Rockafeller (11/30/12) | ... that Harry Rockafeller (pictured), who played for the Rutgers football team from 1912 to 1915, was still athletic director in 1961? | ||
888. William V. B. Van Dyck (11/29/12) | ... that William V. B. Van Dyck coached football at Rutgers, worked on a project to light the Strait of Magellan and participated in the first chess game played by "wireless"? | ||
887. R. R. Brown (11/26/12) | ... that Robert Roswell Brown (pictured) was a head football coach at six colleges, including Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Tulane, and New Mexico State? | ||
886. Cal Young (11/26/12) | ... that Cal Young, the first head coach of the Oregon Ducks football team, was born in a log cabin? | ||
885. Albert Berg (11/24/12) | ... that Albert Berg, the first Purdue football coach, was a deaf-mute whose coaching reportedly "consisted of excited sign language and some rather bizarre sounds from his throat"? | ||
884. John Wosky (11/7/12) | 380 | ... that John Wosky designed a number of historic structures at Yosemite National Park, including Crane Flat Fire Lookout and the Generals' Highway Stone Bridges? | |
883. Opa-Locka Thematic Resource Area (10/24/12) | 2,950 | ... that the Opa-Locka Thematic Resource Area includes 20 buildings developed by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss using an "Arabian Nights" theme? | |
882. The Rock Hotel (10/24/12) | ... that John Lennon married Yoko Ono at The Rock Hotel? | ||
881. Champion Bridge Co. (10/13/12) | 1,100 | ... that Champion Bridge Co. was charged with criminal antitrust violations in 1906 as part of the Ohio Attorney General's "war on the bridge trust"? | |
880. Joseph C. Wells (10/12/12) | 600 | ... that the works of Joseph C. Wells, a founding member of the American Institute of Architects, include "Old First" in Greenwich Village? | |
879. Louden Machinery Company (10/11/12) | ... that Louden Machinery Co. designed more than 25,000 barns (catalog pictured) as well as monorail devices used in manufacturing the first atomic bomb and at a B-29 bomber plant? | ||
878. Thompson–Starrett Co. (10/11/12) | 4,000 | ... that Thompson-Starrett Co. built six National Historic Landmarks in the U.S., including the Rockefeller Estate and the tallest skyscraper in the world from 1913 to 1930 (pictured)? | |
877. Punta Gorda Fish Co. (10/10/12) | ... that ten Florida fish cabins and icehouses built by the Punta Gorda Fish Co. have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places? | ||
876. Henry W. Cleaveland (10/9/12) | 407 | ... that the works of Henry W. Cleaveland, a founding member of the American Institute of Architects, include the original Palace Hotel, San Francisco? | |
875. C. Ferris White (8/6/12) | 2,300 | ... that C. Ferris White designed more than 1,100 buildings in the U.S. state of Washington (example pictured) and over 300 more in the company town of Potlatch, Idaho? | |
874. Norman Sas (7/30/12) | ... that Norman Sas invented electric football? | ||
873. Syque Caesar (7/30/12) | 5,900 | ... that a University of Michigan gymnast dubbed the "Golden Syque" won the first gold medal in international competition for Bangladesh and was chosen to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London? | |
872. Steve Boros (7/21/12) | ... that Oakland Athletics manager Steve Boros was criticized for his pioneering use of an Apple II computer to guide his managerial decisions in 1983? | ||
871. Patty Gasso (7/20/12) | 1,000 | ... that Patty Gasso has led the Oklahoma Sooners softball team to seven appearances in the Women's College World Series, including a national championship in 2000 and a second-place finish in 2012? | |
870. De Mores Packing Plant Ruins (7/12/12) | 3,100 | ... that a pretender to the French throne built the De Mores Packing Plant in the Dakota Territory in 1883? | |
868-869. Bruce Haynam, Bill Mogk (7/12/12) | ... that Bruce Haynam and Bill Mogk were part of the "million dollar infield" on the 1953 Michigan Wolverines baseball team that won the College World Series? | ||
867. Ed Carfrey (7/9/12) | ... that Ed Carfrey, who played in Major League Baseball in 1890, was mistakenly omitted from baseball records until 2005? | ||
865. Pete Appleton (7/8/12) | ... that baseball pitcher Pete Appleton changed his surname from Jablonowski to embark on a musical career, which he never did? | ||
864. Sam Mikulak (7/7/12) | ... that University of Michigan gymnast Sam Mikulak won the 2011 NCAA all-around championship and will represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London? | ||
863. Sporting Life (7/6/12) | ... that the masthead of Sporting Life displayed the motto "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports"? | ||
862. Bill McAfee (7/6/12) | ... that former Albany, Georgia, mayor Bill McAfee (pictured) participated in a 13-game baseball tour of Japan in 1929 before embarking on a five-year career in Major League Baseball? | ||
861. List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League (7/4/12) | ... that athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League include two Heisman Trophy winners and seven inductees of the Pro Football Hall of Fame? | ||
860. Don Eaddy (7/4/12) | ... that Don Eaddy (pictured) was an All-American baseball player, All-Big Ten basketball player, and halfback for the football team at the University of Michigan? | ||
859. Wally Gilbert (7/3/12) | ... that Wally Gilbert played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, football in the NFL and professional basketball for Buffalo and Denver? | ||
858. Bud Morse (7/2/12) | ... that professional baseball player Bud Morse was honored for his heroism in disarming a gunman during a hospital shooting spree? | ||
857. Henry Oxley (6/1/12) | ... that Henry Oxley is one of only three people from Prince Edward Island to have played in Major League Baseball? | ||
856. John Herrnstein (7/1/12) | ... that John Herrnstein was the third generation of the Herrnstein family to play for the Michigan Wolverines football team? | ||
855. Hal Elliott (6/30/12) | ... that Hal Elliott led the National League in games played by a pitcher in 1930, appearing in 48 games for the last place Philadelphia Phillies? | ||
854. Johnny Gee (6/28/12) | ... that pitcher Johnny Gee, sometimes known as the "$75,000 Lemon", was the tallest person ever to play Major League Baseball until Randy Johnson debuted in 1988? | ||
853. Bob Glenn (6/23/12) | ... that Major League Baseball pitcher Bob Glenn later became a pioneer in highway and traffic engineering from the 1920s through the 1950s? | ||
852. Jack Enzenroth (6/20/12) | ... that Jack Enzenroth (pictured) in 1910 was the captain of the first baseball team to be coached by Branch Rickey? | ||
851. Fred Blanding (6/18/12) | ... that Fritz Blanding retired from baseball due to "excessive weight" and because he could have "a heap more fun" on his farm? | ||
850. Duncan Curry (6/14/12) | ... that Duncan Curry, sometimes called the "Father of Baseball", was the president of the first organized baseball team and helped draft the first written rules of the game in 1845? | ||
849. Bert Sincock (6/12/12) | 1,160 | ... that Bert Sincock, born in a gold rush boomtown in 1887, was the first British Columbia native to play Major League Baseball? | |
848. John Hibbard (6/11/12) | 1,100 | ... that John Hibbard played three years of college baseball for the University of Michigan despite having previously played professional baseball for the Chicago White Stockings? | |
847. Lincoln MacMillan (6/10/12) | ... that Lincoln MacMillan played on Michigan football teams that defeated Notre Dame in each of the first five games between the schools? | ||
846. Fred Bonine (6/8/12) | 1,557 | ... that Fred Bonine set the world's record in the 110-yard dash in 1886, and later saw over a million patients in his medical office? | |
845. Frank Bliss (6/7/12) | 1,600 | ... that Frank Bliss, the first Michigan Wolverine to play Major League baseball, tucked his trousers into long boots for shin protection as a catcher in the early 1870s? | |
844. Weldy Walker (6/7/12) | 10,348 | ... that an 1888 letter written by Weldy Walker, the second African American in Major League Baseball, was called "perhaps the most passionate cry for justice ever voiced by a Negro athlete"? | |
843. Lorri Bauman (5/18/12) | 1,200 | ... that Lorri Bauman in 1984 became the first women's collegiate basketball player to score 3,000 points and still holds all-time NCAA records for field goals and free throws? | |
841-842. 1911 Michigan Wolverines football team (5/13/12) | ... that a newspaper quipped that the 1911 Michigan football team, featuring "Bottles" and "Bubbles", could claim the world championship for having players injured? | ||
840. Forrest M. Hall (4/26/12) | 3,200 | ... that Forrest Hall (pictured) played for Princeton's 1893 national championship football team, coached Auburn to a 94–0 victory over Georgia Tech in 1894, and set a shot put record at Michigan in 1895? | |
839. 1910 Michigan Wolverines football team (4/24/12) | 3,700 | ... that the undefeated 1910 Michigan football team featured three All-Americans in Albert Benbrook, Stanfield Wells and Joe Magidsohn (pictured)? | |
838. 1925 Michigan Wolverines football team (4/22/12) | ... that the 1925 Michigan football team allowed only thee points all year and featured one of the sport's greatest passing combinations in "The Benny-to-Bennie Show"? | ||
837. George Haggarty (4/22/12) | 1,050 | ... that George Haggarty was named Mr. Basketball of Michigan for 1921 and won the U.S. Seniors' Golf Association championship in 1966? | |
836. Frank Harrigan (4/21/12) | ... that West Virginia native Frank Harrigan led Michigan to two Big Ten basketball championships and played for the Cook Painter Boys' 1929 national championship team? | ||
835. Walter B. Rea (4/16/12) | 2,565 | ... that Walter Rea, the leading scorer for the 1919–20 Michigan Wolverines basketball team, later became the university's spokesman on "panty raids"? | |
