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In light of the holiday's I'd like to take this moment to tell a tale of my own. A tale based on one of Michigan's greatest. The story of 32. There was a man not long ago A player we remember so Whose fame still stands in our hearts and minds A player who ran past every line Not one team could hold him back This talented and gifted running back He rushed for my more than a 100 a game A record that still leaves all amazed His strength and power earned him a nick name To his family it was simply Thomas But to the fans he was known as The A Train His power and acceleration was enough To leave the season in celebration As Michigan went 12-0 in 1997 we know The game where Woodson, Brady and A Train Brought back the title of Michigan's fame The Victors echoed against OSU, Penn State, Notre Dame and Michigan State too A Train they said could never be stopped As soon as he ran the defense was lost The linemen all sucked air in and out As A Train out ran them while we stood and shout HAIL TO THE VICTORS as A Train sprinted Into the end zone as the safeties just squinted And bent to their knees to catch their air Left in dust to view little more than a glare Of a juke to the left then quick to the right A broken tackle A Train was again out of sight With already 21 up on the board the defense already could take no more Of A train's speed and quickness of feet The linemen all thought "nothing left but defeat" Michigan's men on the sideline all yelled As A Train flew like a bat of hell Again in the end zone six more to the score The other side looked on with faces of horror By the end of the game Michigan roared The fans went crazy and took the field by storm A Train was lifted his hands in the air The others just watched some didn't care The Victors it echoed throughout the stadium that day As A Train brought his team to the tunnel leading the way The team was singing and waving their hands Some were giving high fives to those in the stands To this day that game I'll always remember On cold chilly day in the end of November When the men of the mighty maize and blue Took the field as Wolverines with pride so true And that player who led them a man we all knew The Train Anthony Thomas or to put it simply 32