Throughout the summer, SIOC will be taking a look at some of the nation's top athletic schools and determining who its all-time best athletes are. Last week we looked at Wisconsin's top 10 and this week we're looking at fellow Big Ten powerhouse, Michigan. Check out our list below (and our gallery) and let us know whom we underrated, whom we overrated, and whom we overlooked completely.
10. Glen Rice (basketball, 1986-1989)
9. Jennie Ritter (softball, 2003-2006)
8. Brendan Morrison (hockey, 1993-1996)
7. Barry Larkin (baseball, 1983-1985)
6. Tom Dolan (swimming, 1994-1996)
5. Desmond Howard (football, 1989- 1991)
4. Cazzie Russell (basketball, 1964- 1966)
3. Charles Woodson (football, 1995-1997)
2. Tom Harmon (football, basketball, 1938-1940)
1. Bennie Oosterbaan (football, basketball, baseball, 1924-1927)
What do you think?
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I like it......Looks good to me
Freebird is AWESOM-O
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Wait a sec....what about Michael Phelps???
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#1 Magic (see Cazzie Russell)
#2 Bubba Smith, kill bubba kill, see national champioships and game of the century, #19 college fball player all time (see #34 Bennie Oosterbaan http://americasbestonline.net/index.php/pages/top100collegefootb allplayers.html
#3 Gibby, mr clutch (see 1984 and 1988 world series)
#4 George Webster, #37 college fball player all time (see charles woodson #39 and Desmond trip over your own feet Heisman pose Howard #79)) (Freep or Det News has never heard of Webster)
#5 Pat Milkovich and Dale Anderson : see best college wrestlers of all time ( OK I'm a wrester so I'm biased but at least I didn't include women's softball players) www.wrestlingusa.com/02%20wusa%20web 20root/allmajorpages/bestofalltimes/bestcollegewretler.html
#6 Steve Smith, see philanthropy, Clara Bell Smith Center vs general studies program at u of m, fab five or any U of M basketball player since 1989
#7 Steve Garvey, 4gg, 1974 mvp, 2599 hits, 10 all star games, (see Barry Larkin mlb stats) Ok Garvey has character issues but don't make me bring up Steve Howe.
*8 Morten "Mr Automatic" Anderson, 6 pro bowls, 63 yard field goal against oh how I hate Ohio State, 60 yard NFL field goal against the Bears, Only Player with three 50 yard fld goals in NFL game. ALL TIME leading scorer in NFL history. AND NEVER HAD A FIELD GOAL BLOCKED AGAINST APPALACHIAN STATE! (Freep or Det News has never heard of him)
#9 Kenneth Walsh, 2 gold 1 silver olympic swimming. (Ok it was 40 years ago but we didn't have to hear about his exercise induced asthma ad nauseum in the freep. (see Tom Dolan same medal total) and for the last time freep & det news, Michael Phelps does not swim for Meeeeechigan.
10. Scott Skiles, The Flint Stones, Kristin Haynie, Gene Washington, Jeff Lerg (Named "Michigan's Best", the state's top sports figure of 2007, (hard for the Freep to swallow), etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc etc, etc, etc, etc ,etc, etc, etc, etc,
Honorable mention:
Thomas Mcguane and Jim Harrison (favorite American Authors since Faulkner and Hemingway)
Oh I'm sorry, wrong school
mancelona
Clarkston , MI
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where is rick leach?
duhtchr
Grand Blanc , MI
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What about Tom Brady???
Subb
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you are keeping Desmond Clark but omitting Tom Brady?????
Really tho, the top 10 should be the top 25 or 50. There are alot of worthy additions
BrutalBruce
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Jennie Ritter? Who? Any list that leaves off Ron Kramer is incomplete.
manfromnantucket
Nantucket , MA
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