The 3rd athlete in the MGoUsers Poll is...
Desmond Howard
Howard was drafted 4th overall by the Redskins in the 1992 NFL Draft. During his time in the NFL, Howars was First-team All-Pro in 1996 and Pro Bowl in 2000. He won Super Bowl XXXI and was the MVP of the Game.
Previous Posts:
#4 - Anthony Carter
#5 - Tyrone Wheatley
#6 - Denard Robinson
#7 - Braylon Edwards
#8 - Jake Long
#9 - Mike Hart
#10 - Bennie Oosterbaan
#11 - Tom Brady
#12 - Jim Harbaugh
#13 - Glen Rice
#14 - Cazzie Russell
#15 - Rick Leach
#16 - Steve Hutchinson
#17 - Chris Webber
#18 - Ron Kramer
#19 - Sierra Romero
#20 -Trey Burke
#21 - Michael Phelps
#22 - Lamar Woodley
#23 - Dan Dierdorf.
#24 - Benny Friedman
#25 - Anthony Thomas
Disclaimer: This is not my poll. This is a collection of polls taken by MGoUsers. Credit goes to Wikipedia for the info. If you're upset by these rankings, don't be. Everything is going to be okay. But feel free to let me know why I'm an idiot in the comment section.
Go Blue
August 31st, 2016 at 12:10 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 6:23 AM ^
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August 31st, 2016 at 8:04 AM ^
Both teams played hard.
Both teams played hard.
Both teams played hard.
August 31st, 2016 at 9:30 AM ^
both teams used viagra?
August 31st, 2016 at 12:12 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 12:17 AM ^
Obligatory
August 31st, 2016 at 2:14 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 7:28 AM ^
we were all like NO NO NO YES!
August 31st, 2016 at 8:21 AM ^
Actually my first game at the Big House, and we were down in that corner, 10 yard line or so about 20 rows up. Perfect angle.
August 31st, 2016 at 6:54 AM ^
As I recall, MVictors had the audio from Moeller and the staff on the sideline in the moments before this play, and you can hear Moeller - for a minute - second-guessing himself with regards to formation and a few other things, so this may very well have never happened in some other world. Glad we got this highlight, and it is also one of my favorite moments that I had the pleasure of watching in person actually.
August 31st, 2016 at 7:16 AM ^
Sure wish I could have been there, but it was still awesome to watch on television.
August 31st, 2016 at 10:31 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 11:29 AM ^
It may have gotten caught by mistake up in a neg-WD flurry.
August 31st, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
for posting Desmond Howard's epic catch is a total shitbag. That should be seen over and over and over, thanks for the embed.
August 31st, 2016 at 12:35 AM ^
That leaves Harmon of Michigan and Sir Charles.
August 31st, 2016 at 1:45 AM ^
It also leaves one athlete that any of this blog community actually saw play.
August 31st, 2016 at 8:09 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 8:10 AM ^
Boutros, Boutros, Golly!
August 31st, 2016 at 9:52 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 10:16 AM ^
Thas turrible!
August 31st, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^
but what about Jalen? I can't imagine Jalen not being in the top 25.
August 31st, 2016 at 12:50 AM ^
Desmond was just one of those freak of nature talents. His diving catches were like poetry in motion. Half the time, it seemed like he didn't even need to dive to make the catch but he just wanted to make a TD look "prettier" for the crowd. Double covering him didn't make a difference. Lethal return man.
And the amazing thing is he never caught a single pass in high school because he played tailback. Try to wrap your head around that when you see his highlights. TV commentators were in awe of him week after week.
August 31st, 2016 at 1:39 AM ^
Hello Heisman! Strike the pose! Burned in my memory.
August 31st, 2016 at 7:39 AM ^
Though I've watched this great tribute of yours before, it's still amazing to see - he was something special. I remember seeing him walk around campus and wondering how a guy that short could be so good on the field.
August 31st, 2016 at 1:13 AM ^
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August 31st, 2016 at 1:47 AM ^
He was #20, which is - in my mind - the biggest slight on this list. Rice at #13 is really bad too.
August 31st, 2016 at 6:46 AM ^
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August 31st, 2016 at 7:04 AM ^
Like Phelps if you're looking at what he did at Michigan he doesn't belong on the list. If you're looking at what he did AFTER Michigan he's got to be in the top 3 being the greatest NFL QB of all time.
August 31st, 2016 at 8:14 AM ^
People won't agree with me, but Willie Heston is our best player ever. He would've won the Heisman all four years if it existed back then.
Look at his stats. He AVERAGED 18 rushing TDs per season. That would be tied for second in the modern single season stats. So 18 TDs as a freshman.
He also had a 6 TD game and a 5 TD game.
August 31st, 2016 at 9:25 PM ^
1/1000 than 1/10
August 31st, 2016 at 9:38 PM ^
People won't agree with me, but Willie Heston is our best player ever. He would've won the Heisman all four years if it existed back then. Look at his stats. He AVERAGED 18 rushing TDs per season. That would be tied for second in the modern single season stats. So 18 TDs as a freshman. He also had a 6 TD game and a 5 TD game.
This right here is why people get so annoyed with WD. You try to show you are a better fan than everyone else by pulling out some ridiculous history to make some ridiculous argument. Heston played in the 1901-1903 teams. The point-a-minute teams. How can you consider anyone on a team that won a "game" 119-0 to be the greatest of all time? A varsity RB can score 6 TDs against a freshmen team; does that make him the greatest of all time? No disrespect to awesome Heston or Yost's teams that laid the foundation for the greatest football program ever... but let's be honest about the level of competition during that era.
August 31st, 2016 at 9:44 PM ^
Heston played from 1901-04. 72 TDs.
He was a great reason that we won all those games. There were some low scoring games there during that stretch.
There is an unconfirmed fact put out by the B1G records that the 1901 team gained 8,000 yards of total offense.
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August 31st, 2016 at 6:38 AM ^
Howard is a gift that keeps on giving. Not only was he exciting to watch on the field but he was and still is a great ambassador for Michigan Football.
August 31st, 2016 at 7:35 AM ^
August 31st, 2016 at 7:53 AM ^
Biakabatuka should be on the list somewhere just for his [319] yards versus OSU.
Skrepanak? Messner?
Gerald Ford probably isn't in the 25 best athletes, but being President probably gets him on ahead of Phelps who didn't play a sport for Michigan.
and what about the Steiner brothers?
August 31st, 2016 at 8:06 AM ^
Well we know Harmon and Woodson will be #1 & #2.
No Jim Abbott.
No Willie Heston.
No Harry Newman.
Ugh.
August 31st, 2016 at 9:39 AM ^
When Fielding H. Yost calls you "the greatest football player" he ever saw, you win at life.
August 31st, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^
No Barry Larkin.
No hockey players whatsoever.
August 31st, 2016 at 10:19 AM ^
I can only speak for myself (though it appears there are many others in my camp) but I am not a hockey fan so I have no idea who played at Michigan or anywhere else for that matter. My ignorance led me to omit athletes I did not know about when voting. I don't even think I could name 15 hockey players period, let alone Michigan ones.
August 31st, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
Amazing had a brilliant career here and an impossible career in the Bigs.......
August 31st, 2016 at 4:35 PM ^