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[byco42]

31 Days. Ed Shuttlesworth, FB, 1971- 1973.

• First-team All-Big Ten (1972, 1973)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (1971)

Rushed for 116 yards in the 10-10 tie vs OSU in 1973.

 

[byco42]

30 days. Paul Staroba, WR, 1968-1970

• First-team All-Big Ten (1970)

In July 1974, Staroba was one of players arrested for picketing a scrimmage between Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears replacement players during the 1974 NFL strike despite a restraining order obtained by the Packers to keep them at a distance from Lambeau Field. Source: Wiki

 

[byco42]

29 Days. Marcus Ray, DB, 1994 -1998.

National Champions (1997)

Second-team All-American (1997) First-team All-Big Ten (1997) Second-team All-Big Ten (1996)

 

[byco42]

26 days. Eric Mayes, DB, 1996-1997. Captain, 1997.

 

[Spartanmack]

Nice job byco.

I don’t have access to all the historic records, but i believe this is technically the first season in the history of the board that our countdown thread was literally launched by a rival Spartan.

So thanks SpartanMack. Thanks for your respect for, adherence and devotion to Michigan tradition on the interwebs.

That's not how I'd characterize my motive but you're welcome. Glad I could help.

 

[byco42]

25 days. If anyone has earned the right to be featured twice in the countdown, it's Rob Lytle.

• Consensus All-American (1976)
• Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1976)
• First-team All-Big Ten (1976)

3rd in 1976 Heisman balloting
College Football Hall of Fame, 2015 (Posthumously)

Writing as an adult, his son Kelly tells how Michigan Coach Schembechler called him the “toughest player” he had ever coached. And yet, in the pros “What fans never saw, though, was how Dad was an invalid during the week and transformed into a warrior on Sundays by fixing a cocktail of cortisone, painkillers, adrenaline, and his obsession to play football."

 

[byco42]

24 days. Butch Woolfolk, RB. 1978-1981.

• Second-team All-American (1981)
• First-team All-Big Ten (1979, 1981)
• Big Ten rushing champion (1981)
• Big Ten scoring champion (1979)
• Rose Bowl MVP (1981)
• Bluebonnet Bowl MVP (1981)

 

[byco42]

23 days. Jamie Morris, RB 1984-1987

• Big Ten rushing champion (1987)
• First Team All-Big Ten (1986–1987)
• Fiesta Bowl Co-MVP (1986)
• Hall of Fame Bowl MVP (1988)

Michigan Wolverines records

• Career rushing yards (1987–2000)
• Career yards from scrimmage (1987–2000)
• Career all-purpose yards (1987–)
• Career 100-yard games (1987–1994)
• Season rushing yards (1987–1995)
• Season yards from scrimmage (1987–1995)
• Season all-purpose yards (1987–2000)
• Season 100-yard games (1988–)
• Career receptions (running back) (1987–)
• Career receiving yards (running back) (1987–2002)

 

[byco42]

22 days. Ralph Clayton, WR, 1976-1979

• Second-team All-Big Ten (1978)

 

[byco42]

19 days. Henry Fonde. 1944 - 1947

 

[byco42]

18 days. John Gabler, WB, 1966-1969. One of the Champions Who Stayed. High School All-American, 1965, Royal Oak Kimball.

 

[byco42]

17 days. Tom Slade, QB, 1970 - 1973. Throwing a rare pass against Navy in 1971. Leukemia took him in 2006, at age 54.

 

[byco42]

16 days. Denard Robinson, QB, RB, 2009 - 2012.

• First-team All-American (2010)
• Big Ten Most Valuable Player (2010)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2010)
• First-team All-Big Ten (2010)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (2011)
• Gator Bowl MVP (2011)

#2 all-time rushing yards for Michigan
#64 all-time nationally, ahead of Eric Dickerson, Earl Campbell, and Bo Jackson

 

[byco42]

15 days. David "Bo" Rather, DB, WR, 1969-1972.

 

[tinselwolverine]

In the name of tradition, I felt it was time for me to finally join this party.#14 Brian Griese, National Champion Quarterback

 

[tinselwolverine]

My High School Classmate at Ann Arbor Pioneer, #13 Keith Bostic



Jlll Batzer was our classmate too.

 

[byco42]

 

[tinselwolverine]

1997 National Champion #10 Tom Brady.



And the rest, as they say, is history.

 

[Michigandad1]

The old picture reminds me of Cade McNamara.

 

[Michchamp]

1997 National Champion #10 Tom Brady.



And the rest, as they say, is history.

Was going to give you some grief for posting Tom Brady again this year, but that video is so good, I won't.

Nice work on this thread this season as well, Byco.