june september american football member playing independent football team famous american football players playing university_of_michigan known unusual low line style play known light weight small size performance harvard reports indicated gained yards eastern writers including wrote articles selected american team underwent surgery perform level comeback senior leading players college football head football coach recognition able recruit big talent phillips including future pro football hall future president quickly turned phillips programs southwest teams beat oklahoma texas lost game seasons later football coach later known 1920s inducted university_of_michigan awards john award year freshman football player based desire character capacity leadership future success football field born grew michigan attended led football team consecutive state championships account playoffs noted smashing play half wholly terrific line clearly team mates graduating high school joined football team michigan varsity reportedly called drive goal line game large crowd including farmer horse gathered end zone head legs working like rods ahead head struck horse amidships went horse college football player transfer started college football career age leading record including win university_of_michigan freshman team performance drew attention michigan coach fielding watching dominate michigan freshman team concluded kid michigan studies american place year persuaded transfer played told press time season play varsity team fall years old season began touted fastest donned weighs pounds built low powerful pair shoulders characterized lightning speed pre season account said wonder line wizard open field outset considerable attention paid unusual running style observers noted peculiar manner runs style tackled pair legs usually carried yards michigan opened season win followed victory offensive star case twice carried tackles goal playing following week runs yards scored touchdowns worked overtime probably advanced players starting season michigan lost games eastern schools syracuse harvard penn harvard game breakthrough came october fans harvard game anticipated matches year special train brought michigan fans cambridge massachusetts hundreds michigan alumni east hand reinforcements harvard prevailed big story papers country writers told story performance said tells east plays best brand football shot theory holes according mighty ram gained ground harvard bury german army corps football writer said created half stir east peculiar style attack backed phenomenal strength earned gains yards time called carry ball writer noted skill line breaker carried ball repeatedly harvard line secondary defense bullet like rushes upset responsible michigan ground gains occasions reportedly power dove right double line crimson players went ground feet clear double line report indicates big day accounts vary dramatically exactly yards gained reported game gained yards newspaper account said gained yards obituary indicated gained yards attempts despite efforts michigan able punch ball goal line blamed michigan quarterback switched time took ball shadow crimson goal posts answer question michigan unable score said ask fellow michigan day actions spectators figure harvard agreement play game sports writers concluded avoid facing said reporter sic saw clash decided cared rough human bullet attention focused size unique running style small standards day running style saw bend propel like opposing line won nicknames based size running style fighting spirit including human bullet german bullet comparisons military armaments common addition bullet nicknames syracuse herald observed standing krupp gun dangers compared dangers standing going speed ahead style described line new_york newspaper noted ball snapped doubles head aimed knees opposing line head seen action marvel great momentum steps noted football writer said little fellow built close ground line head level shoe tops hits low impossible stop iowa newspaper wondered possible man smash line human bodies force come game broken neck said run low dash ordinary table losing feet coaching conference 1920s coach doubted table story challenged later recalled began table stuff finally offered bet couldn got table room johnny water pitcher arm backed wall didn thing water pitcher broke million pieces asked incident said true insisted wasn nick pitcher makes american loss harvard michigan rebounded win penn reported led despite marked man penn defense thrown loss entire game scored touchdowns michigan lost final game season scandal arose revealed owner pool room written letter buy michigan quarterback throw game win students willing bet michigan letter turned michigan athletic officials went athletic office try matter abusive thrown office incident caused biggest stir season campus students demolished pool room police guard residence threatening demonstrations continued late hour michigan lose said practically successful ground michigan course season said scored half michigan points wisconsin newspaper noted comes time write resume football season play live minds men years come reward efforts named team american end season pie coffee diet public attention focused greatest line decade press interviewing family sister revealed fondness home cooking received permission team trainer eat family home johnny sister explains day mother baked athlete supper addition appetite including coffee confronted reporters revelation replied story slightly exaggerated rarely ate half dinner references diet continued reported suffering acute reporter advertised evidently aren great training cracked turned hospitalized joseph april underwent operation season