834. 1917–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (4/12/12) | ... that the 1917–18 team was the University of Michigan's first basketball team after an eight-year hiatus and the only winless conference season in the school's history? | ||
833. Henry Hallowell Farquhar (4/11/12) | ... that Henry Hallowell Farquhar, the leading scorer on the first Michigan Wolverines basketball team in 1909, became a professor at Harvard Business School? | ||
832. 1907 Michigan Wolverines football team (4/10/12) | ... that 1907 Michigan football team gave up an average of only one point per game and shut out Vanderbilt in front of the largest crowd to see a football game south of the Mason–Dixon Line? | ||
831. 1908–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (4/8/12) | ... that the development of basketball as "almost a major sport" led the University of Michigan to form its first basketball team in 1909? | ||
830. 1906 Michigan Wolverines football team (4/8/12) | ... that John Garrels of the 1906 Michigan football team threw the school's first legal forward pass, won Olympic medals in the hurdles and shot put, and set a world record in the discus throw? | ||
829. 1908 Michigan Wolverines football team (4/7/12) | 1,500 | ... that Fielding H. Yost opined that Germany Schulz (pictured) gave "the greatest one-man exhibition of courage I ever saw on a football field" for the 1908 Michigan football team? (4,200 views for Germany Schulz) | |
828. 1909 Michigan Wolverines football team (3/30/12) | 2,100 | ... that the 1909 Michigan football team won the first battle for the Little Brown Jug (pictured), the oldest rivalry trophy in American college football? | |
827. 1880 Michigan Wolverines football team (3/30/12) | 1,900 | ... that the 1880 Michigan football team played its only game in a foreign country and at a lacrosse club? | |
826. 1888 Michigan Wolverines football team (3/26/12) | ... that during an 1888 visit to Ann Arbor, Michigan, Theodore Roosevelt quipped that it was "not healthy to get in the way of the U. of M. rugby team"? | ||
825. 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team (3/21/12) | ... that the 1879 Michigan football team defeated Racine College, 1–0, in the first intercollegiate football game in the school's history? | ||
824. 1884 Michigan Wolverines football team (3/20/12) | 3,600 | ... that the 1884 Michigan football team's (pictured) first game was part of a "field day" that included heavyweight boxing, "catch-as-catch-can wrestling" and "chasing greased pig"? | |
823. 1885 Michigan Wolverines football team | ... that the 1885 Michigan Wolverines football team played a game on roller skates against the Princess football team? | ||
822. 1892 Michigan Wolverines football team | ... that after George Jewett (pictured) played for the 1892 Michigan football team, it was 40 years before another African-American played for the Wolverines? | ||
821. 1933 Michigan Wolverines football team (2/28/12) | 2,700 | ... that after the 1933 Michigan Wolverines football team won the first game in what was to be an undefeated season, Gerald Ford wrote that the University of Michigan had "more drunks than ever"? | |
820. Russell D. Oliver (2/19/12) | ... that Russ Oliver, dubbed the "second Red Grange" at age 16, was the fourth University of Michigan athlete to win nine varsity letters in three major sports? | ||
819. Tony Dauksza (2/15/12) | 3,200 | ... that former American football player Tony Dauksza in 1971 became the first person to traverse the Northwest Passage in anything other than a ship, completing the journey by himself in a canoe? | |
818. 1923 Michigan Wolverines football team (2/13/12) | ... that the 1923 Michigan football team's undefeated season was saved when Edliff Slaughter executed what Fielding Yost called "the greatest play in football I ever saw"? | ||
817. 1913 Michigan Wolverines football team (2/5/12) | 2,500 | ... that the 1913 Michigan Wolverines football team featured running by Jimmy Craig (pictured), a "Hawaiian yell," and snake dancing behind the Michigan band? | |
816. 1922 Michigan Wolverines football team (1/30/12) | 3,200 | ... that the undefeated 1922 Michigan football team held opponents to 1.8 points per game and shut out Vanderbilt and Ohio State at dedication games for their new stadia? | |
815. 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team (1/28/12) | ... that the 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team won the national championship while holding opponents to 4.8 points per game and extending the team's winning streak to 23 games? | ||
814. Theodore M. Stuart (12/20/11) | ... that Theodore M. Stuart, an end and halfback for the "Point-a-Minute" football teams at the University of Michigan in 1904 and 1905, was also the university's tennis champion? | ||
813. Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House (12/13/11) | 1,400 | ... that the Frank Kameny House in Washington, D.C., was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in the gay rights activism of its namesake? | |
812. Red Snapp (11/3/11) | 2,800 | ... that Red Snapp was considered the "king of the minor leagues"? | |
811. Cleveland Rosenblums (10/10/11) | 1,200 | ... that the Cleveland Rosenblums, owned by department store owner Max Rosenblum, won the first championship of the newly formed American Basketball League in 1926? | |
810. Brian Eisner (10/9/11) | ... that Brian Eisner led the University of Michigan men's tennis team to 18 Big Ten Conference championships in 30 years as the head coach? | ||
809. Bill Lange (10/9/11) | 400 | ... that Bill Lange led the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1941? | |
808. Ryan Winterswyk (9/7/11) | 1,750 | ... that after joining the Boise State football team as a walk-on, Ryan Winterswyk appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was named to the school's All-Decade team? | |
807. Joe Iacone (9/5/11) | ... that American footballer Joe Iacone gained 3,983 rushing yards in three years and set PSAC rushing and scoring records that remained unbroken for decades? | ||
806. Dummy Taylor (9/2/11) | ... that Dummy Taylor, once the highest salaried deaf person in the United States, was ejected from a baseball game for cursing out the umpire in sign language? | ||
805. Fred Dunlap (9/2/11) | ... that Fred Dunlap, who was once the highest paid player in professional baseball, died penniless at the age of 43? | ||
804. Heinie Meine (8/30/11) | 4,500 | ... that during the Prohibition era, the National League's leading pitcher Heinie Meine (pictured) operated a speakeasy known for "moose milk that would peel the paint off a battleship"? | |
803. Sam Greene (8/29/11) | 629 | ... that Sam Greene, who covered Detroit sports from 1922 to 1963, was called "one of America's best known sports chroniclers," "a gentlemanly patriarch" and one of sport's "most beloved figures"? | |
802. Heinie Peitz (8/28/11) | ... that Heinie Peitz was on the receiving end of the famed "Pretzel Battery" in the 1890s? | ||
801. Paul H. Bruske (8/25/11) | 911 | ... that Detroit sportswriter Paul Bruske drove a Flanders "20" roadster from Quebec to Mexico City in 1910 and later managed Eddie Rickenbacker's racing team? | |
800. Edward A. Batchelor (8/25/11) | ... that Detroit sportswriter E.A. Batchelor popularized a nickname for the Notre Dame football team by opening a 1909 game account, "Eleven fighting Irishmen wrecked the Yost machine this afternoon"? | ||
799. Joe S. Jackson (8/23/11) | 1,500 | ... that Joe S. Jackson founded the Baseball Writers Association after reporters at the 1908 World Series had "to climb a ladder to the roof of the first base pavillion and write in the rain and snow"? | |
798. Alan J. Gould (8/23/11) | 524 | ... that sports editor Alan J. Gould invented college football's AP Poll in 1936 as an "exercise in hoopla," to fill space between games, and "to keep the pot boiling"? | |
797. Wilton S. Farnsworth (8/22/11) | 468 | ... that sportswriter Bill Farnsworth teamed with Damon Runyon in promoting boxing bouts that raised more than $1 million for Hearst's Free Milk Fund for Babies? | |
796. Lyall Smith | ... that Lyall Smith successfully lobbied for the first post-bowl AP Poll in 1948 to settle competing championship claims by undefeated Notre Dame and Michigan football teams? | ||
795. Frank G. Menke (8/21/11) | 2,200 | ... that after debunking Abner Doubleday as the inventor of baseball, Frank Menke was placed in "the class that would belittle Washington, Lincoln and other men who have played their part in American history"? | |
794. Max Kase (8/20/11) | 1,400 | ... that Max Kase wrote in support of jazz and flappers in 1922, helped found the NBA in 1946, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1952 for exposing college basketball point-shaving scandals? | |
793. Frank Graham (8/20/11) | 932 | ... that Hall of Fame sportswriter Frank Graham, once described as "psychopathically polite," loved the "shadowy figures and rogues that dwelt on the fringes of his favorite sports"? | |
792. Arthur Matsu (8/19/11) | 4,400 | ... that Arthur Matsu was the first Asian American student at The College of William & Mary, the first Asian American quarterback in the NFL and the first Japanese coach in American football? | |
791. Earl Lawson (8/18/11) | ... that after Baseball Hall of Fame sportswriter Earl Lawson had altercations with both Johnny Temple and Vada Pinson , he joked that Pinson was a harder puncher? | ||
790. Charles Dryden (8/17/11) | ... that baseball humorist Charles Dryden dubbed the 1906 White Sox the "Hitless Wonders" and said of the 1909 Senators: "Washington – first in war, first in peace and last in the American League"? | ||
789. Jerry Green (8/10/11) | ... that Jerry Green was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and is one of four sports writers to cover each of the first 45 Super Bowls? | ||
788. Olson House (8/8/11) | ... that Olson House, made famous by its depiction in Christina's World, was designated a National Historic Landmark in June 2011? | ||
