Apples and Honey (M's Best Jewish Players for Rosh Hashanah)

Submitted by 3rdGenerationBlue on

In honor of Rosh Hashanah who are Michigan's greatest jewish football players?

I'll start with Merv Pregulman (All American in the early 40's)

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Michigasling

September 10th, 2010 at 1:30 PM ^

I won't worry about this being too late to post:

bennyfriedman_fs

From a list of M's top 10 qbs (written before the current one, of course):

"Benny Friedman: Friedman played for Michigan from 1924-26 and he is considered the greatest passer of his era. Friedman is the only Michigan quarterback that has ever been a two time All American selection (1925, 26). Friedman was such a revolutionary player that Murray Greenberg wrote a book titled; Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football. Friedman was such a gifted passer that Fielding Yost came out of retirement to coach him in 1925.

Friedman was a remarkably accurate passer. Paul Gallico, a sportswriter, described Friedman’s passes by saying. “When a Friedman pass reaches the receiver it has gone its route the ball is practically dead. The receiver has merely to reach up and take hold of it like picking a grapefruit off a tree. That is Benny’s secret, and that is why so many of his passes are completed. He is the greatest forward passer in the history of the game.”
Friedman led Michigan to a 7-1 record in each of his All American seasons. Some of his on field exploits include; In the 1925 Michigan State game he ran for a 65-yard touchdown and threw two touchdown passes. That same season against Indiana Friedman accounted for 44 of Michigan’s points in a 63-0 victory; he threw 5 touchdown passes in that game. In a 1926 game against Ohio State Friedman  threw two touchdown passes and kicked the game-winning 43-yard field goal.

Fielding Yost, said, “In Benny Friedman, I have one of the greatest passers and smartest quarterbacks in history. He never makes a mistake, and as for football brains, it’s like having a coach on the field when Benny is out there calling signals.”

http://isportsweb.com/2009/07/20/michigan-football-all-time-10-best-quarterbacks/

 

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rdlwolverine

September 8th, 2010 at 11:12 PM ^

In addition to Pregulman, Friedman, Dworsky, Epstein and Kraus -

Harry Newman - All American in the '30s

Stan Noskin - QB in the 50s, last Jewish player to score a TD for Michigan until Max Pollock returned an interception against CMU.

Jeff Cohen - DB early 80s

Louis Levine - early 30s

Justin Boren - no longer part of the mishpachah (mom is Jewish)

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Poster Nutbag

September 8th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^

What about the coaches?

Fielding Yost burg

Beannie Oosterbaum

Bo Schemberger

Gary Mollerski

Lloyd Carrstein

Rich Rodriguezman

 

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artds

September 9th, 2010 at 12:27 AM ^

I've always wondered something... If Walter sure as shit doesn't fucking roll on Shabas, how is it so many jewish players are able to come out on Saturday to throw around the pigskin?

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JeepinBen

September 9th, 2010 at 2:40 PM ^

but it depends on your level of observance and what is considered "work" for example, Sandy Koufax never pitched during the high holidays, but i believe he would on Saturday. 

It's up to the individual. If you're very observant, you don't tie knots on Shabbat (Saturday). I'm not sure how a very observant Jew could play college football

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