season set underway reported johnny told feeling fine saw recently doesn weigh despite hopes fell far short prior year performance pounds lighter illness surgery noted pounds means man weight opening game scored touchdowns weak interference playing big gains including yard touchdown run quarter difficulties returned season game powerless stop forward pass successful ones directed line criticized performance following game threatened desert michigan squad football good reportedly took hours report practice game case play quarter season big game michigan beaten runs didn far line final games season matters got worse michigan team went scoring points games defense writers noted weakness michigan line allowing ball observers noted carrying ball usual pace sports writer described performance way heights greatness level mediocre lines like year stood charges dumping losses stopped forced despite performance michigan varsity letter winners elected captain team comeback strong comeback instead spending summer recovering spent summer working assistant steamship chicago michigan spent swimming running beach trip giant coal claimed strongest man world agreed wrestling match boat coal rushed caught opponent waist crushed deck giant wanted know boat hit rock season started new_york_times wrote michigan come football team headed going fall returned prior form writers criticized said great method attack repeatedly broken fragments year lines couldn professional football football season ended considered options report engaged high school football coach math instructor ohio prevalent reports signed play professional football team professional football infancy landing known star boost franchises january newspapers reported signed contract play professional football detroit_tigers owner supporting efforts organize professional football league important cities including detroit franchise play field late november newspapers reported played professional football graduating offered handsome fee play november professional football records prior scarce appears unlikely played professional football press accounts working college football coach starting head football coach football power june announced accepted position football coach professor chemistry oklahoma phillips small private school known athletic program fall residents leaving work afternoon watch young oklahoma youths work campus year turned phillips strongest teams southwest landed big recruit leaving playing michigan friends football player state recruits followed phillips later went member 1950s 1960s president find future later spent years new_york_giants saw owen watching football practice tree told fellow size ought squad owen showed day illustrate blocking owen threw block threw yards air satisfied owen spot team phillips conference subject eligibility limitations advantage accused exploiting key player recruited native american named dubbed big chief phillips fans having recruited talent teams lost game including record phillips came beat team swept west allowing team score arranged game meeting schools game announced san light reported strongest teams southwest team beat past years oklahoma year phillips beat report credited securing success institution little known athletics arrived lost game phillips arrived austin texas october team shocked holding scoreless winning contest texas newspaper reported phillips texas concluded phillips success result non existent eligibility policies lack eligibility rules certainly play phillips success phillips joined bound conference eligibility rules team conference play texas arkansas noted team compare strong team surprised texas end season phillips withdrew accepted new position head coach january hired head coach oklahoma served coach teams posted record team went shut oklahoma arkansas kansas shut phillips year season attempts lure missouri said satisfied position arranged game alma mater start season michigan beat despite overall record won conference football championship going games opponents drew attention disciplinary methods team lost games ordered players carry classes week instructed team members try knocking balls arms penalty losing ball hard run stadium ordered ends wear boxing gloves opposing player eye won game seven defeats late november day loss oklahoma newspapers reported reliable sources said intended resign immediately denied rumor saying resigned aware faction trying intend throw december pressure fire grew oklahoma newspaper observed coach football team object attacks sides poor showing team past season looking goat cast role regardless past record demand victory price means whatsoever insisting fired man placed position fair means foul gather team win victories lose game ultimately resigned end coach football baseball basketball announced spend remaining year contract leave absence half pay head coach july hired west_virginia head coach charge football track marshall herd got start won praise west_virginia press marshall finished season second half marshall team went including loss resigned marshall coach january comment time plans later years legacy retiring football bought drug store west_virginia world war took job building bombers famed willow run plant near michigan death owned automobile sales company adrian michigan died cancer home survived widow son daughter barbara married maiden inducted posthumously given university_of_michigan spring practice freshman football candidate basis desire character capacity leadership future success football field award established classmate went regent university award good indicator future success past recipients include presumably named head coaching record football baseball
John Maulbetsch