787. Dick Gordon (8/6/11) | 751 | ... that sportswriter Dick "Scoop" Gordon earned his nickname for reporting at The Daily Princetonian in 1930, and filed his last sports story for the Villager in 2008? | |
786. James E. Lawrence (8/5/11) | 6,400 | ... that James E. Lawrence (pictured) was once "considered the greatest place-kicker the University of Michigan ever had"? | |
785. Mike Keller (8/1/11) | ... that former Michigan linebacker Mike Keller has played in the NFL and held executive positions in the USFL, XFL and World League of American Football? | ||
784. Bruce McLenna (8/1/11) | ... that NFL halfback Bruce McLenna was killed in 1968 while riding in the rear of a military truck that crashed? | ||
783. Jim Brieske (7/29/11) | ... that Jim Brieske, who set multiple placekicking records, had his kicking foot amputated in 1967? | ||
782. Carl Ward (7/27/11) | ... that Carl Ward's 104-yard kickoff return in 1967 was the longest in the history of the Cleveland Browns? | ||
781. Glenn Doughty (7/24/11) | ... that Glenn Doughty rushed for 329 yards in his first two college football games for the 1969 Michigan Wolverines and later played eight years for the Baltimore Colts? | ||
780. Edward Moulton (7/20/11) | ... that "Dad" Moulton, a participant in Sherman's March to the Sea, was the U.S. sprint champion in the 1870s, and trained the "world's fastest human" in the 1880s? | ||
779. Collins H. Johnston (7/11/11) | ... that Collins H. Johnston, halfback on the first Michigan football team in 1879, later published papers on eclampsia, tuberculosis, cardiac murmurs, and pulmonary abscess? | ||
778. John Chase (7/10/11) | ... that ophthalmologist John Chase (pictured) commanded the Colorado National Guard in the Colorado Labor Wars, the arrest of Mother Jones, and the Ludlow Massacre? | ||
777. Charles S. Mitchell (7/8/11) | 4,700 | ... that Charles S. Mitchell (pictured), "goal-keeper" on the first Michigan football team, became the editor-in-chief of the Washington Herald? | |
776. Fred Townsend (7/6/11) | ... that despite failing eyesight, Fred Townsend played for the 1887 Michigan football team and became chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party? | ||
767-775. Multiple (7/4/11) | ... that despite winning seven national championships from 1899 to 1912, the Yale football team had 14 head coaches in those 14 years, including a lingerie manufacturer, "the phantom line cleaver", a manufacturer of machine guns, a victim of typhoid fever, a Harvard law student, the senior partner of Smith Barney & Co., the grandfather of a noted documentary filmmaker, the nephew of the U.S. Secretary of State, and the president of a historically black university? | ||
766. 27th Street Historic District (6/27/11) | ... that the 27th Street Historic District in Los Angeles includes a Gothic Revival church that since 1906 has housed white, Armenian, African-American and Hispanic congregations? | ||
765. Second Baptist Church (6/26/11) | ... that Second Baptist Church, once the largest African American–owned meeting space in the western U.S., hosted speeches by W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X? | ||
764. Lincoln Theater (6/24/11) | ... that the Lincoln Theater in Los Angeles was known as the "West Coast Apollo" and featured performances by jazz legends before being converted into a church? | ||
763. Charles M. Robinson (6/21/11) | 521 | ... that Charles M. Robinson was the College Architect for the College of William and Mary and designed more than 15 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places? | |
762. Fred Brinkman (6/19/11) | 400 | ... that more than ten works by Kalispell, Montana, architect Fred Brinkman have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places? | |
761. Paul Kromer (6/9/11) | ... that Paul Kromer and Tom Harmon formed a backfield duo for the 1938 Michigan Wolverines football team that became known as the "Touchdown Twins"? | ||
760. Jack Weisenburger (6/3/11) | ... that Jack Weisenburger was the "spinning fullback" for the undefeated Michigan football team that became known as the "Mad Magicians"? | ||
759. George W. Gregory (5/30/11) | ... that Stanford University's president wrote in 1907 that the career of Michigan center George W. Gregory illustrated "the evils of football"? | ||
758. William Ward (5/20/11) | 9,300 | ... that Michigan football coach William Ward later became a physician who experimented with the surgical creation of artificial vaginas? | |
757. Charles Bemies (5/7/11 | ... that Charles Bemies organized the first college basketball team in the 1890s and later became a Presbyterian minister and evangelist? | ||
756. Curry Hicks (5/5/11) | ... that Curry Hicks was the head football coach for the Michigan State Normal Normalites in 1910 and the athletic director at UMass from 1911 to 1949? | ||
755. Milton Olander (5/3/11) | ... that Milton Olander, who led the Western Michigan football team to an unbeaten and unscored upon record in 1922, was later offered a position as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor? | ||
754. Joseph McCulloch (4/27/11) | ... that, in the 1918 season, Joseph McCulloch coached star American football players from multiple schools, including 1917 All-American Archie Weston? | ||
753. Dickshooter, Idaho (4/23/11) | ... that Dickshooter was named for Dick Shooter? | ||
752. Ferris Jennings (4/18/11) | ... that 140-pound quarterback Ferris Jennings ran 66 yards for the first of only two touchdowns scored all year by the 1934 Michigan football team that also featured future US President Gerald Ford? | ||
751. Carl Lundgren (4/6/11) | ... that Cubs pitcher Carl Lundgren (pictured) had "speed to burn green hickory and an assortment of curves that would keep a cryptograph specialist figuring all night but he was wild as a March hare in a cyclone"? | ||
750. Bobby Lewis (4/4/11) | ... that Boston Beaneater Bobby "Link" Lowe (pictured) was the first Major League player to hit four home runs in a game and was selected in 1911 as the best utility player in baseball history? | ||
749. Frank Sexton (4/3/11) | ... that Michigan baseball coach Frank Sexton was confronted with a knife, a cane and an arrest warrant after declaring a forfeit when Indiana refused to continue play due to darkness? | ||
748. Skel Roach (3/30/11) | 1,347 | ... that during an eleven-year professional baseball career, German-born Rudolph "Skel" Roach played for teams known as the Prohibitionists, Omahogs, Orphans and Siwashes? | |
747. Henry Clarke (3/30/11) | ... that before becoming a state legislator and then railroad commissioner in Nebraska, Henry Clarke pitched with Cy Young for the Cleveland Spiders and coached Michigan Wolverines baseball? | ||
746. John Giordano (3/29/11) | ... that John Giordano, named 1981 collegiate Coach of the Year by The Hockey News, was fired three years later when all 22 of his players signed a petition listing their grievances against him? | ||
745. Pete Conway (3/26/11) | ... that Pete Conway won 30 games as a pitcher for the Detroit Wolverines in 1888, "snapped a cord in his arm" in 1889, later worked as a mule skinner, and was dead by age 36? | ||
744. Wilf Martin (3/26/11) | ... that Wilf Martin played for the 1964 NCAA championship Michigan Wolverines ice hockey team and later set the Denver Spurs' single-season and career records for goals, assists, and points? March 26, 2011 (72) | ||
743. Charles F. Watkins (3/25/11) | 10,800 | ... that Michigan Wolverines baseball player and coach Charles F. Watkins sustained severe burns from an X-ray machine, which ultimately resulted in his death? | |
742. Jerome Utley (3/24/01) | 1,060 | ... that Michigan baseball player and coach Jerry Utley was the owner of a luxury hotel in Baja California and the promoter of the 1933 Max Schmeling–Max Baer heavyweight championship fight? | |
741. Joseph Barss (3/23/11) | ... that Joseph Barss, the first head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team, was born in Madras, India, in 1892? | ||
740. Dan Farrell (3/23/11) | ... that Michigan ice hockey coach Dan Farrell later became the chairman and CEO of a uranium exploration company? | ||
739. Abe Cohn (3/22/11) | 2,030 | ... that Abe Cohn, son of immigrant parents identified as "Russian Yiddish" by U.S. Census-takers, played for the Michigan Wolverines football and basketball teams while attending law school? | |
738. Arthur Karpus (3/22/11) | ... that Michigan's Arthur Karpus (pictured) played for Big Ten championship teams in football, basketball and baseball? | ||
737. William Perigo (3/21/11) | ... that former Michigan coach William Perigo played professional basketball with John Wooden as a member of the Indianapolis Kautskys in the 1930s? | ||
736. George Corneal (3/21/11) | ... that George Durkin Corneal became the first coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team in 1909? | ||
735. Osborne Cowles (3/21/11) | ... that Ozzie Cowles of Carleton, Dartmouth, Michigan and Minnesota was among the Top 15 winningest college basketball coaches of all-time when he retired at 59 in 1959? | ||
734. Oscar Lambert (3/18/01) | 2,100 | ... that the Michigan football coach complained his "defense was in the law library" after law student Oscar Lambert was declared ineligible? | |
733. Fred Rehor (3/17/01) | 7,861 | ... that Fred Rehor (pictured), a 256-pound pharmacy student from the University of Michigan, helped lead the 1917 Massillon Tigers to the "world's professional football championship" against Jim Thorpe's Canton Bulldogs? | |
732. Frank Barbour (3/11/11) | ... that Frank Barbour, coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1892 to 1893, later led Beech-Nut into the chewing gum business? | ||
731. Joanne Siegel (3/4/11) | 13,600 | ... that Joanne Siegel was the original model for Lois Lane and later married Superman's co-creator? | |
