List of University of Michigan sporting alumni

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Academic unit key
Symbol Academic unit
ARCH Taubman College
BUS Ross School of Business
COE College of Engineering
DENT School of Dentistry
GFSPP Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
HHRS Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
LAW Law School
LSA College of LS&A
MED Medical School
MUSIC School of Music, Theatre and Dance
PHARM School of Pharmacy
SED School of Education
SNRE School of Natural Resources
SOAD School of Art & Design
SOI School of Information
SON School of Nursing
SOK School of Kinesiology
SOSW School of Social Work
SPH School of Public Health
MDNG Matriculated, did not graduate

This is a list of sporting alumni from the University of Michigan.

Contents

[edit] Sports

[edit] Baseball


[edit] Draftees

Baseball draftees. By year, team and round from 2005 to 1965

  • Chris Getz 2005 Chicago White Sox 4th
  • Clayton Richard 2005 Chicago White Sox 8th
  • Derek Feldkamp 2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9th
  • Jim Brauer 2005 Florida Marlins 9th
  • Michael Penn 2005 Kansas City Royals 11th
  • Kyle Bohm 2005 Toronto Blue Jays 16th
  • Jeff Kunkel 2005 Detroit Tigers 37th
  • *Derek Feldkamp 2004 Toronto Blue Jays 41st
  • *Jim Brauer 2004 New York Mets 42nd
  • Brandon Roberts 2004 Cincinnati Reds 45th
  • Jake Fox 2003 Chicago Cubs 3rd
  • Brock Koman 2003 Houston Astros 9th
  • Jim Brauer 2003 Colorado Rockies 17th
  • Rich Hill 2002 Chicago Cubs 4th
  • Bobby Korecky 2002 Philadelphia Phillies 19th
  • Rich Hill 2001 California Angels 7th
  • Bobby Wood 2001 New York Yankees 24th
  • David Parrish 2000 New York Yankees 1st (28th pick)
  • J.J. Putz 1999 Seattle 6th
  • Brian Bush 1999 Philadelphia 12th
  • Bobby Scales 1999 San Diego 14th
  • Mike Seestedt 1999 Baltimore 26th
  • Brian Berryman 1998 San Diego 7th
  • *J.J. Putz 1998 Minnesota 17th
  • Derek Besco 1998 Detroit 25th
  • *Mike Cervenak 1998 Oakland A's 43rd
  • Kelly Dransfeldt 1996 Texas 2nd
  • *Brian Steinbach 1996 Milwaukee Brewers 54th
  • Brian Simmons 1995 Chicago White Sox 2nd
  • Scott Weaver 1995 Detroit 8th
  • Ryan Van Oeveren 1995 Montreal 26th
  • Matt Ferullo 1995 New York Mets 31st
  • Heath Murray 1994 San Diego 3rd
  • Ray Ricken 1994 New York Yankees 5th
  • Ron Hollis 1994 Los Angeles 10th
  • Chris Newton 1994 Detroit 27th
  • Nate Holdren 1993 Colorado 16th
  • Dennis Konuszewski 1992 Pittsburgh 9th
  • Russell Brock 1991 Oakland 2nd
  • Tim Flannelly 1991 New York Yankees 3rd
  • Jason Pfaff 1991 Detroit 8th
  • Mike Matheny 1991 Milwaukee Brewers 8th
  • Andy Fairman 1991 Milwaukee Brewers 24th
  • Dan Ruff 1991 Detroit 31st
  • Kirt Ojala 1990 New York Yankees 4th
  • Matt Morse 1990 Minnesota 19th
  • Greg Haeger 1990 Detroit 21st
  • *Greg McMurtry 1990 Detroit 27th
  • Ross Powell 1989 Cincinnati 3rd
  • Mike Grimes 1989 Oakland 3rd
  • Tim Lata 1989 St. Louis 36th
  • John Locker 1989 Boston 40th
  • Jim Abbott 1988 California 1st (8th pick)
  • Bill St. Peter 1988 Chicago Cubs 7th
  • Mike Ignasiak 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 8th
