Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 2015 Inform, critique, amuse, inspire. Hail The glory and spectacle of U-M football through the years September 2015 1
victors Wolverine fans are fired up for their new head coach, Jim Harbaugh. They expect him to restore the glory of U-M football. To get you hyped, the Bentley Historical Library lends us images of that storied past. Special thanks to Greg Kinney, athletics archivist bl008233 Old 98 : Tom Harmon barrels ahead against Michigan State in 1940. At halfback, Harmon led the nation in scoring and was a consensus All-American in 1939 and 1940 and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award and the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 1940. bl009980 One of the all-time greats: Ron Kramer catches a pass in 1956 against UCLA. Kramer won nine varsity letters in football, basketball and track. He was a consensus first-team All- American in 1955 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1956. His jersey was retired after his senior year, and he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1978. In the NFL, Kramer became a key player on coach Vince Lombardi s first NFL championship teams in 1961 and 1962. 16 The Ann September 2015 17
The teams bl010886 Reward: Head coach Harry Kipke (second from left), Fielding Yost and Harry Newman receive the 1932 Rockne Trophy as national champions. bl017192 Victors: The 1933 team, posed here on Ferry Field, were national champions. bl014483 No. 11: Ian Gold and Chris Singletary celebrate the 1998 Rose Bowl victory, which gave U-M its most recent national championship. bl012019 Future president: Gerald Ford and halfback Herm Everhardus pose with Ford s 1932 Meyer Morton trophy for best freshman at spring practice. Ford played center, linebacker and long snapper and helped the Wolverines to undefeated seasons and national titles in 1932 and 1933. bl017006 Tough guys: The 1904 lineup poses on Ferry Field. bl006526 New home: Gwen Dew, U-M captain Bennie Oosterbaan, Ohio State captain Theodore Meyer and Miss Tallant appear during the opening ceremony at the 1927 dedication of Michigan Stadium. Oosterbaan would later become head coach of the Wolverines. 18 The Ann September 2015 19
The fields bl010568 Humble beginnings: Football at Regents Field, 1894. The orignal grandstand, which seated 400, burned in 1895. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon house can be seen in the background, at State Street and Park Place. bl007981 Upgrade: Kickoff of U-M vs. Cornell at Ferry Field, 1912. Ferry Field opened in 1906 and had a capacity of 46,000. It s now an outdoor track and field facility. bl008551 A long and heated rivalry: U-M vs. Ohio State, 1902 at Regents Field bl012696 A big dig: Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. bl006536 Bigger! Construction of steel bleachers in 1949 raised the capacity of Michigan Stadium to 97,239. The official capacity today is 107,601. bl011866 The Big House: U-M vs. Ohio State at Michigan Stadium in 1969 20 The Ann September 2015 21
The coaches William D. Ward s picture as a Princeton player is from a Mayo plug cut tobacco trading card, ca. 1896, reprinted in 1990. Fritz Crisler introduced the winged football helmet in 1938. In 21 seasons, Bo Schembechler s teams compiled a record of 194 48 5 and won or shared 13 Big Ten titles. His Michigan teams never won a national championship, but they finished ranked in all but one season, and placed in the final top 10 of both major polls 16 times. 1879-90: no coaches 1894-95: William McCauley 1896: William Ward 1900: Langdon Lea 1924: George Little 1927-28: Elton Wieman 1938-47: Fritz Crisler 1959-68: Bump Elliott 1990-94: Gary Moeller 2008-10: Rich Rodriguez 2015-: Jim Harbaugh 1891: Frank Crawford, Mike Murphy 1892-93: Frank Barbour 1897-99: Gustave Ferbert 1901-23: Fielding Yost 1925-26: Fielding Yost 1929-37: Harry Kipke 1948-58: Bennie Oosterbaan 1969-89: Bo Schembechler 1995-2007: Lloyd Carr 2011-14: Brady Hoke Crawford Murphy Barbour Harry Kipke s Wolverines won two national championships. He is one of three U-M coaches, along with Fielding H. Yost and Bo Schembechler, to lead teams to four straight conference championships. Fielding Yost s teams won six national championships and 10 Big Ten conference titles. His 1901 team beat Stanford 49 0 in the 1902 Rose Bowl, the first college football bowl game. Bennie Oosterbaan was a threetime first team All-American for the U-M football team, two-time All- American basketball player. He coached U-M football, basketball and baseball. Lloyd Carr celebrates the 1998 Rose Bowl victory with Rob Swett (44). = National championship seasons 22 The Ann September 2015 23
The heroes bl018184 Magic: Desmond Howard makes a spectacular catch for a touchdown against Indiana in 1991. Howard played for U-M from 1989 1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991. He s still remembered for The Catch, a diving, fourth-down touchdown grab that sealed victory against Notre Dame and captured national attention. bl007673 AC : Anthony Carter runs past an Ohio State defender in 1979. He finished his college career as U-M s all-time leading receiver, and played professionally for 13 years in the U.S. Football League and the National Football League. One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever. 1432 Washtenaw Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734 662 4466 Rev. Dr. Fairfax F. Fair, Pastor Robert Holden www.firstpresbyterian.org Worship with us Sundays at 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 Leapers welcome! ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY IT S EASY BEING GREEN A SUSTAINABILITY EXPO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 DOWNTOWN L I B R A R Y 12:30PM to 5:30PM FOOD CARTS // BIKE COMMUTING // CONTAINER GARDENING // RAIN GARDENS // MENDING WORKSHOP // BEEKEEPING // PERMACULTURE // KEEPING ANIMALS // CANNING // VERMICULTURE // FERMENTATION bl011774 Two-way player: Charles Woodson returns a punt against Ohio State in 1996. He led the Wolverines to a national championship in 1997. Woodson played offense and defense, and won the Heisman Trophy in the same year, becoming the first and, so far, only player to win the award as a defensive player. 11 LEARNING SESSIONS OVER 20 VENDORS 10+ LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS KEYNOTE PLANTS, POLLINATORS, AND WHY THEY MATTER 24 The Ann September 2015 25