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| Michigan Wolverines | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 20, 1888 Tukums, Russian Empire (now Latvia) |
| Died: | February 14, 1969 (aged 80) Oak Park, Michigan, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Michigan (1909–1910) |
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Joseph Magidsohn (December 20, 1888 – February 14, 1969) was an American football player and official. He played halfback for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1909 and 1910 and was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1909 and a first-team All-American in 1910. He was the first Jewish athlete to win a varsity "M" at the University of Michigan and is the first athlete known to have refused to compete on the Jewish High Holy Days.