Thanks to the new U-M Bentley Game Film vault, we’ll have a chance to see game events previously only experienced through photos, written descriptions, or rarely, first-hand accounts. And maybe we’ll use these videos to learn a few new things, and possibly, clear up a few mysteries or misconceptions. In the 2011 season opener against Western Michigan, U-M’s Brandon Herron took an interception return 94-yards to the house. But was it the longest ever?
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Expecting White, Seeing Red (Michigan-Georgia)
Closer inspection of the 1957 Michigan-Georgia game has yielded a few interesting plots and subplots, and here's another. On this trip to Michigan Stadium in the Bulldogs wore dark, or in modern terms, "home" jerseys. Why? I found out:
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Keep AC Warm! Michigan Recruiting Anthony Carter (Storytime with Dr. Sap)
The true story, as described by Michigan assistant coach Bill McCartney, the delicate steps to recruit (and land) the greatest WR in Michigan history - Anthony Carter:
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Fritz Won’t Have It (Scheduling Segregated Georgia, 1957)
You probably know the tale: Willis Ward, Michigan’s lone black player on Harry Kipke’s ’34 squad, was benched as U-M succumbed to Georgia Tech’s refusal to play in a game with African American players. So it’s a fair question if the same issue came up in 1957 when another team from Georgia visited town. The Bulldogs fielded an all-white team, while Michigan had at least three black players on the roster including starting back Jim Pace.
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Pick Six! (Michigan-Georgia 1957)
Check out Michigan’s back Mike Shatusky with the pick-six against Georgia in 1957. Watch for the dead-leg juke he puts on the Georgia quarterback #17 during the return! (And after I posted this, check out what happened when Shatusky's grandson saw the clip online):
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Borrowed and Blue
While Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman over Aidan Hutchinson last night, rest assured that Michigan won the battle over historical ownership of the line, “Those Who Stay Will Be Champions.” Today Michigan “owns” the Bo Schembechler-attributed line, but Bo probably borrowed it directly or indirectly from Alabama’s legendary head coach Bear Bryant. It's ok, trust me.
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Michigan in the Comics (1950, 1956)
Thanks to local collector Ken Magee, here are a few more instances where Michigan legends (Tom Harmon, Bump Elliott and Bob Chappuis) were featured in comic books back in the day. They were found in issues of Treasure Chest, a children’s publication that ran from 1946 to 1972.
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Tommy Harmon makes the Funny Papers (1941)
Check out of few frames from a comic book featuring Michigan’s Heisman winner Tom Harmon and a few of the preseason college stars heading into the 1941 season. A true beauty.
