Greatest Wolverine by jersey#

[justinsane]

What's up everyone? I'm really bored I'm sick and cant watch anymore tv. So to cure my boredom I put together a list of the greatest Wolverines to wear each number. I though it would be fun to hear all of your thoughts. I will list the jersey number than the player his position and years at UM. Also I had some close calls and that will be the player listed in the far hand right of the line. I tried putting the whole list on here earlier but it wouldn't let me so I will do ten at a time each day till the end.

1. Anthony Carter WR 1979-82 Braylon Edwards
2. Charles Woodson CB 1995-97 Chris Calloway
3. Tripp Welborne S 1988-90 Marlin Jackson
4. Jim Harbaugh QB 1982-86 Marquise Walker
5. John Wangler QB 1976-80
6. Harry Kipke RB 1920-23 Tyrone Wheatley
7. Rick Leach QB 1976-78
8. Jason Avant WR 2002-05
9. Dennis Franklin QB 1972-74 Michael Taylor
10. Tom Brady QB 1995-99
11. The Wistert Brothers Francis WR(1931-33) Albert OT(1940-42) Alvin OT(1947-49)
12. Ricky Powers RB 1990-93
13. Garland Rivers DB 1983-86
14. Brian Griese QB 1993-97
15. Frank Culver OG/C 1916-21 Steve Breaston
16. John Navarre QB 1999-03 Steve Smith
17. Fred Petoskey WR 1931-33
18. Bump Elliott RB 1946-47 Amani Toomer
19. Robert Brown C 1923-25 Remy Hamilton
20. Mike Hart RB 2004-07
21. Desmond Howard WR 1988-91 Tim Biakabatuku
22. Ty Law CB 1992-94
23. Jamie Morris RB 1984-87 Chris Perry
24. Butch Woolfolk RB 1978-81
25. Harlan Huckelby RB 1976-78 Tom Edwards
26. William Billings QB 1950-52 William Bartlett
27. Benny Friedman QB 1923-26
28. Robert Timberlake QB 1961-64
29. Leon Hall CB 2003-06 Marcus Ray
30. Harry Hawkins OG 1922-25
31. Richard Weske OG/OT 1915-18
32. Edliff Slaughter OG/C 1922-24 Anthony Thomas
33. Mike Taylor LB 1969-71
34. Harvey Chapman OT/WR 1931-33
35. Tom Darden DB 1969-71
36. Ralph Heikkinen OG 1936-38
37. Jim Smith RB/WR 1974-76 Erick Anderson, Jarrett Irons
38. J.D. Carlson K 1989-91 Garrett Rivas
39. Henry Hill NT 1968-70
40. Ron Johnson RB 1966-68
41. Rob Lytle RB 1974-76
42. Billy Taylor RB 1969-71
43. James Pace RB 1955-57
44. John Lott DB 1980-83
45. Peter Elliott QB/RB 1945-48
46. Harry Newman Sr. QB 1930-32
47. Bennie Oosterbaan QB 1925-27
48. Gerald Ford C/OG 1932-34
49. Bob Chappius RB 1942, 1946-47
50. Otto Pommerening OT 1926-28
51. Steve Everitt C 1988-92
52. Rod Payne C 1993-96
53. Thomas Cecchini C 1963-65
54. Maurice Williams OT 1998-00
55. Brandon Graham DE 2006-09
56. LaMarr Woodley DE 2003-06
57. Maynard Morrison FB/C 1929-31
58. Rob Renes NT 1995-99
59. George Lilja C 1976-80
60. Mark Donahue OG 1975-77 Mark Messner
61. Alex Callahan OG 1956-59
62. Bob Lang DT 1974-76
63. Julius Franks OG 1940-42
64. Richard Szymanski OG/C 1961-64
65. Reggie McKenzie OG 1969-71
66. Mike Hammerstein DT 1981-85
67. Merv Pregulman C 1941-43
68. Joe Cocozzo OT 1988-92
69. Jon Runyan OT 1992-95 Matt Elliott, Tom Dixon
70. Marty Huff LB 1968-70
71. Dave Gallagher DT 1971-73
72. Dan Dierdorf OT 1968-70 John "Jumbo" Elliott
73. Bill Dufek OT 1975-78
74. Jared Bushong OT 1957-59
75. Will Yearby OT 1963-65 Greg Skrepenak, Bubba Paris
76. Steve Hutchinson OG 1997-00 Stefan Humphries
77. Jake Long OT 2003-07 Jon Jansen
78. Dean Dingman OG 1987-90
79. Jeff Backus OT 1996-00
80. Jerame Tuman TE 1995-98 Alan Branch
81. Glen Steele DE/DT 1993-97
82. Tony McGee TE Wore only 1 season till switching to 88 but there was no one else I thought
83. Bennie Joppru TE 1998-02
84. Paul Jokisch WR 1984-86 Shawn Thompson
85. Lowell Perry WR 1950-52
86. Robert Westfall RB 1939-41
87. Ron Kramer WR 1954-56
88. Jim Mandich TE 1967-69
89. Richard Rifenberg WR 1946-48 Derrick Walker
90. Juaquin Feazell DE/DT 1994-98 Norman Heuer
91. Matt Dyson LB 1990-94
92. Dan Rumishek DT 1998-02
93. Sam Sword LB 1995-98
94. Jason Horn DT 1993-95
95. Curtis Greer DT 1976-79
96. Calvin O'Neal LB 1973-76
97. Chris Hutchinson DT 1988-92
98. Tom Harmon RB 1938-40
99. Pierre Woods LB 2002-05

