Quarterback, Michigan, 1924–26
Benny Friedman
Lettered 1924–26 (school media guide)
- Born
- Mar 18, 1905, in Cleveland, Ohio
- Died
- Nov 24, 1982, in New York City, New York
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Benny Friedman played quarterback at Michigan (1924–26). He was a consensus All‑American in 1925 and 1926. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
Honors
- Inducted 1951College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2005Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1925, 1926Consensus All‑American
- 1925, 1926First-team All-Big Ten
- 1926Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1925 and 1926
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
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.
In the NFL
First-team All-Pro: 4 (1927–30) · Second-team All-Pro: 1933
All-Pro teams: Green Bay Press-Gazette first team 1927–30; CT first team 1927–29; Collyer’s Eye first team 1929–30; JR first team 1927; LA first team 1927; RS first team 1927; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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