730. Luke Matheny (3/4/11) | ... that Luke Matheny, whose hair was described as "a vast black bouffant that makes him look like an untidy microphone", began his Academy Award acceptance speech by joking, "I should've gotten a haircut"? | ||
729. John Garrels (3/3/11) | ... that University of Michigan fullback John Garrels won medals in both the 110 m hurdles and shot put at the 1908 Olympics in London? | ||
728. Charles Dvorak (2/28/11) | ... that Charles Dvorak (pictured) missed the pole vault finals at the 1900 Olympics after being told the event was postponed, but returned to win the gold medal at the 1904 Olympics? | ||
727. Lawrence Roehm (2/19/11) | ... that Michigan's 1915 quarterback Lawrence Roehm was called the "thinking type", "160 pounds of undaunted courage", and a "peppery" player who imbued his team with "do-or-die spirit"? | ||
726. Ted Bank (2/18/11) | ... that Michigan quarterback Ted Bank wore a specially constructed knee brace to allow him to play football after suffering a shrapnel injury in World War I? February 18, 2011 (235) | ||
725. Orienta (2/9/11) | ... that the exotica album Orienta by "Star Trek" composer Gerald Fried was said to resemble the dreams of a person who has fallen asleep during a Fu Manchu movie on television? | ||
724. Chaino (1/27/11) | ... that bongo player Chaino, whose albums included Jungle Mating Rhythms, claimed to be an orphan from a lost tribe in central Africa but was actually born in Philadelphia and raised in Chicago? | ||
723. Brady Hoke | ... that it had been said that the new Michigan Wolverines football coach Brady Hoke would "crawl on hot, broken glass to work inside Schembechler Hall as the head coach"? | ||
722. Tak Shindo (1/16/11) | ... that Manzanar internee Tak Shindo went on to become a "Giant of Jazz" for exotica albums like Mganga! and Brass and Bamboo? | ||
721. Casey Close (1/16/11) | ... that Casey Close was Baseball America's National Player of the Year, married former Miss America Gretchen Carlson and negotiated more than $350 million in contracts for Derek Jeter and Ryan Howard? | ||
720. Roy Torbet (1/14/01) | ... that The New York Times in 1912 wrote that the expert passing of "Squib" Torbet had placed the Michigan football team "on a higher plane than they have reached before"? | ||
719. Lewis Reimann (1/13/11) | ... that Michigan football player and author Lewis Reimann wrote in 1916 that post-game celebrations by students "filled with 'spirit'" were damaging the university's reputation? | ||
718. William D. Cochran (1/12/11) | ... that William D. Cochran, former Deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, was known as "Pink Cheeks" as a Michigan Wolverines football player? | ||
716-717. Otto Carpell + Efton James (1/10/11) | ... that halfback Otto Carpell and ends Efton James and Curtis Redden were the three Michigan Wolverines football players killed while serving in the military during World War I? | ||
715. Steve Collins (1/9/11) | ... that Steve Collins was the first freshman in Oklahoma Sooners football history to start at quarterback in a season opener? | ||
714. Louis Gilbert (1/7/11) | ... that Louis Gilbert, who scored all 21 points in Michigan Stadium's dedication game, was described as "the campus sheik" who "wears bear grease on his hair and dances a mean black bottom"? | ||
713. Ace Gutowsky (12/28/10) | 1,700 | ... that in the 1932 NFL championship game, Chicago Bears coach George Halas stuck out his foot from the sidelines and tripped Ace Gutowsky while he was returning a kickoff for the Portsmouth Spartans? | |
712. George Christensen (12/28/10) | ... that former Oregon Duck and Detroit Lion George Christensen co-founded a multinational manufacturing company with factories in France, Japan, Canada and the United States? | ||
711. Dick Hoerner (12/26/10) | 686 | ... that Dick Hoerner played in three consecutive NFL Championship Games, became the Los Angeles Rams' all-time leading rusher and was considered "a murderous line backer"? | |
710. James Van Inwagen (12/25/10) | ... that Michigan football captain James Van Inwagen (pictured) operated the Tiffany Enameled Brick Co. and the company that made Tiffany Never-Wind Clocks? | ||
709. Ernie Caddel (12/21/10) | 2,300 | ... that Stanford and Detroit Lions running back Ernie Caddel, known as the "Blond Antelope," led the NFL in average yards gained per rushing carry for three consecutive years? | |
708. A. J. Sturzenegger (12/20/10) | 686 | ... that "football nut" "Sturzy" Sturzenegger spent most of his career coaching college football at Michigan, USC and UCLA despite having attended Harvard Law School? | |
707. John A. Bloomingston (12/19/10) | 3,500 | ... that Michigan fullback John Bloomingston (pictured), who became one of Chicago's best known trial lawyers, was disbarred in 1896 for playing professional baseball? | |
706. Walter D. Graham (12/17/10) | 11,800 | ... that Michigan football player "Octy" Graham (pictured) at age 16 was called a "young Hercules" after "gripping machines did not register high enough to show his strength"? | |
705. James K. Watkins (12/16/10) | ... that Michigan footballer and Rhodes Scholar James K. Watkins became Detroit Police Commissioner and formed a group in 1936 "to save their country from a perpetuation of the New Deal"? | ||
704. Thomas Benton Cooley (12/9/10) | 1,700 | ... that Thomas Benton Cooley was inducted into the Legion of Honour for his work with the children of France during World War I and later discovered "Cooley's anemia"? | |
703. William Harrison Mace (12/6/10) | ... that Syracuse University dean emeritus William Harrison Mace was a Michigan Wolverines football player in 1882? | ||
702. Frank G. Higgins (12/5/10) | ... that Lt. Governor Frank G. Higgins was the first person born in Montana to become a member of the state's bar and of its legislature? | ||
694-701. Michigan QBs (12/5/10) | 14,000 total | ... that the quarterbacks for the Michigan Wolverines football teams of the 19th century included a Brigadier General decorated for valor in World War I, the brother of a famous novelist, one of the founders of General Motors, the physician at a Kimberly-Clark mill, the son of the Governor of Wyoming, a steamboat builder, a Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias (pictured) and a sheep rancher from Walla Walla? McNeil led with 4,400 and Morrow followed at 2,300 | |
693. William Wilson Talcott (12/4/10) | 13,700 | ... that ice cream manufacturer William Wilson Talcott (pictured) killed himself by jumping from an excursion steamer into Lake Michigan with rocks in his pockets after he was unable to extricate his wife from a "love cult" in 1922? | |
692. William W. Hannan (12/3/10) | ... that the Michigan Federation of Labor in 1906 wrote that perhaps no individual had done more to "promote the interests of wage-earners than William W. Hannan, the real estate hustler"? | ||
691. Howard Abbott (12/1/10) | ... that Judge Howard Abbott was the captain and quarterback of the first Minnesota Golden Gophers football team in 1886? | ||
690. William J. Olcott (11/30/10) | 2,700 | ... that William J. Olcott (pictured), captain of the 1882 and 1883 Michigan Wolverines football teams, became the president of a railroad and a mining company? | |
689. Henry M. Senter (11/29/10) | 6,300 | ... that Mort Senter (pictured), Michigan's 1896 football captain, became involved in a diplomatic incident after Colombian soldiers seized property from his home in 1902? | |
688. Christian Steinmetz (11/28/10) | 1,100 | ... that Christian Steinmetz was the inaugural College Basketball Player of the Year in 1905, despite being only 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighing 137 pounds (62 kg)? | |
687. 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team (11/24/10) | 2,100 | ... that the 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team taught the members of the newly formed Notre Dame team how to play the game of football? | |
686. William Dennison Clark (11/17/10) | 5,364 | ... that William Dennison Clark, whose "wretched blunder" in 1905 ended Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak in football, killed himself 27 years later, reportedly expressing the hope to atone for his error? | |
685. Charles B. Carter (11/12/10) | 2,100 | ... that Maine Senator Charles "Babe" Carter was known for his agility, nerve, and "wonderful handling of his massive frame" as a football player in the early 1900s? | |
684. 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team (11/19/10) | 2,500 | ... that the 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team (game program pictured), which had its season shortened by a global flu pandemic, was recognized decades later as a co-national champion? | |
683. Edorian McCullough (11/18/10) | ... that Edorian McCullough twice won the Texas high school 100 meter championship and later played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in World Bowl XV? | ||
682. Norman Sterry (11/12/10) | ... that Los Angeles attorney Norman Sterry represented the New York Yankees in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld an exemption from the antitrust laws for Major League Baseball? | ||
680-681. Stagg Brothers (11/10/10) | ... that brothers Amos Jr. and Paul Stagg both played quarterback for their father Amos Alonzo Stagg at the University of Chicago, and later led teams against each other as college coaches themselves? | ||
679. Harvard Crimson football (11/6/10) | 4,000 | ... that the Harvard Crimson football team (home stadium pictured) has won 12 national championships and is the eighth winningest team in NCAA Division I football history? | |
678. Pittsburg State Gorillas football (11/6/10) | ... that the Pittsburg State Gorillas have won more games than any other American football program in NCAA Division II history? | ||
677. 1902 Michigan Wolverines football team (11/5/10) | 12,200 | ... that 10 players from the 1902 "Point-a-Minute" Michigan football team (pictured), which outscored opponents 644–12, became head coaches? | |