  • Steve Finken 1988 Los Angeles 21st
  • *Mike Gillette 1988 Kansas City Royals 34th
  • Chris Lutz 1988 Chicago Cubs 43rd
  • Tom Brock 1988 Seattle 46th
  • *Mike Ignasiak 1987 St. Louis 4th
  • *Jim Agemy 1987 New York Yankees 51st
  • Casey Close 1986 New York Yankees 7th
  • Hal Morris 1986 New York Yankees 8th
  • Dan Disher 1986 Seattle 10th
  • Scott Kamieniecki 1986 New York Yankees 14th (& 1985 by Brewers -16th)
  • David Karasinski 1986 Atlanta 42nd
  • Barry Larkin 1985 Cincinnati 1st (4th pick)
  • Mike Watters 1985 Los Angeles 2nd
  • *Dan Disher 1985 Detroit 27th
  • Gary Wayne 1984 Montreal 4th
  • *Gary Grant 1984 Milwaukee Brewers 16th
  • *Bill Shuta 1984 Detroit 34th
  • Rich Stoll 1983 Montreal 1st (14th pick)
  • Chris Sabo 1983 Cincinnati 2nd
  • Dave Kopf 1983 Chicago Cubs 3rd
  • Jeff Jacobson 1983 Baltimore 11th
  • *Gary Wayne 1983 Oakland 23rd
  • Steve Ontiveros 1982 Oakland 2nd
  • Tony Evans 1982 Cincinnati 6th
  • Jim Paciorek 1982 Milwaukee Brewers 8th
  • John Young 1982 Detroit 19th
  • *Jeff Jacobson 1982 Detroit 27th
  • Scot Elam 1981 Toronto 10th
  • *Jim Paciorek 1981 Cleveland 14th
  • Gerry Hool 1981 Toronto 15th
  • Mark Clinton 1981 Houston 17th
  • George Foussianes 1980 Detroit 36th
  • Rick Leach 1979 Detroit 1st (13th pick)
  • Steve Howe 1979 Los Angeles 1st (16th pick)
  • Steve Perry 1979 Los Angeles 1st (25th pick)
  • *George Foussianes 1979 Montreal 28th
  • Mike Parker 1978 San Diego 8th
  • *Rick Leach 1978 Philadelphia 24th
  • David Chapman 1978 Texas 37th
  • Lary Sorensen 1976 Milwaukee Brewers 8th
  • Dick Walterhouse 1976 Pittsburgh 19th
  • Chuck Rogers 1975 Chicago Cubs 8th
  • Tom Joyce 1975 Chicago White Sox 27th
  • *James (Randy) Hackney 1975 Chicago Cubs 29th
  • John Lonchar 1974 Minnesota 7th
  • Mark Crane 1973 Philadelphia 13th
  • *Tom Kettinger 1973 Pittsburgh 30th
  • Tom Lundstedt 1970 Chicago Cubs 1st
  • John Hurley 1969 Minnesota 1st
  • Glen Redmon 1969 Chicago White Sox 19th
  • Geoff Zahn 1968 Los Angeles 5th
  • Elliott Maddox 1968 Detroit 1st
  • Steve Evans 1968 St. Louis 1st
  • *John Hurley 1968 Detroit 2nd
  • *Dave Renkiewicz 1968 Chicago White Sox 4th
  • *Gerald Christman 1968 San Francisco 6th
  • Nikola Radakovik 1967 Houston 2nd
  • *Geoff Zahn 1967 Boston 5th
  • *Bill Zepp 1967 Boston 7th
  • Leslie Tanona 1967 Detroit 4th
  • *Keith Spicer 1967 Minnesota 18th
  • *Geoff Zahn 1967 Detroit 2nd
  • *Dave Renkiewicz 1967 Chicago White Sox 6th
  • *John Hurley 1967 Chicago White Sox 15th
  • *Bob Reed 1966 Washington 2nd
  • *Richard Schryer 1966 Chicago White Sox 6th
  • Robert Gilhooley 1966 Detroit 3rd
  • *Nikola Radakovik 1966 Kansas City A's 10th
  • Chandler Simonds 1966 Detroit 12th
  • Ted Sizemore 1966 Los Angeles 15th
  • *Cazzie Russell 1966 Kansas City A's 27th
  • *Geoff Zahn 1966 Chicago White Sox 34th
  • Bob Reed 1966 Detroit 2nd
  • Richard Schryer 1966 Los Angeles 2nd
  • *Bill Zepp 1966 Detroit 8th
  • *Bob Reed 1965 Detroit 4th
  • Carl Cmejrek 1965 Baltimore 24th
  • *Bill Zepp 1965 Milwaukee Braves 33rd
  • Dan Fife ???? Detroit 2nd
  • Michael Elwood ???? California 5th
  • Leon Roberts ???? Detroit 10th

