- Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the 38th President (1974–1977), and 40th Vice President (1973–1974) of the United States. Ford was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. Upon succession to the presidency, Ford became the only person to hold that office without having been elected either President or Vice President.
- Terry Barr
Terry Albert Barr is a former American football wide receiver. He played for nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Detroit Lions. The Lions selected Barr in the third round of the 1957 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he played in the NFL Championship Game. In Detroit's 59-14 win over Cleveland, Barr intercepted a pass and returned it 19 yards for a score. Currently, he ranks eleventh on the Lions all-time receiving list with 227 receptions, …
- David Harris
David Charles Harris (born January 21, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets. Harris prepped at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids and played for the Michigan Wolverines during his college career.
- Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. He attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Widely regarded as one of the best playoff quarterbacks of his era, …
- Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American football wide receiver, punt returner, and kick returner in the NFL. He played for the Washington Redskins (1992-1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Green Bay Packers (1996, 1999), Oakland Raiders (1997-1998) and Detroit Lions (1999-2002). Prior to his professional career, he attended the University of Michigan where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1991.
- Joe Schwarz
John J. H. "Joe" Schwarz, M.D. (born November 15, 1937), a Republican from Michigan, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004. He represented the state's 7th Congressional district from January 2005 to January 2007. (map)
- Amani Toomer
Amani Toomer (born September 8, 1974 in Berkeley, California) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Anthony Thomas
Anthony Jermaine Thomas (born November 7, 1977 in Winnfield, Louisiana) is an American football running back who plays for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.
- Charles Woodson
Charles Woodson (born on October 7, 1976 in Fremont, Ohio) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines. In 1997, Woodson led the Wolverines to a national championship and won the Heisman Trophy. He is the only primarily defensive player to have won the award. Woodson was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
- Mario Manningham
Mario Cashmere Manningham (born May 25, 1986 in Warren, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the University of Michigan. He is sometimes referred to as Super Mario due to his acrobatic catches. In 2005, Manningham's freshman season, he caught 27 passes for 433 yards and six touchdowns, including the game-winner as time expired against Penn State. Through the first six weeks of the 2006 season, …
- Tyrone Wheatley
Tyrone Wheatley (born January 19, 1972 in Inkster, Michigan) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the first round (17th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. Wheatley played in ten NFL seasons from 1995-2004. He played college football at Michigan and led the Wolverines to a Rose Bowl victory in 1993 where he was named the game's most valuable player.
- Forest Evashevski
Forest Evashevski (born February 19, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan) was a college football player at the University of Michigan and a college football coach and athletic director at the University of Iowa.
- Brian Griese
Brian David Griese (born March 18 1975 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He is the son of former NFL great Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins. They wrote a book together, "Undefeated" (ISBN 0-7852-7021-3), published in 2000 about their lives through their undefeated seasons and living through the breast cancer illness and death of Brian's mother and Bob's first wife, Judi.
- Drew Henson
Drew Daniel Henson (born February 13, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a former baseball player and active American football quarterback who currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings. From 1998 to 2000, Henson played college football at the University of Michigan.
- Braylon Edwards
Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. His father, Stanley, played football at the University of Michigan (1977-1981) and with the Houston Oilers (1982-1986) and Detroit Lions (1987).
- Jim Harbaugh
James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and finally the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Bears out of the University of Michigan with the 26th pick in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. On December 18, 2006, Harbaugh was named as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team.
- Tom Harmon
Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 - March 15, 1990) was a star player of United States college football, a sports broadcaster, and patriarch of a family of American actors.
- William James
William James (born William James Peterson, Jr. June 15, 1979 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Western Illinois University by the New York Giants. Peterson attended the University of Michigan for two years, one of them with the school's 1997 national championship team, …
- Butch Woolfolk
Butch Woolfolk (born March 1, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a National Football League running back for the New York Giants (1982-1984), Houston Oilers (1985-1986) and Detroit Lions (1987-1988). Woolfolk played college football at the University of Michigan (1978-1981) and finished his career as the school's all-time leading rusher with 3,861 yards; he now ranks fourth in school annals.
- Ty Law
Tajuan Law, best known as Ty Law, (born February 10, 1974 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback who currently plays with the Kansas City Chiefs. He began his professional career after a three year run at the University Of Michigan where he lettered three years in a row (1992-94), earned first-team All-American honors from Walter Camp as a senior and was a two-time unanimous All-Big Ten Conference selection.
- Victor Hobson
Victor Hobson (born February 3, 1980 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey) is an American football player who currently plays linebacker for the New York Jets. He started 39 of 49 games during his career at the University of Michigan and recorded 277 tackles, 15 sacks, three fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions. His 47 stops for a loss places him fourth all-time in Michigan history. He was selected in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Jets.
