Bennie Oosterbaan
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End, Michigan, 1925–⁠27

Bennie Oosterbaan

Born
Feb 4, 1906, in Muskegon, Michigan
Died
Oct 25, 1990, in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Bennie Oosterbaan played end at Michigan (1925–⁠27). He was a consensus All‑American in 1925, 1926 and 1927. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1925 and 1926

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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