676. Wittenberg Tigers football (11/5/10) | ... that the Wittenberg Tigers from Springfield, Ohio, have won more games than any other Division III college football team? | ||
675. Bryant Moniz (11/2/10) | 2,300 | ... that American football player Bryant Moniz, who began the 2009 season as a walk-on for Hawaii delivering pizzas to pay his expenses, currently leads the NCAA in both passing yards and total offense? N | |
674. Yale Bulldogs football (11/2/10) | 5,300 | ... that the Yale Bulldogs football team (mascot pictured) has won 27 national championships and ranks second in wins in college football history? | |
673. Gerald White (10/22/10) | 1,576 | ... that running back Gerald White played football for Bo Schembechler at Michigan, Tom Landry at Dallas and Don Shula at Miami? | |
672. Morgan Trent (10/11/10) | ... that Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Morgan Trent was a sprinter for the Michigan track team and set indoor state track records in the 60-yard dash and 200-meter run? | ||
671. Rick Volk (10/10/10) | ... that four-time NFL All-Pro safety Rick Volk spent two days in an intensive-care unit after a helmet-to-helmet collision with Jets fullback Matt Snell in Super Bowl III? October 10, 2010 (199) | ||
670. Andre Weathers (10/10/10) | ... that Andre Weathers returned interceptions for game-winning touchdowns against Ohio State in Michigan's 1997 national championship season and in his first NFL game in 1999? | ||
669. Ysrael Seinuk (10/10/10) | 2,600 | ... that Ysrael Seinuk came to the United States with little more than "my slide rule and my diploma from the University of Havana" and became known as "Mr. New York"? | |
668. Mike Martin (10/10/10) | ... that Mike Martin won consecutive high school state championships in both wrestling and shot put and has been called "the Most Valuable Player Not Named Denard" on the 2010 Michigan football team? | ||
667. Don Doll (10/9/10) | 2,400 | ... that Don Doll, the only player in NFL history to register 10 or more interceptions in 3 separate seasons, changed his surname to "Doll" after being discharged from the Marines? October 9, 2010 (2,400 DYK views) (167) | |
666. Bob Mann (10/6/10) | 3,400 | ... that Bob Mann, the first black player for Detroit and Green Bay, claimed he was "railroaded" out of football when he objected to a pay cut after leading the NFL in receiving yards? | |
665. Tom Johnson (10/5/10) | ... that Michigan's All-American 60-minute man Tom Johnson was the second African-American player for the Green Bay Packers? | ||
664. Murray Sayle (10/2/10) | 2,600 | ... that Australian Murray Sayle, known for his "rat-like cunning", was a war correspondent in Vietnam, tracked Che Guevara through the Bolivian jungle, climbed Mt. Everest and sailed solo across the Atlantic? | |
663. Monte Robbins (10/1/10) | ... that Monte Robbins holds the Michigan Wolverines football records for longest punt at 82 yards and the highest career average for a punter? | ||
662. Bill Littlejohn (10/1/10) | 1,700 | ... that the work of "animation God" Bill Littlejohn includes Tom and Jerry, A Charlie Brown Christmas and an Oscar-winning short with Dizzie Gillespie debating the possibility of nuclear war? | |
661. Dodge Morgan (10/1/10) | 2,400 | ... that radar detector millionaire Dodge Morgan at age 54 sailed solo around the globe without stops in 150 days, shattering the prior record of 292 days? | |
660. Leonard Skinner (9/29/10) | 8,800 | ... that The New York Times called Leonard Skinner, the namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd, "arguably the most influential high school gym teacher in American popular culture"? | |
659. Manny Martin (9/27/10) | 1,700 | ... that former American football player Manny Martin made the Buffalo Bills team in 1996, despite being considered by media as "the longest of long shots"? | |
658. Mickey Mangham (9/27/10) | ... that Mickey Mangham, a walk-on player from Maryland, scored the only touchdown in the 1959 Sugar Bowl to secure a national championship for the undefeated 1958 LSU Tigers football team? | ||
657. Craig Roh (9/25/10) | 5,300 | ... that Craig "Death" Roh adopted a diet of six meals and more than 4,000 calories a day because he considered himself "tiny" at 230 pounds (104 kg)? | |
654-656. 1980 linebackers (9/21/10) | ... that the 1980 Michigan defense, led by All-Big Ten linebackers Andy Cannavino, Paul Girgash and Robert Thompson, gave up an average of only 1.8 points per game in the last five games of the season? | ||
653. Marty Huff (9/15/10) | ... that Michigan linebacker Marty Huff intercepted three passes thrown in one game by Hall of Fame quarterback Mike Phipps? | ||
652. Denard Robinson (9/15/10) | 6,547 | ... that in his first two games as a starter, Denard "Shoelace" Robinson achieved the two highest single-game total offense totals in Michigan Wolverines history—and did so with his shoes untied? | |
651. Ed Shuttlesworth (9/15/10) | ... that fullback Ed Shuttlesworth became Michigan's all-time leader in rushing attempts while playing for teams that finished 30–1–1 from 1971 to 1973? | ||
650. Tom Beckman (9/11/10) | 1,297 | ... that Michigan linebacker Tom Beckman worked more than 30 years for General Motors where he was in charge of new vehicle launches? | |
649. Julius Curry (9/10/10) | ... that Michigan strong safety Julius Curry in 2006 formed Curry Racing, the first NASCAR racing team with sole minority ownership? | ||
648. Gil Chapman (9/9/10) | ... that Gil Chapman was Michigan's career leader in kickoff return yards and the first African-American elected to office in Elizabeth, New Jersey? | ||
647. Bob Topp (9/8/10) | 2,900 | ... that Bob Topp helped the New York Giants defeat the Cleveland Browns in 1956 by intercepting radio signals used to relay plays onto the field from the Browns' bench? | |
646. Darryl Stonum (9/8/10) | 1,700 | ... that, after receiving contact lenses in 2010, Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum reported, "I could see everything like in HD"? | |
645. Jack Karwales (9/7/10) | 1,492 | ... that Jack Karwales spent time as a Wolverine, Bear, and Cardinal, and a coach of Billikens? | |
644. Darrell Harper (9/6/10) | ... that former Michigan halfback Darrell Harper scored the first points and kicked the first field goal and extra point in the history of the Buffalo Bills? | ||
643. Jack Carpenter (9/5/10) | ... that Michigan tackle Jack Carpenter later played for the Toronto Argonauts and was described as "the pillar of strength on the Argos' front wall"? | ||
640-642. Oosterbaan's QBs (9/3/10) | ... that Michigan's starting quarterbacks under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan included John Ghindia (1949), Lou Baldacci (1953–1954), and Jim Maddock (1954–1956)? | ||
637-639. Elliott's QBs (9/3/10) | ... that Michigan's starting quarterbacks under head coach Bump Elliott included Stan Noskin (1957–1959), Dave Glinka (1960–1962), and Wally Gabler (1965)? | ||
636. Jim Van Pelt (9/1/10) | ... that former Michigan quarterback Jim Van Pelt set Canadian Football League records with a 107-yard touchdown pass and seven touchdown passes in one game? | ||
635. Steven Threet (8/29/10) | 1,139 | ... that quarterback Steven Threet began his college football career at Georgia Tech, played for Michigan in 2008 and is now a member of the 2010 Arizona State team? | |
634. John Wangler (8/26/10) | 1,561 | ... that after watching "the greatest single play" in team history, Bob Ufer exclaimed "Johnny Wangler to Anthony Carter will be heard until another 100 years of Michigan football is played!"? Aug. 26, 2010 (171) | |
633. Michael Taylor (8/24/10) | ... that Michael Taylor led Michigan to consecutive Big Ten football championships and became the school's all-time leader in passing efficiency? | ||
632. Dennis Brown (8/23/10) | ... that Dennis Brown broke the Big Ten single game total offense record in his first start and set the Michigan football record for career passing yards? | ||
631. Mel Anthony (8/22/10) | ... that Michigan fullback Mel Anthony set a Rose Bowl record with an 84-yard touchdown run in 1965? | ||
630. Chuck Heater (8/22/10) | ... that former Michigan running back Chuck Heater coached national championship football teams at Notre Dame and Florida? | ||
629. DeWayne Patmon (8/21/10) | ... that American football player DeWayne Patmon appeared in a few movies after his National Football League career ended? | ||
628. Fred Janke (8/20/10) | ... that former Jackson, Michigan, mayor Fred Janke was the captain of Fritz Crisler's first Michigan Wolverines football team? | ||
627. Fred Baer (8/19/10) | ... that 1954 Michigan football MVP Fred Baer and 1953 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner played in the same backfield for Fenwick High School in the Chicago Catholic League in 1949? | ||
626. Jack Wheeler (8/17/10) | ... that despite a slight build at 155 pounds, Jack Wheeler was the MVP of the undefeated 1930 Michigan football team and finished second in voting for the Chicago Tribune Silver Football? | ||
625. Buster Stanley (8/16/10) | ... that Youngstown, Ohio, native Sylvester "Buster" Stanley won the 1993 Michigan football MVP and Dick Katcher awards? | ||
624. Matt Patanelli (8/16/10) | ... that Matt Patanelli was the first University of Michigan football player selected in an National Football League Draft? | ||
623. Reuben Kelto (8/15/10) | ... that Upper Peninsula native Reuben Kelto was selected as the MVP of the 1941 Michigan football team that was ranked fifth in the final AP poll? | ||
622. Tony Branoff (8/14/10) | ... that Tony Branoff became the first sophomore selected as MVP of the Michigan football team after leading the 1953 squad in scoring, handling punting duties and throwing a 66-yard touchdown pass? | ||
621. Tony Rio (8/13/10) | ... that Tony Rio, placed on probation in 1958 for being part of a football gambling ring, went on to become the MVP of the 1959 Michigan football team? | ||
620. Steve Strinko (8/12/10) | ... that 1974 Michigan football MVP Steve Strinko suffered a degenerative knee injury and later formed an organization to provide medical assistance to others injured in college athletics? | ||