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Broadcasting/Sports Journalism

  • Dan Dierdorf, 1971, sportscaster and former National Football League tackle. Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  • Rich Eisen, 1990, NFL Network broadcaster and former member of the 420 Maynard Fantasy Baseball league.
  • Dana Jacobson, (BA 1993) co-host of ESPN's Cold Pizza
  • Bill Mazer (BA) (b. 1920 Kiev, then Russia) is an American TV/radio personality. Mazer emigrated from the then Soviet Union before his first birthday. Grew up in Brooklyn, NY. During WWII, he served the majority of his time in the US Armed Forces-Air Force Transport Command in the Pacific theatre.
  • Bert Sugar, (LAW: JD 1961; BUS: MBA 1961), former publisher-editor of Ring Magazine.

[edit] Football

[edit] Football: Consensus All-American

Michigan's Football All-Americans 120 individual players have earned first-team All-American honors representing 142 separate citations, including two three-time winners and eighteen two-time All-Americans ([2])

Name Position Year

[edit] Hockey

  • Red Berenson, (BUS: BBA 1962, MBA 1966), currently head coach of the Michigan men's hockey team
  • Matt Herr (born May 26, 1976 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is an American ice hockey forward.
  • John Madden (hockey)
  • Al Montoya, ice hockey goalie, first Cuban-American ever selected in the NHL entry draft.
  • Brendan Morrison, 1997, hockey center and 17th Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner in 1997.
  • Jed Ortmeyer, current New York Ranger and former captain of the Wolverines. Was not drafted.
  • John Harold "Johnny" Sherf (BA 1936) (born April 8, 1913), Calumet, Michigan; died August 19, 1991, Dearborn, Michigan) was a National Hockey League player and the first U.S. citizen to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
  • Marty Turco, National Hockey League goaltender, Most Outstanding Player of the 1998 Frozen Four. 2006 Canadian Olympic Team selection.
  • Aaron Ward, 1991-1993. Current New York Ranger and member of 3 Stanley cup teams: the Carolina Hurricanes 2006; with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998). Considered a regular at reaching the Stanley Cup finals, Ward has skated in four of the last six playoff campaigns. Ward has skated in 552 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes, registering 31 goals and 68 assists for 99 points, along with 501 penalty minutes. He has also appeared in 78 career playoff contests with the Hurricanes and Red Wings, collecting three goals and five assists for eight points, along with 65 penalty minutes. Ward was originally the Winnipeg Jets' first round choice, 5th overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Hockey Draftees

Hockey Draftees by Team, Year and Round Drafted. For the Years 2006 to 1969.

[edit] Swimming

The University of Michigan has been a factor on the national scene in swimming and diving for over a decade. Michigan has finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships 11 times in the last 18 years.

National Championships:

  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1948
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1961
  • 1995

International Swimming Hall of Fame Inductees Name (Induction Year)

  • Mike Barrowman 1997 Swimming USA
  • William "Buck" Dawson 1986 Contributor USA
  • Dick Degener 1971 Diving USA
  • Tom Dolan 2006 Swimming USA
  • Taylor Drysdale 1994 Swimming USA
  • Virginia Duenkel 1985 Swimming USA
  • Jamison "Jam" Handy 1965 Contributor USA
  • Bruce Harlan 1973 Diving USA*
  • Harry Holiday 1991 Swimming USA
  • Dick Kimball 1985 Coach/Diving USA**
  • Micki King 1978 Diving USA
  • Matthew Mann II 1965 Coach USA/Great Britain
  • Robert Mowerson 1986 Coach USA***
  • Richard O. Papenguth 1986 Coach USA****
  • Carl Robie 1976 Swimming USA
  • Gus Stager 1982 Coach USA
  • Bob Webster 1970 Diving USA

