One method is to compare players from the same era—and I get that—but that’s not what I went for here. With some input from a few Wolverine historians here’s a list of the top twenty-five Michigan football players of all-time.
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Those Pearly Whites
Michigan has scheduled Oklahoma in 2025 and 2026, bringing to mind the epic all-white road uniforms we wore vs. the Sooners in the 1976 Orange Bowl. And don't forget the set the MMB rolled out:
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Seeing Seven Sign
I bumped into Ricky Leach last night when he was up at WTKA last night signing photo of he and Bo taken following the 1978 win over the Buckeyes. Last week on air Leach promised anyone who donated $50+ to Debbie Williams-Hoak’s Magic of Christmas campaign that they’d receive a personalized copy from Old #7 and he obviously came through. Here’s what he put on mine: Major props to Ira, Sam and the folks at WTKA for once again posting a record-breaking number of kids “adopted”..and hats off to saint Debbie for all she does in driving this great program. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Storytime with Sap: “By the Power Vested in me by Husker Nation”
[Ed. You know I’m a huge fan of Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis & he’s featured here each postgame with Dr. Sap’s Decals. You might know that his detailed knowledge of uniform tweaks since the Bo era helped spearhead the Uniform Timeline. Bottom line – the Sap mind blended with the Sap archives is a Wangler-to-Carter-esque combination. God willing Sap will be sharing a few of his favorite stories and anecdotes on these pages in the future and here’s one for you.] Guest post by Dr. Sap We all know that former UM All-American QB Rick Leach has Michigan ties that run as deep as perhaps any Wolverine player. His dad and uncle both played varsity baseball for the maize and blue and Leach himself was born at the U-M Hospital. But when Leach got married, there was a big red Nebraska tinge to his wedding day. This was all explained during the 1986 Fiesta Bowl Preview Show that was hosted by Fred Hickman on Detroit’s WDIV-TV station. Father Kenneth McDonald from Mason, MI officiated Leach’s wedding. Not only was the Father a huge Cornhusker fan, he actually wore a red robe during Leach’s wedding ceremony! Believe it: When asked if he was a fanatic, the Father responded that he was “more of a loyalist.” On a side note: There was…
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Ricky Leach and the 1979 Hula Bowl – Storytime with Dr. Sap
The 1979 Hula Bowl featured three college legends: Joe Montana, Rick Leach and Chuck Fusina. Flint Michigan's own Rick Leach stole the show. More:
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Throwback Coverage
Via the indomitable Dr. Sap, his homegrown retro EA College Football covers. My favorite up first. Lytle: Terrible Tommy: Ricky Leach: Wangler to Carter (including an appearance from the most interesting man in the world in his suede jacket): General Bo:
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This Week in Michigan Football History – September 11, 1976
As part of WTKA 1050AM’s Key Bank Countdown to Kick-off pregame show, I’m taping a new segment this season called ‘This Week in Michigan Football History’ sponsored by Wolverine Beer. Here’s Saturday’s version where we looked back to September 11, 1976 – the season opener against Wisconsin. Ira had a few Bob Ufer calls from the game and we worked them in (I got chills), hope you like it: [display_podcast] Here’s where you can find Wolverine Beer, or check out the Beer Wench’s Blog (and yes, that’s a real thing). I’ll be posting each of the This Week… clips here.
