Who is your favorite UM player of all-time?

Submitted by Jevy on
It's kind of a slow and boring day today, so I figured this would be a fun topic. My earliest memories of UM football is around 2000 so I think my guy is Chris Perry, the guy just did everything in my opinion! This is my first post and sometimes I see people get killed for certain posts and I have no idea why haha I hope if this thread isn't appropriate that you guys will take it easy on me and give me some good feedback on why it isn't good and what I can do to improve my MGoBoard skills. Lol Go Blue!
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Valiant

July 13th, 2015 at 6:01 PM ^

If I'm reminiscing about my college days, it's either Desmond Howard or Glen Rice.  Over the span of my Michigan fandom...it's probably Denard.  Just thinking about that guy brings a smile to my face.

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ploeg

July 13th, 2015 at 6:01 PM ^

My favorite Michigan player is Chuck Ortmann.

 

My second favorite is the entire 1969 Michigan team! Who will ever forget 24-12...

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UMgradMSUdad

July 13th, 2015 at 6:03 PM ^

Ricky Leach and Phil Hubbard.  I was a bit of a late bloomer when it comes to Michigan fandom, so I was already in high school when I started really following Michigan athletics.  I'm a bit older than Harbaugh, but I had a similiar reaction to him (just not on the field) when the guts and glue of the Maize and Blue scored that touchdown.  And in 1975-1976, I was impressed that skinny freshman Phil Hubbard, who was two inches shorter and 20-30 pounds lighter, went toe to toe with junior Kent Benson and often outplayed him.  Michigan really should have won the game that year at IU, but it wasn't the first and certainly not the last time a ref helped decide a game in favor of IU.

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SeaWolve75

July 13th, 2015 at 7:01 PM ^

Now you're talking!  A very deserving guy.  As much as I felt sorry for myself for no bowl games from 1972-74, you had to feel worse for Dennis Franklin.  Starting QB for Michigan all three years; collective record those three years: 30 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie.  Zero bowl games.  Sob.

Have to say AC would be first on my list though.

Other worthies, in no particular order: Wheatley, Biakatabuka, Mike Hart, Stefan Humphries, Kurt Becker, Rob Renes, Vada Murray, Don Dufek, Dave Brown, and Kolesar.  And Mike Messner.  And Steve Hutchinson.  And Steve Everit.  And Rob Lytle.  And Denard.  Lots of high talent/high character/high effort guys over the years.

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Avant's Hands

July 13th, 2015 at 6:09 PM ^

When I was growing up it was the A-Train. Then I came to Michigan and Avant became my favorite player. Not real flashy, but he got the tough yards and was more than capable of making me people pay for concentrating on Braylon. 

Of course I also loved Woodson, Hart, and Denard. I'm not sure a player will ever be more exciting than Denard at Michigan. Every single play had the potential to be something amazing (or possibly gut wrenching). He may not be the most talented player we have seen, but he also did things that not many guys were capable of. 

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JamieH

July 13th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^

Football is probably a tie for me between Anthony Carter and Charles Woodson with Desmond Howard right there.

Basketball has to be Glen Rice.  No one else in my lifetime has even been close. 

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615Wolverine

July 13th, 2015 at 6:14 PM ^

Basketball- LaVall Blanchard led the team in points assists and rebounds for three years in the early 2000s

Football- I was a big fan of Antonio Bass when he played high school in Jackson. Probably the first recruit I actually followed his recruiting. His potential was off the roof running wildcat offense as our Qb and WR. Beautiful one hand catch against Nebraska in the Alamo (refs screwed us on last play) I wish that career ending injury never happened.



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medals

July 13th, 2015 at 6:17 PM ^

Football:  Woodson (head and sholders best player I've ever seen play at UM)

Bball:  Jalen (so much swagger)

Hockey:  John Madden (so much hustle, so many short handed goals)

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Don

July 14th, 2015 at 12:13 PM ^

 

 

*So somebody negged WWII hero and leader of the 1947 NC team Bob Chappuis as well as two-time All American, member of both the collegiate HOF and the NFL HOF, and WWII veteran Benny Friedman. Interesting.

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TIMMMAAY

July 13th, 2015 at 6:34 PM ^

I have to think about that a little bit. I am surprised that nobody has mentioned David Harris. That dude was a beast, and always in the right place. 

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Roanman

July 14th, 2015 at 7:11 AM ^

Donny Dufek. Archie Griffin likes to tell people he always got his hundred yards against us, but Dufek beat the snot out of him doing it.

Waymon Britt. It's no mistake that the basketball award for defense is named after Waymon. At 6'2" he played a 6'11" Hughes twin to a standstill ..... repeatedly. He about made Adrian Dantley cry.

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Esterhaus

July 13th, 2015 at 6:54 PM ^

Since we're necessarily retrospective. Nothing Harmon didn't excel at, including war service. At least in the fighter aircraft Tom Harmon flew during WWII he wore a facemask, on the football field he did not, although he rammed as if he did. I appreciate that nicety as a former M rugger and my nose tells tales.

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