619. Ted Kress (8/8/10) | ... that Michigan halfback Ted Kress set a Big Ten single-game rushing record with 218 yards in his second conference game? | ||
618. Dennis Fitzgerald (8/6/10) | ... that Dennis Fitzgerald won a gold medal in wrestling at the 1963 Pan American Games, and set the Michigan Wolverines football record with a 99-yard kickoff return? | ||
617. George F. Veenker (8/4/10) | ... that George Veenker has the highest winning percentage of any basketball coach in Michigan history and served on the NCAA Football Rules Committee from 1938 to 1945? | ||
616. Ray Courtright (8/3/10) | ... that Ray Courtright, once considered Oklahoma's greatest halfback, pitched a no-hitter for the Sooners and coached the Nevada basketball and Michigan golf and wrestling teams to championships? | ||
615. William F. Borgmann (8/1/10) | ... that Bill Borgman was a lineman for the undefeated national champion 1932 and 1933 Michigan football teams and a line-mate of Gerald R. Ford on the 1934 team? | ||
614. Stanley Fay (7/31/10) | ... that Stanley Fay, captain and quarterback of the undefeated national champion 1933 Michigan football team, later became Ford Motor Company's personnel director? | ||
613. Ivy Williamson (7/31/10) | 1,658 | ... that less than six weeks after being fired from his 20-year career as the University of Wisconsin's football coach and athletic director, Ivy Williamson died from falling down a staircase? | |
612. Bob Emery (7/31/10) | 700 | ... that Bob Emery at age 46 already ranks among the 20 all-time winningest college men's ice hockey coaches, with 465 wins? | |
611. Fred Trosko (7/28/10) | ... that Eastern Michigan football coach Fred Trosko suffered a 29-game winless streak after the school refused to follow a conference policy allowing athletic scholarships? | ||
610. Hercules Renda (7/28/10) | 6,581 | ... that Hercules Renda was described as a "midget from the hills of West Virginia" who "ran, squirmed and tackled" his way into the hearts of Michigan football fans in the 1930s? | |
609. Tony Momsen (7/27/10) | ... that Michigan linebacker Tony Momsen blocked a Vic Janowicz punt and recovered it in the endzone for the only touchdown in the famed 1950 Snow Bowl game? | ||
608. Ralph Kohl (7/27/10) | 1,572 | ... that long-time NFL scout Ralph Kohl was considered the top "judge of football flesh" in BLESTO, the scouting combine of the Bears-Lions-Eagles-Steelers Talent Organization? | |
607. F. Stuart Wilkins (7/27/10) | ... that Stu Wilkins, an offensive guard on Michigan's 1947 "Mad Magicians" team, was a leader in establishing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his hometown of Canton, Ohio? | ||
606. Sam P. McBirney | 2,000 | ... that Irish-American banker Sam McBirney coached a football team from a college with 400 students to a 16–0 win that broke the Oklahoma Sooners' 18-game winning streak? | |
605. Alan Bovard (7/24/10) | ... that Michigan Wolverines center Alan Bovard coached the Michigan Tech football team to its first undefeated season in 1948? | ||
604. Claude Bracey (7/18/10) | 700 | ... that Claude Bracey, know as "the Texas Flyer," won the 100- and 220-yard sprints at the 1928 NCAA Track Championships and tied the world record in the 100-meter race in 1932? | |
603. Tiny Gooch (7/16/10) | 2,120 | ... that Tiny Gooch, placed third in the discus at the NCAA track championships, won the Southwest Conference heavyweight wrestling championship and was acknowledged as "the tallest attorney in Texas" until 1950? | |
602. Gordie Gillespie (7/16/10) | 1,100 | ... that Gordie Gillespie is the all-time winningest college baseball coach and was also selected as the head coach of the Chicago Tribune all-time Illinois high school football team? | |
601. Willie Heston (7/11/10) | 3,400 | ... that Willie Heston (pictured), rated by Knute Rockne as the greatest back of all time, helped Michigan outscore its opponents 2,326 to 40 in his four years with the team? | |
600. Hugh Knox (7/9/10) | ... that Hugh Knox, son of the U.S. Secretary of State and Attorney General, was an All-American halfback at Yale? | ||
599. Bill Dague (7/8/10) | ... that Bill Dague was the first consensus All-American football player from the United States Naval Academy? | ||
598. Frank Joranko (7/8/10) | ... that Frank Joranko was selected as the most valuable football player in the MIAA and later coached Albion College to nine MIAA baseball championships? | ||
597. Sharron Backus (7/6/10) | 820 | ... that Sharron Backus played on seven national and two international championship softball teams and coached UCLA to nine national championships? | |
596. Don Roberts (7/4/10) | 1,000 | ... that Legend of Hockey Don Roberts was assigned to coach hockey despite having never played the sport and coached his team in boots due to his unsteadiness on skates? | |
595. List of college football coaches with 200 career wins | ... that the list of college football coaches with 200 career wins is topped by John Gagliardi, Eddie Robinson, and Joe Paterno? | ||
594. Eric Hamilton (7/3/10) | ... that Eric Hamilton, the youngest American college football head coach when hired by Trenton State College at age 23, has held the same job for 33 years? | ||
593. Keith W. Piper (7/3/10) | ... that Keith Piper successfully perpetuated the single-wing, "the formation-of-choice during football's leather-helmet era," for decades after it had been discarded by other teams? | ||
592. Dennis Douds (7/3/10) | ... that football coach Denny Douds, climbing the career wins list after decades at the same university, jumped with the U.S. Army Parachute Team in May 2010 at age 69? | ||
591. Joe Taylor (7/3/10) | ... that Florida A&M football coach Joe Taylor has a career record of 214–82–4 and won four Black College Championships at Hampton? | ||
590. Peter Mazzaferro (7/2/10) | ... that Peter "Papa Bear" Mazzaferro was removed as head football coach at Bridgewater after 19 years, sued for age discrimination, and coached another 17 years there after being reinstated? | ||
589. Ed Saugestad (7/2, 7/4) | 1,000 | ... that Ed Saugestad began coaching the Augsburg College hockey team while he was still a student and led the school to three NAIA national championships in 37 years as the coach? | |
588. Mike McShane (7/1/10) | 600 | ... that Mike McShane led Norwich to eight Frozen Fours and ranks ninth all-time among NCAA men's ice hockey coaches with 564 wins? | |
587. Gayle Blevins (7/1/10) | 600 | ... that Iowa and Indiana coach Gayle Blevins retired in June 2010 ranked second in NCAA Division I softball history with 1,245 wins? | |
586. Tim Coghlin (7/1/10) | 550 | ... that Tim Coghlin advanced to the Frozen Four in six of the past eight years and has the second highest career winning percentage among the 100 all-time winningest college men's hockey coaches? | |
585. Judi Garman (7/1/10) | 1,000 | ... that Judi Garman, raised by a Mennonite pastor on the Saskatchewan prairie, became the winningest coach in college softball history at Cal State Fullerton? | |
584. Bill Beaney (6/30/10) | 900 | ... that Bill Beaney led Middlebury College to an unprecedented five straight national men's ice hockey championships and ranks 11th on the all-time NCAA hockey win list? | |
583. Margie Wright (6/30/10) | 1,100 | ... that Margie Wright is the all-time winningest NCAA softball coach and ranks second all-time in career victories among NCAA Division I coaches in all sports? | |
582. Henry Schoellkopf (6/27/10) | ... that Henry Schoellkopf, selected as an All-American fullback while attending Harvard Law School, later shot himself in the head at his Milwaukee law office? | ||
581. Larry Catuzzi (6/27/10) | ... that former Ohio State football coach Larry Catuzzi served on the Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission after his daughter died on United Airlines Flight 93? | ||
580. Frank Girardi (6/27/10) | ... that Frank Girardi's Lycoming football team wore shoes borrowed from Joe Paterno in the 1990 NCAA football tournament? | ||
579. A. Barr Snively (6/26/10) | ... that Princeton's "Whoop" Snively, known as "the best forward-passer in the East," later coached lacrosse and ice hockey at Williams College and New Hampshire? | ||
578. Joseph W. Brooks (6/24/10) | ... that Williams College football coach Joseph Brooks served in a machine gun battalion in World War I and survived a plane crash in 1931? | ||
575-577. Wesleyan coaches (6/23/10) | ... that Norm Daniels, Frank Hauser and Bill MacDermott achieved the most wins among the football coaches in Wesleyan history, and Daniels led the team to four consecutive undefeated seasons? | ||
574. Edgar Fauver (6/22/10) | ... that Dr. Edgar Fauver, a football and baseball player in the 1890s, became a pioneer in women's athletics coaching women's basketball and baseball at Barnard College in the 1900s? | ||
573. Emil Liston (6/22/10) | ... that Emil "Liz" Liston, founder of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and organizer of the NAIA college basketball tournament, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975? | ||
572. Donald Russell (6/21/10) | ... that Donald Russell from 1964 to 1970 accumulated the highest winning percentage (.661) of any Wesleyan football coach with more than two years as head coach? | ||
571. Jake High (6/20/10) | ... that football coach Jake High has both the highest winning percentage (.778) in the history of Wesleyan football and the lowest percentage (.000) in the history of NYU football? | ||
570. Mike Whalen (6/18/10) | ... that current Wesleyan football coach Mike Whalen led the Williams College "Ephs" to four consecutive Little Three football championships and a undefeated record against Wesleyan? | ||
569. Jim Ostendarp (6/16/10) | .. that Jim "the Darp" Ostendarp, Amherst College football coach for 33 years, refused to allow ESPN to televise a game saying, "We're in education. We aren't in the entertainment business"? | ||
