• 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?
• 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?
• 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?
• Bruce Hilkene was captain of the 1947 Wolverines who were selected as the greatest Michigan football team of all time?
• American football center J. T. White played for NCAA national champions with both the 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team and the 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team?

Facts on topics related to 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan Wolverines football

• "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?
• 1949 Michigan football MVP Dick Kempthorn later flew more than 100 missions as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War and received the Distinguished Flying Cross?
• 1933 Michigan Wolverines football All-Americans Ted Petoskey and Whitey Wistert debuted for the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds two days apart in September 1934?
• American football guard Dean Dingman was only the third true freshman to start on the Michigan Wolverines football offensive line?
• All-American fullback Bill Daley is the only person ever to win Little Brown Jug games playing for both Minnesota and Michigan?
• All-American Bump Elliott and his brother Pete Elliott played halfback and quarterback for the Michigan football team that beat the USC Trojans 49-0 in the Rose Bowl 60 years ago on 1 Jan. 1948?
• All-American footballer Paul G. Goebel (pictured) recommended Gerald Ford to the coach of the Michigan football team and later urged Ford to run for Congress?
• Fritz Crisler called George Ceithaml, quarterback of the Michigan Wolverines's single-wing offense from 1941 to 1942, "the smartest player he ever taught"?
• Michigan Wolverines football defensive end Brandon Graham was captain of his U.S. Army All-American Bowl team?
• Michigan Wolverines football offensive lineman Stephen Schilling was unable to play organized youth football due to his large size?

1948 Michigan Wolverines football team

• "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?
• 180-pound (82 kg) guard Dominic Tomasi was selected as both captain and Most Valuable Player of the undefeated National Champion 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team?
• 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?

1941 Michigan Wolverines football team

• 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?

2009 Michigan Wolverines football team

• 2009 Michigan Wolverines senior running back Brandon Minor rushed for 209 yards in his first high school football game and 24 yards in his first college football carry?
• 2009 Michigan Wolverines starting quarterback Tate Forcier got his nickname from the 1991 movie Little Man Tate?
• 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team recruit Anthony LaLota is rated among both the top ten high school offensive tackles and strong side defensive ends in the U.S.?

1997 Michigan Wolverines football team

• Marcus Ray was an All-American member of the record-setting 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team's defense?
• the Michigan Wolverines football team's records in years such as 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 include those in field goals, school completion percentage, single-game receptions, and the largest comeback among others?
• undefeated national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team rushing leader and Hula Bowl MVP Chris Howard was released after fumbling five times in the preseason of the 1998 NFL season?

2000 Michigan Wolverines football team

• in the years 1998, 2000 and 2001, the Michigan Wolverines football team led the Big Ten Conference in different areas including total defense, passing efficiency and turnover margin?