Benjamin Gaylord "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 two-time All-American basketball player as well as a football, basketball and baseball coach at the University of Michigan. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Muskegon (mus-kēg'n is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 40105 Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American College football players at their respective positions American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research 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.
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Athlete at University of Michigan
Oosterban began his athletic career at Muskegon High School where he was selected by the Detroit News as an All-State end in 1922-23. Muskegon High School is a public High school located in Muskegon, Michigan, and was the first high school in Muskegon County, Michigan The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the US And in his junior year (1923) he led the Muskegon basketball team to a state championship and was named a High School All-American in basketball. [1]
At Michigan, Bennie Oosterbaan earned nine letters -- three apiece in football, basketball, and baseball. [2] In its obituary of Oosterbaan, The Sporting News described him as a "phenomenal student-athlete who in his senior year at Michigan "was captain of the football team, led the Big Ten Conference in scoring in basketball and was the league's leading hitter in baseball, a sport he had not pursued while in high school. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports "[2]
Football
A star receiver and defensive end in a time when the forward pass was still evolving, Oosterbaan and quarterback Benny Friedman were Michigan's first great passing combination. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In several forms of Football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction of the opponent's end line Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Benjamin "Benny" Friedman ( March 18, 1905 &ndash November 24, 1982) was an American football Quarterback He was also a skilled passer, once throwing for touchdowns of twenty and fifty yards in a match against rival Ohio State University. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. [3]
As a sophomore in 1925, Oosterbaan led the Big Ten with eight touchdowns. That year, the Wolverines outscored their opponents 227-3. The team shut out every team they faced, except a 3-2 defeat to Northwestern at Soldier Field late in the season. Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Illinois, and is currently home to the NFL Oosterbaan's defensive play was outstanding as well, and he was key in shutting out the Illini and Red Grange 3-0 in 1925. Harold Edward "Red" Grange ( June 13, 1903 &ndash January 28, 1991) was a professional and college American football Five players from the 1925 team were named All-Americans, including Benny Friedman and Oosterbaan.
In 1926, Friedman and Oosterbaan were both named All-Americans after leading the Wolverines to a 7-1 record and their second consecutive Big Ten Conference championship. That year, his 60-yard run with a recovered fumble helped Michigan to a 7-6 victory over Minnesota in the annual Little Brown Jug game. The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest and most storied programs in College football history [4] The Wolverines outscored their opponents, 191-38, and suffered their only loss to Navy, =10-0, in front of 80,000 fans at Baltimore Stadium.
In 1927, Friedman had moved on to the NFL, and Oosterbaan was named the team's captain and Most Valuable Player. Oosterbaan was also selected as an All-American for the third consecutive season. He is one of only two players at Michigan ever to receive consensus All-American honors three times -- Anthony Carter being the other. Anthony Carter (born September 17, 1960 in Riviera Beach Florida) is a former American football Wide receiver. The Wolverines went 20-4 in Oostebaan's career at Michigan.
Basketball
In addition to football, Oosterbaan was an All-American in basketball and led the Big Ten Conference in field goals in his junior (50 field goals) and senior (57 field goals) years and in scoring (129 points) in his senior year. College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA [3] He was named All-American in both 1927 and 1928 and was a member of Michigan's first back-to-back Western conference champions under E. J. Mather in 1925-6 and 1926-7 (the latter being Michigan's first outright champion). He twice recorded double-doubles in this low scoring era. "Double-Double" is also In-N-Out Burger 's name for its double Cheeseburgers "Double-Double" is also a colloquial term in [5]
Baseball
He was also an All-Conference baseball player who won the Big Ten batting title in 1927 with a . 469 batting average. [6] [3] While at the University of Michigan he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity ( ΑΣΦ, commonly abbreviated to Alpha Sig) is a social fraternity with 66 active chapters colonies and interest groups
Oostergaan was both a scholar and an athlete. In 1928, he received Michigan's Big Ten medal, awarded annually for excellence in scholarship and athletics. [4] That year he was also awarded the Western Conference Medal of Honor for proficiency as a scholar-athlete. [5]
Coaching career at Michigan
After graduating, Oosterbaan declined offers to play professional football. According to friend and player Ron Kramer, Oosterbaan grew up in the Dutch Reformed Church and did not sign a professional football or baseball contract "because of his religious background and his mother. Ronald J Kramer (born June 24, 1935 in Girard, Kansas) is a former American football player for the University of Michigan Dutch Reformed Church (in Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk or NHK was one of many branches of churches coming out of the Protestant Reformation in Europe Dutch Reformed didn't play football on Sundays. "[6]
Instead, Oosterbaan stayed on at the University of Michigan as an assistant coach for the football and basketball teams. He was an assistant coach of the football team from 1928-1947. He also became the head basketball coach in 1938 and served in that capacity until 1946. The basketball team had an 81-72 record while Oosterbaan was the head coach. [5] Oosterbaan employed an uptempo style of play that differed from that of his predecessor Frank Cappon. [5]
In 1948 Oosterbaan took over as head coach at Michigan. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Fritz Crisler named Oosterbaan as his successor after the 1948 Rose Bowl in which Michigan beat the University of Southern California by a score of 49-0. Herbert Orin "Fritz" Crisler (January 12 1899 near Earlville Illinois – August 19 1982 was a head football coach best known for his tenure at the The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Crisler described Oosterbaan "the best offensive mind in college football. "[2] Oosterbaan led the Wolverines to a National Championship in his first season and won Coach of the Year honors. His teams won Big Ten championships in each of his first three seasons (1948-50), but did not win another under his tenure. He coached at Michigan until 1958, compiling a 63-33-4 record. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His teams were noted for their defensive play.
