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Wolverine Wednesday: The Legend of Tom Harmon, a Veteran’s Day Special

Article By on 11th November, 2009

... first Heisman Trophy winner.

After that, Harmon became a war hero.

Today is Veterans Day and I took a break from the normal Wednesday post to look back at a WWII hero and a Michigan legend: Tom Harmon

Harmon wore No. 98 at Michigan and I think that number stood for all the positions he played for the Wolverines.

From 1938-1940, Tom had 33 touchdowns (a record at the time), 2,134 yards rushing, 1,304 yards passing, kicked 33 extra points, and two fields at Michigan. Fitz Crisler, his head coach, must have had a rule; if you score a touchdown, you had to kick the extra point!

Tom was pretty well known during his time as a Wolverine. He was on the cover of Time in 1939 and Life magazine in 1...

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