[Via Chicago Tribune and U-M Media Relations]     Jimmy Maddock, a three-year starting quarterback at Michigan died Wednesday in Westchester.  He was 76. Maddock played 27 games at quarterback for Michigan from 1954-56, winning 20 of them. “It was the most important formative part of his youth and being a part of those Michigan teams,” said his nephew and fellow Michigan grad Dan Maier.  “He was very modest about his playing.” Maddock’s career moment probably was his last in a Michigan uniform.  He led the Wolverines to a 19-0 win over Ohio State, throwing for 66 yards, catching a 23-yard pass and scoring Michigan’s final touchdown. “This is the way every Michigan football player wants to end his career, scoring the last touchdown against an Ohio State team you shut out,” Maier said.  “There are not many greater prizes to Michigan football players than that.” Maddock then made an appearance at the North-South Shrine Game but did not move on to a professional career; instead opening a construction supply business, Maddock Industries, in Chicago, which he ran for more than 40 years. Related: 1954 The 1954 Bust 1956 –The Distinguished Digit – The “1? in official attendance

You didn’t hear me this morning?   That’s probably because I was on with Ira on WTKA 1050AM at 7 a.m. and you were still sawing logs.   But have no fear my well-rested friend, the podcast goes here (give it a few seconds to load up): [display_podcast] It’s a segment of nearly 25 minutes of uninterrupted Michigan football history, talking about Harry Kipke and the wild 1930s.  We hit on just about everything and of course there was caller Ed at the end of the segment. For more context on several of the items discussed today: The charity Game with Wisconsin (1931) When the Little Brown Jug disappeared from 1931-1933 Whitey Wistert, the first of the great  #11 Wistert brothers (1931-..) The fall of Harry Kipke (1937) Keeping Tom Harmon at Michigan (1938) The Willis Ward Protests (1934) Speaking of the Willis Ward/Gerald Ford and the 1934 Georgia Tech game, I mentioned on air that the documentary created by the guys at the Emmy-nominated Stunt3 Multimedia is scheduled to debut sometime around August (still waiting on official word).  I understand that Stunt3 is accepting new investors for their projects if you or someone you know wants to get into the film game—contact them here if interested.