Well thats it. Thoughts?

[bleed maize & blue]

Chad henne wore #7 also

[1OSUNUT]

He said greatest by uniform #.

[justinsane]

Chad henne wore #7 also

Yes he did. I like Chad but his record aganist tuo$ and bowls tipped in favor of Leach.

[StevieBrownforHeisman]

Scott Dreisbach>Ricky Powers; IMO

[joeismyname]

i think that Manningham should get some consideration...and i really don't think John Navarre was very good, he just had fantastic receivers. He was 6'6" and got half of his screen passes batted down at the line.

[justinsane]

i think that Manningham should get some consideration...and i really don't think John Navarre was very good, he just had fantastic receivers. He was 6'6" and got half of his screen passes batted down at the line.

Who would you suggest for 16? I'm not saying he was great but there were not a lot of alternatives.

[Sten Carlson]

Who would you suggest for 16? I'm not saying he was great but there were not a lot of alternatives.

Come on guys!

#16 Steve Smith

http://thosewhostaywillbechampions.blogspot.com/2006/06/steve-smith-forgotten-link-in-chain-of.html

[justinsane]

Come on guys!

#16 Steve Smith

http://thosewhostaywillbechampions.blogspot.com/2006/06/steve-smith-forgotten-link-in-chain-of.html

I have Steve Smith on there it was basically a toss up. Arguments can be made for both and that was the point. Outside of those two though there was no one, please don't mention Adrian Arrington I was taking record into consideration for all and a guy who never beat tuos can not be mentioned in my opinion.

[StevieBrownforHeisman]

Umm you have mike hart and jake long on there, they never beat Osu...

[bleed maize & blue]

What about Mark Messener(sp) that played de/lb in the 80's he was the man back in the day.

[justinsane]

Umm you have mike hart and jake long on there, they never beat Osu...

When I had a close call I went with record. Mike Hart there was no #20 that was as productive as he was throughout a career and record therefore was not used in his consideration. Who else eould you put here? Hopefully Mike Shaw can be mentioned one day.

Jake Long regardless of record was one of the very best players to have ever played at UM. Jon Jansen was close but being drafted no. 1 oveall in the NFL draft and winning best lineman in the Big Ten as a junior over Joe Thomas was too many accolades for him not to be named the best.

[justinsane]

Waht about Mark Messener(sp) that played de/lb in the 80's he was the man back in the day.

#60 was close as well. Donahue was a All-American and played on some great teams but Messner was right there imo and that's why I listed him on the far right.

[goblue]

What about #30 Brad Cochran? The cornerback out of Birmingham Brother Rice from 1982-85. Was first team all american, team captain in 1985 when they beat Nebraska and finished at #2. Got drafted by the Raiders in 1986 in the third round.