[edit] Track & Field

  • Kevin Sullivan, (BSE CEE 1998), was a 14-time All-American, a four-time NCAA Champion, and a 12-time Big Ten Champion in cross country and track while at U-M. Placed 5th in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the 1,500-meter event.
  • Alan Webb (MDNG: 2001, 2002), At the New Balance Games in January, Webb’s mile time of 3:59.86 seconds at New York City’s Armory made him the first American high school miler ever to run under four minutes indoors.

[edit] Various

  • Jennie Ritter, named USA Softball's Player of the Year for 2005, inclusive of every player in the country, amateur and professional. Earned All-American honors en route to leading Michigan to the 2005 NCAA title; garnered three victories while leading the USA Elite Team to a silver medal at the Canada Cup; later led the Elite Team to a gold medal at the Intercontinental Cup.
  • Scott Rechsteiner (B.S.E.) (a.k.a. Scott Steiner), amateur and professional wrestler.
  • Robert Rechsteiner (a.k.a. Rick Steiner), amateur and professional wrestler. An amateur wrestling standout at the University of Michigan, placing 4th at an NCAA Championship competition.
  • Alan I. Rothenberg (A.B., 1960; LAW: J.D., 1963), chairman of the board of the 1994 World Cup Organizing Committee, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation and founder and chair of Major League Soccer.
  • Steve Warner, 2000, Winner of 1997 Caviston Oar, Back-to-Back Winner of Maize and Blue Award (1999-00), 2004 U.S. Olympian in Lightweight Four.

[edit] Olympians

Through the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, 178 Michigan student-athletes and coaches had participated in the Olympics. The university has had medal winners in every Summer Olympics except 1896, and gold medalists in all but four Olympiads. A total of 22 countries, including the U.S. have been represented by Michigan athletes.

Index to Michigan Olympians (2005). Bentley Historical Library

[edit] Team Ownership

  • William Davidson (BUS: BBA 1947) - Finance & entertainment billionaire. Founder of the William Davidson Institute at the Ross School of Business; Chairman of Guardian Industries, World's largest Glass Manufacturer. Owner of the Detroit Pistons (NBA), Detroit Shock (WNBA), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
  • Wycliffe Grousbeck (LAW: JD) assumed the role of Managing Partner and CEO of the Boston Celtics on December 31, 2002, after leading a local investment group that purchased the team.
  • Robert Nederlander, (AB 1955, LAW: JD 1958), was a limited partner of the New York Yankees. A director of Realogy Corporation since August 2006 and served as a director of Realogy Corporation’s predecessor parent company, Cendant, since December 1997 and Chairman of Cendant’s corporate governance committee since October 2002.
  • Alan I. Rothenberg (A.B., 1960; LAW: J.D., 1963), chairman of the board of the 1994 World Cup Organizing Committee, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation and founder and chair of Major League Soccer.
  • Richard P. Tinkham (LAW: 1957), the American Basketball Association (ABA) Co-Founder/Special. In 1967, Tinkham co-founded the original ABA and the Indiana Pacer franchise. He served for two years as President of the ABA Board of Trustees. In 1972-75, he was instrumental in the creation of Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
  • Preston Robert (Bob) Tisch, (BA 1948). Billionaire Chairman of the Loews Corporation. He was the United States Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service from 1986 until 1988. Tisch, now deceased, owned 50 percent of the New York Giants football team.
  • Fred Wilpon, (AB 1958), president, CEO, and co-owner of the New York Mets baseball team; chairman of the board of Sterling Equities, Inc., a real estate investment and development firm, and of Pathogenesis Corp., a biotechnology company.
  • Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., (LAW: ) owner of Buffalo Bills football team.
  • Arthur Wirtz (AB 1923) (January 23, 1901 - July 21, 1983) was a powerful figure in sports and arena operation. He was the owner of Chicago Stadium, Olympia Stadium in Detroit, the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Chicago Bulls.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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