Michigan: Champions of the West! - Hardcover

Madej, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1571671153 ISBN 13: 9781571671158

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC, 1997

Synopsis

Year in and year out, the Wolverines have placed championship banner upon banner atop their record collection. The Wolverines have 47 national team championships, 281 Big Ten titles, more than 1,600 first team All-Americans, nearly 1,300 individual Big Ten champions, and the list goes on. While many schools note periods of success, the U-M has made winning a way of life, emerging from the battles victorious more than 10,000 times. This great tradition has been filled with notable names and spectacular performances.

About this title

Review:

Michigan: Champions of the West presents yearly Wolverine sports highlights since 1896-97 through capsule features: Michigan Moment (Michigan Battles UCLA in NCAA Basketball Title Game, 1964-65); Wolvering Football Team Wears National Crown, 1932-33; Championship Moment (Matmen Win big Ten Championship, 1952-53); Champion of the west (Branch Rickey, 1912-13, Jim Abott, 1987-88); and University Lore, and Maize Blue Item. Each year is introduced with a Time Capsule for a wider look at central events in U.S. history.

Back of the book offers year-by-year records of all Michigan athletic teams, Michigan's Hall of Honor inductees and the All-Time Wolverine Letter Winner List for all sports. The book is "officially endorsed by the University of Michigan." --Sports Collectors Digest January 30, 1998 Richard Miller

About this edition

• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1571671153
• ISBN 13: 9781571671158
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300