- David Baas
David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981 in Bixby, Oklahoma) is an American football center who plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted by the 49ers in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
- Steve Hutchinson
Steven Hutchinson (born November 1, 1977 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a National Football League offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings. He is regarded as one of the best guards in football.
- Jay Feely
Thomas "Jay" Feely (born May 23, 1976 in Odessa, Florida) is a place kicker for the Miami Dolphins. He began his career with the Atlanta Falcons after kicking in college for Michigan. He is often seen as a regular guest on the ESPN2's Cold Pizza. He previously played with the New York Giants.
- Joe Maddock
Joseph H. Maddock was a highly successful college football coach at the University of Oregon, and the University of Utah. From 1904 to 1909, he led Utah to a 30-10-1 record. In 1924, he coached Oregon to a 4-3-1 record. In his seven years of coaching, he has never had a losing season. He played his college football at Michigan
- Steve Breaston
Steven William Breaston (born August 20, 1983 in North Braddock, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner who plays for the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by Arizona in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Elroy Hirsch
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch was an American football running back and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Rockets, nicknamed for his unusual running style.
- Len Ford
Leonard Guy Ford, Jr. (February 18, 1926 - March 14, 1972) was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976. He played two years for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts - were merged into the NFL.
- Bennie Oosterbaan
Bennie Oosterbaan (born February 4, 1906 in Muskegon, Michigan; died October 25, 1990 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a three time first team All-American football player and coach at the University of Michigan. Despite the fact that he last played nearly 80 years ago, he is still widely regarded as one of the greatest football players in Michigan's storied history -- and one of the greatest all-around athletes in Big Ten conference history.
- Lamarr Woodley
LaMarr Dewayne Woodley (born on November 3, 1984 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played collegiately for the University of Michigan.
- Bump Elliott
Chalmers W. "Bump" Elliott (born January 30, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American football player and coach and university director of athletics. Elliott starred at the University of Michigan, where in 1947 he led the Big Nine in scoring with 54 points and was chosen the Most Valuable Player in the Conference to win the Chicago Tribune Trophy.
- Dan McGugin
Dan McGugin (born July 29, 1879, died 1936), originally of Ringgold County, Iowa, was the head football coach for Vanderbilt University from 1904 to 1917, and from 1919 to 1934. During his tenures, he compiled a 197-55-19 career record, and had a .762 winning percentage. In his first career game, his team defeated Mississippi State 61-0. He went on to win his next two games by 60 points as well.
- Marlin Jackson
Marlin Tyrell Jackson (born June 30, 1983 in Sharon, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. He was selected with the 29th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan, where he was a two time all-American for the Wolverines. As a senior, at Sharon high school in Pennsylvania, Jackson was the Pennsylvania player of the year.
- Dave Raimey
Dave Raimey (born November 18, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former running back and defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1965-1968 and the Toronto Argonauts from 1969-1974 of the Canadian Football League. He played in two Grey Cups, one for the Blue Bombers and played in another for the Argonauts. Raimey was selected in the ninth round of the 1963 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns after a stellar career at the University of Michigan, …
- Keith Bostic
Keith Bostic (born January 17, 1961 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a former American football defensive back who played for seven seasons in the NFL with the Houston Oilers and the Cleveland Browns.
- Jim Herrmann
Jim Herrmann (born December 8, 1960 in Hollywood, California) is currently the linebackers coach for the New York Jets. Before arriving in New York, Herrmann was the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan for nine seasons.
- Tom Mack
Thomas Lee Mack played left guard for the Los Angeles Rams, spending all 13-years with them from 1966-1978. Mack was the son of a professional baseball player (Cleveland Indians' second baseman, Ray Mack, aka Raymond James Mack [born Raymond James Mlckovsky]) Mack was the number 1 pick of the Rams in the 1966 NFL Draft, second overall, from the University of Michigan. He was one of only two rookies to not be cut in George Allen’s tough veteran-dominated squad.
- Les Miles
Les Miles (born November 10, 1953) is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the LSU Tigers. Prior to holding that position, he was head coach at Oklahoma State. He was formerly an assistant at Oklahoma State University as well as with the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado and the Dallas Cowboys.
- Matt Gutierrez
Matt Gutierrez (born June 9, 1984 in Concord, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was signed on May 8, 2007 as an undrafted rookie free agent from Idaho State University and had transferred from University of Michigan. Gutierrez is currently competing for the third-string spot with veteran Vinny Testaverde.
- John Navarre
John Robert Navarre (born September 9, 1980) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals and served as their third-string quarterback for the 2004-2006 seasons. Navarre played college football at the University of Michigan where he led the Wolverines to the 2003 Big Ten championship. Previously, he attended Cudahy High School in Wisconsin, …