 Yerges from 1948 Michiganensian | |
| Born: | April 5, 1924 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Died: | December 24, 2000 (aged 76) Princess Anne, Maryland, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Ohio State (1943) Michigan (1944–1947) |
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Howard Frederick Yerges Jr. (April 5, 1925 – December 24, 2000) was an American college football player who played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team in 1943 and the University of Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1944 to 1947. He was the starting quarterback of the 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team that went undefeated, beat USC 49–0 in the Rose Bowl and is considered by some to be the greatest Michigan football team of all time.[1] As of 2009, Yerges was one of three players (along with Justin Boren and J. T. White) to play on both sides of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry.[2]
- ^ "1947 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.
- ^ May, Tim (April 23, 2008). "Boren's transfer sure to add spice to rivalry". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 28, 2009.