568. Craig Rundle (6/12/10) | ... that Craig Rundle, a college football head coach for 24 years, led Albion College to the 2001 MIAA championship with his sons playing at quarterback and tight end? | ||
567. Jack Siedlecki (6/12/10) | ... that Jack Siedlecki led Yale, Amherst and Worcester to conference championships in 21 years as a head football coach? | ||
566. List of Michigan Wolverines head football coaches (6/3/10) | ... that all nine individuals who served as Michigan Wolverines head football coaches from 1900 to 1989 have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame? | ||
565. Celso Duarte (6/1/10) | ... that Paraguayan and jarocho harpist Celso Duarte began touring at age 10 and has performed with his band at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and the Getty Center? | ||
564. Lyman Frimodig (5/28/10) | ... that Frim Frimodig played high school football with The Gipper and held Michigan State's single-game basketball scoring record for 35 years? | ||
563. Gooch Gauthier (5/28/10) | ... that Gooch Gauthier coached a "little band of Battling Bishops" to victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the 1928 season opener at The Big House? | ||
562. Mysterious Walker (5/27/10) | 3,200 | ... that Mysterious Walker, who played for or coached more than 30 baseball, basketball and football teams, earned his nickname pitching for the San Francisco Seals under a pseudonym and wearing a mask? | |
561. John Kobs (5/26/10) | ... that John Kobs, Michigan State's first hockey coach, switched Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Roberts from a first baseman to a pitcher? | ||
560. Don Coleman (5/20/10) | ... that Don Coleman was the first Michigan State football player to have his number retired, the Spartans' first African-American coach, and the first African-American teacher at Flint Central? | ||
559. Bob Valesente (5/16/10) | ... that Bob Valesente has coached football for the Kansas Jayhawks, Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Frankfurt Galaxy? | ||
558. Harry Stiteler (5/14/10) | 1,500 | ... that Texas A&M football coach Harry Stiteler resigned in 1951 after admitting he had misrepresented the facts about being beaten by a stranger near a Houston hotel? | |
557. Hootie Ingram (5/10/10) | 1,500 | that Hootie Ingram tied the SEC record for interceptions, coached football at Clemson, and was the athletic director at Florida State and Alabama? | |
556. Ernie Zampese (5/10/10) | 1,600 | ... that Ernie Zampese coached the leading pass offense in the NFL six times in seven years and has been credited with putting the "air" in Air Coryell? | |
555. Jerry Vandergriff (5/8/10) | ... that Jerry Vandergriff led the Angelo State Rams to 18 consecutive winning seasons and the winningest record of all Texas universities in the 1980s? | ||
554. Jay Riemersma (5/8/10) | 1,600 | ... that Jay Riemersma, tight end for the Michigan Wolverines, Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers, is currently a Republican candidate for Congress from West Michigan? | |
553. Joe Arenas (5/8/10) | 1,600 | ... that Lupe Joe Arenas, one of the first Mexican-American football stars, once held the NFL career record with 4,572 kick and punt return yards? | |
552. Mike Brumbelow (5/7/10) | ... that Mike Brumbelow was captain and MVP of the TCU Horned Frogs' first Southwest Conference championship team in 1929 and coached UTEP to two wins in three appearances in the Sun Bowl in the 1950s? | ||
551. Elton Rynearson (5/6/10) | ... that over the course of his career at Michigan State Normal College, Elton Rynearson coached at least one year in every varsity sport, including football, basketball, baseball, and track? | ||
554. John Tidwell] (5/6/10) | 2,300 | ... that John Tidwell broke the University of Michigan's single game and season basketball scoring records in 1960 despite "the handicap of a short and twisted left arm"? | |
553. Mike Gary (5/3/10) | ... that Mike Gary played football at Minnesota with Bronko Nagurski and coached Western Michigan for 13 years, including undefeated seasons in 1932 and 1941? | ||
552. George Munger (5/3/10) | ... that the George Munger Award, given since 1989 to the college football coach of the year, is named for long-time Penn coach and decathlon champion George Munger? | ||
551. Cleo A. O'Donnell (5/2/10) | 2,150 | ... that Cleo O'Donnell coached the 1914 Everett team that outscored opponents 600 to 0 and was rated by Sports Illustrated as the greatest high school football team of all time? | |
550. James S. Malosky (5/2/10) | ... that when Minnesota Duluth coach Jim Malosky retired in 1998 he was the winningest football coach in Division II history and ranked 11th in wins among all college football coaches? | ||
549. Mike Kelly (5/1/10) | 1,500 | ... that Dayton Flyers coach Mike Kelly has the fourth best winning percentage (81.9%) of all time among college football coaches with at least 25 years of experience? | |
548. Chris Cameron (4/29/10) | 1,500 | ... that Chris Cameron won the individual all-around title and led the Michigan Wolverines to the team title at the 2010 NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship? | |
547. Walter S. Kennedy (4/29/10) | 3,500 | ... that quarterback Walter Kennedy's amateur status became a national media story in 1898 after his mother said he was receiving $500 a year to play football at the University of Chicago? | |
546. Frederick A. Speik (4/29/10) | ... that in addition to being the captain of the 1904 University of Chicago football team, Fred Speik was a member of Chicago's water polo and track and field teams? | ||
545. Henry Torney (4/26/10) | 2,900 | ... that Army All-American Henry Torney, who later became a millionaire, was arrested at a 1910 Shirtwaist Strikers protest that led the New York Mayor to rebuke the "police dictators"? | |
544. John Macklin (4/23/10) | 1,600 | ... | |
543. Willis Glassgow (4/23/10) | 1,600 | ... that Big Ten MVP Willis Glassgow was called the "Dancing Master" for his shiftiness on the gridiron and because he managed the most popular ballroom in Iowa City? | |
542. John W. F. Bennett (4/22/10) | ... that J.W.F. Bennett, captain of the undefeated 1898 Michigan football team, later supervised the construction of the Algonquin, Ritz and Waldorf Hotels? | ||
541. Frederick W. Henninger (4/20/10) | ... that "Pa" Henninger, captain of the 1895 Michigan football team that outscored its opponents 266 to 14, was twice named to all-time All-Michigan teams? | ||
540. Art Murakowski (4/20/10) | 1,700 | ... that East Chicago native Art Murakowski survived a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Okinawa and was named the most valuable football player in the Big Ten Conference in 1948? | |
539. Roger Sherman (4/19/10) | 4,600 | ... that Roger Sherman (pictured in 1890) was accused of offering a football player $600 to play for Michigan and later served as president of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations? | |
538. Chuck Bennett (4/17/10) | 1,900 | ... that Indiana halfback Chuck Bennett built his physique working in coal mines and was selected as the MVP of the Big Ten Conference despite playing for the ninth place team? | |
537. George Dygert (4/17/10) | 4,200 | ... that Michigan's 1892/1893 captain George Dygert (pictured) played professional football for a Butte, Montana, team sponsored by mine owners that defeated teams from Denver and San Francisco? | |
536. James Baird (4/16/10) | 3,300 | ... that Michigan quarterback James Baird supervised the construction of the Flatiron Building (video right), the Lincoln Memorial, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? | |
535. James Duffy (4/16/10) | 4,400 | ... that Michigan's James Duffy (pictured) played seven years of college football and set a world record by drop kicking a football 168 feet, 7-1/2 inches? | |
533-534. Regeczi & Renner (4/11/10) | ... that team MVP Gerald Ford (pictured) recalled that Michigan's 1934 "Punt, Pass and Prayer" offense lost punter John Regeczi and passer "Hard Luck Bill" Renner and "all we had left was the prayer"? | ||
532. Herb Steger (4/5/10) | ... that from his freshman year at Oak Park High School through his junior year at the University of Michigan, Herb Steger never lost a game of football? | ||
531. Frederick L. Conklin (4/5/10) | ... that Dr. Fred Conklin received the Legion of Merit for setting up a mobile hospital in New Caledonia and later presented a medal to John F. Kennedy for heroism on the PT 109? | ||
530. William Shakespeare (4/1/10) | 3,200 | ... that William Shakespeare was nicknamed "The Merchant of Menace"? | |
529. Robert J. Dunne (4/1/10) | ... that Duke Dunne, an Olympic pentathlete and Michigan football captain, later presided over the sale of the Chicago White Sox to Bill Veeck and the Kansas City Athletics to Charlie Finley? | ||
528. Arnall Patz (3/31/10) | ... that ophthalmologist Arnall Patz received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for solving one of "the great medical mysteries of the postwar era"? | ||
527. Thomas S. Hammond (3/30/10) | 12,500 | ... that American football player Tom Hammond (pictured) always played without protective padding, saying "I want them to feel my bones"? | |
526. Charles Muscatine (3/28/10) | 1,700 | ... that Chaucer scholar Charles Muscatine participated in the D-day landing on Omaha Beach and was fired by UC Berkeley for refusing to sign a McCarthyite oath? | |
525. Herb Graver (3/25/10) | ... that Herb Graver scored five touchdowns in the 1903 Michigan–Ohio State game, a record that has not since been matched by a player for either team? | ||
524. 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team | 8,700 | ... that Michigan's 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team (pictured), rated one of the greatest college football teams of all time, outscored its opponents 550–0 and beat Stanford 49–0 in the first Rose Bowl game? | |