Oosterban was also head coach of the freshman baseball team. A freshman, fresher, fish, or frosh is a first-year student in an educational institution [5]
Coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Rank# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (1948 – 1958) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Michigan | 9-0 | 6-0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | Michigan | 6-2-1 | 4-1-1 | 1T | |||||
| 1950 | Michigan | 6-3-1 | 4-1-1 | 1 | W 14-6 Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1951 | Michigan | 4-5 | 4-2 | ||||||
| 1952 | Michigan | 5-4 | 4-2 | ||||||
| 1953 | Michigan | 6-3 | 3-3 | ||||||
| 1954 | Michigan | 6-3 | 5-2 | ||||||
| 1955 | Michigan | 7-2 | 5-2 | ||||||
| 1956 | Michigan | 7-2 | 5-2 | ||||||
| 1957 | Michigan | 5-3-1 | 3-3-1 | ||||||
| 1958 | Michigan | 2-6-1 | 1-5-1 | ||||||
| Total: | 63-33-4 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I | |||||||||
A Michigan man for life
Oosterbaan resigned as the head football coach in 1958. At the time, he said: "The pressure finally got to me. Not the kind that comes from outside. Not from my bosses or the fans. I mean the pressure that builds up inside a head coach whether he wins or loses. "[6] He was succeeded by Bump Elliott. Chalmers W "Bump" Elliott (born January 30 1925 in Detroit Michigan) was an American football halfback at Purdue University (1943&ndash1944
In 1959, Oosterbaan became Michigan's director of athletic alumni relations and held that position until he retired in 1972. [6]
Oosterbaan died in 1990, having spent his entire career associated with the University of Michigan. As one of his obituaries noted, he "went to Ann Arbor as a freshman in 1924 - and never left. " All-American Ron Kramer said of his former coach: "Bennie Oosterbaan is the Michigan tradition. Ronald J Kramer (born June 24, 1935 in Girard, Kansas) is a former American football player for the University of Michigan The man gave his whole life to Michigan. "[6]
Don Lund, U-M's associate athletic director for alumni relations who also played basketball for Oosterbaan said: "There's no question he was the greatest athlete we ever had here at Michigan. Donald Andrew (Don Lund (born May 18, 1923) is a former backup Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn "[6]
Honors and awards
Bennie Oosterbaan's jersey number 47 is one of only five numbers retired by the Michigan football program. The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan.
Oosterbaan was also named to the "All-Time All-American Team" in 1951, as well as the Football Writers Association of America All-Time All-American team in 1974. The Football Writers Association of America ( FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA
In 1954, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. [4]
A poll of Michigan alumni and friends in 1979 selected Oosterbaan as U-M's greatest all-time football player. [1]
In 1999, Sports Illustrated published a list of "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Michigan" (in all sports), and ranked Oosterbaan fourth on the list behind Joe Louis, Magic Johnson and Charlie Gehringer. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Joseph Louis Barrow ( May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. Charles Leonard Gehringer ( May 11 1903 – January 21 1993) nicknamed “ The Mechanical Man,” was a Major League Baseball [7] He was the highest ranked football player, ahead of Michigan Wolverines football legends Ron Kramer (#7), Fielding Yost (#9), Rick Leach (#22), Fritz Crisler (#31), and Harry Kipke (#40). The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. Ronald J Kramer (born June 24, 1935 in Girard, Kansas) is a former American football player for the University of Michigan Fielding Harris Yost (April 30 1871&ndashAugust 20 1946 was an American football coach best known for his long tenure at the University of Michigan. Rick Leach (b December 28 1964, in Arcadia, California) is a professional Tennis player from the United States. Herbert Orin "Fritz" Crisler (January 12 1899 near Earlville Illinois – August 19 1982 was a head football coach best known for his tenure at the Harry G Kipke (March 26 1899 - Sept 14 1972 was the head football coach at the University of Michigan from 1929-1937
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame. The 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan during the 1948 College football season The University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor, founded in 1978 by the University of Michigan 's "M" Club recognizes athletes coaches and administrators who have
- ^ a b c "Obituaries", The Sporting News, 1990-11-05. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Retrieved on 2007-11-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events
- ^ a b c Oosterbaan, Bennie (Benjamin G.) Basketball, Football. Hickok Sports.
- ^ a b c Bennie Oosterbaan: Member Biography. National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b c d e Michigan Basketball 2007-08 (media guide).
- ^ a b c d e f Saylor, Jack. "Oosterbaan, Michigan synonymous", Chicago Tribune, 1990-11-11. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Retrieved on 2007-11-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Michigan", Sports Illustrated, 1999-12-27. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Retrieved on 2007-11-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events
External links
- College Football Hall of Fame
- Hickok Sports Bio
- Muskegon Area Sport Hall of Fame: Class of 1987 Biography
| Preceded by Fritz Crisler |
Michigan Head Football Coach 1948-1958 |
Succeeded by Bump Elliott |
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