523. Henri Salmide (3/19/10) | ... that Heinz Stahlschmidt was credited with saving 3,500 French lives when he refused to blow up the port of Bordeaux and instead blew up the munitions bunker, killing approximately 50 Germans? | ||
521-522. Harold Pogue, Perry Graves (3/18/10) | 1,900 | ... that Harold Pogue, Perry Graves and Ralph Chapman became the University of Illinois' first first-team College Football All-Americans in 1914? | |
520. Vernon Prichard (3/17/10) | 3,000 | ... that General Vernon Prichard, commander of the "Old Ironsides" armored division during the Italian Campaign in World War II, was Dwight Eisenhower's quarterback at West Point? | |
519. Irving Kane Pond (3/16/10) | 6,100 | ... that Irving Pond (pictured) designed three National Historic Landmarks, performed a backflip on his 80th birthday, and scored the first ever touchdown for the Michigan Wolverines? | |
518. Edward Leonard King (3/16/10) | 2,100 | ... that footballer Edward King was honored for heroism in the Philippines and tactical skill in France and later became Commandant of the Army Command and General Staff College? | |
517. Harold Ballin (3/15/10) | 1,400 | ... that Hall of Fame tackle Harold Ballin was "the hardest-hitting player" ever faced by fellow Hall of Famer Charles Brickley and the last Princeton player to play without a helmet? | |
516. Huntington Hardwick (3/14/10) | 1,700 | ... that Football Hall of Famer Huntington "Tack" Hardwick was called "a big, fine-looking aristocrat from blue-blood stock" who "loved combat – body contact at crushing force – a fight to the finish"? | |
515. Frederick Bradlee (3/14/10) | ... that Frederick Josiah Bradlee was a Boston Brahmin, an All-American halfback and the father of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee? | ||
514. Vic Halligan (3/14/10) | ... that Nebraska's first All-American Vic Halligan was called "The premier punter of the West, A master of the forward pass, A tackler equal to the best"? | ||
512-513. Cruikshank & Benfer (3/14/10) | ... that 1914 College Football All-Americans Burleigh Cruikshank of Washington & Jefferson and Haps Benfer of Albright College went on to become Presbyterian and United Evangelical ministers? | ||
511. Paul Des Jardien (3/13/10) | ... that College Football Hall of Fame center Shorty Des Jardien played in the NFL for the Chicago Tigers and in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians? | ||
510. Stan Pennock (3/11/10) | 2,900 | ... that College Football Hall of Fame inductee Stan "Bags" Pennock was killed in an explosion that wrecked the chemical plant he opened in an abandoned New Jersey slaughterhouse? | |
509. Charley Barrett (3/11/10) | 3,100 | ... that Hall of Fame quarterback Charley Barrett died of an illness contracted in an explosion on the USS Brooklyn in Yokohama Harbor during World War I? | |
508. Louis Jordan (3/10/10) | 1,600 | ... that Louis Jordan was the first University of Texas All-American football player and the first Texas officer killed in action in World War I? | |
507. Robert Kolesar (3/10/10) | 1,500 | ... that medical student Bob Kolesar was one of Michigan's renowned "Seven Oak Posts" in 1942? | |
506. John Brennan (3/7/10) | 2,900 | ... that John Brennan, a 201-pound football player, was voted "queen" of the University of Michigan ice carnival after challenging the pulchritude of the school's co-eds? | |
505. Stanley Muirhead (3/3/10) | ... that Stanley Muirhead helped lead Michigan to a national football championship in 1923 and was a first-team All-NFL player in 1924 for the Dayton Triangles and Cleveland Bulldogs? | ||
498-504. 1906 College Football All-America Team (3/1/10) | 7,400 total | ... that the 1906 College Football All-America Team included Princeton quarterback Eddie Dillon, Harvard guard Francis Burr, Yale end Bob Forbes, Cornell center Bill Newman, a midshipman who was the strongest man in the U.S. Naval Academy, and a guard who was described as "one of the largest men who ever played on a college gridiron"? | |
497. Louis Robertshaw (2/26/10) | ... that Louis Robertshaw flew combat missions in World War II and Korea and flew an F-4D Phantom fighter in Vietnam as commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing? | ||
496. Devin Gardner (2/23/10) | 1,500 | ... that University of Michigan freshman Devin Gardner compiled 3,287 yards of total offense as a high school junior and was ranked as the top quarterback prospect in the United States in 2009? | |
495. Louis A. Merrilat (2/22/10) | 2,000 | ... that Louis Merrilat played football with Dwight Eisenhower at West Point, trained Iran's Persian Guard, and served as a soldier of fortune in China and with the French Foreign Legion? | |
491-494. Michigan assistant coaches (2/5/10) | ... that many of Bo Schembechler's assistant coaches at Michigan, including Milan Vooletich, Jerry Hanlon, Tirrel Burton, and Dick Hunter, had previously coached at Miami of Ohio, the "Cradle of Coaches"? | ||
490. George Mans (2/2/10) | ... that George Mans, captain of the 1961 Michigan football team, later served in the Michigan House of Representatives and as an assistant coach under Bo Schembechler? | ||
489. Donald Goerke (1/28/10) | 1,600 | ... that Donald Goerke invented SpaghettiOs, choosing the "O" over pasta shaped like baseballs, cowboys, and spacemen, and later ran the company's dog food division? | |
488. Walter Rheinschild (1/27/10) | ... that the Los Angeles Times wrote in 1914 that American football player Walter Rheinschild had been rated as "the highest salaried amateur athlete in the business"? | ||
487. Herbert Spiegel (1/23/10) | ... that psychiatrist Herbert Spiegel, whose work established hypnosis as a legitimate medical therapy, used "Sybil" as a demonstration case for his hypnosis classes at Columbia University? | ||
486. Paul Magoffin (1/23/10) | ... that Michigan halfback Paul Magoffin later coached the George Washington "Hatchetites" on the White House Ellipse? | ||
485. Gloria Nord (1/13/10) | 6,900 | ... that pin-up girl Gloria Nord attracted more than a million people to her rolling skating exhibitions in 1942 and 1943 and later gave a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II? | |
484. 1930 Michigan Wolverines football team (1/12/10) | 1,000 | ... that the undefeated 1930 Michigan Wolverines football team was led by Harry Newman, referred to by the United Press as the "crack Jewish field general"? | |
483. Felix Wurman (1/12/10) | 1,100 | ... that cellist Felix Wurman founded the Church of Beethoven, described by NPR as "a church for people who don't go to church," in an abandoned gas station off Route 66 in New Mexico? | |
482. Albert Pattengill (1/7/10) | ... that Greek professor Albert Pattengill played on Michigan's 1867 baseball team, nominated "azure-blue and maize" as the university's colors, and was one of the founders of the Big Ten Conference? | ||
481. Fritz Crisler (1/6/10) | 1,100 | ... that Fritz Crisler developed the platoon system of American football in which separate squads play offense and defense and designed the winged football helmet used by the Michigan Wolverines? | |
480. Clayton Teetzel (1/5/10) | ... that Michigan sprinter Clayton Teetzel coached the BYU basketball team to an 11–1 season and later coached the Utah State football team to an undefeated season outscoring opponents 164 to 0? | ||
479. Wally Teninga | ... that Wally Teninga played football for Michigan's undefeated 1947 and 1948 championship teams and later became vice chairman and chief financial officer of Kmart Corporation? | ||
478. Leo Koceski (1/4/10) | ... that "Canonsburgh Comet" Leo Koceski, halfback for Michigan's 1948 national championship and 1950 Rose Bowl championship teams, was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame? | ||
477. Howard Yerges (1/3/10) | ... that Howard Yerges began his football career with the Ohio State Buckeyes and finished it as the quarterback of Michigan's 1947 "Mad Magicians" national championship team? | ||
476. 1894 Michigan football team (1/2/10) | ... that the 1894 Michigan football team played Chicago in a sleet storm as the grandstand was "packed with yelling collegians" and the carriage rooms "filled with society people"? | ||
475. 1895 Michigan football team (1/2/10) | 3,200 | ... that the 1895 Michigan football team (player pictured) outscored its opponents 266 to 14 and clinched a claim to the Western championship of American football? | |
474. 1896 Michigan football team (1/2/10) | 2,000 | ... that the 1896 Michigan football team (pictured) appeared in the first college football game played indoors and under electric lights? | |
473. 1897 Michigan Wolverines football team (1/1/10) | ... that the 1897 Michigan Wolverines football team won the inaugural game in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry by a score of 34 to 0? | ||
472. 1899 Michigan Wolverines football team (1/1/10) | 1,600 | ... that the coach (pictured) of the 1899 Michigan football team resigned to participate in the Klondike Gold Rush and later returned a millionaire? (3,200 views for Ferbert) |
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Garfield House
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Howard & Etta Longley House
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Adobe Flores
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Rialto Theatre
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South Pasadena Historic District
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South Pasadena Historic District
Russian Village
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305 S. Mills Ave.
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306 S. Mills Ave.
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350 S. Mills Ave.
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333 S. Mills Ave.
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350 S. Mills Ave.
Miscellaneous
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Lanterman House, La Cañada Flintridge
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Dave Allerdice