Gerald Ford was a standout high school football player, which led to him being heavily recruited by colleges. Ford ultimately decided to attend the University of Michigan, where he played long ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – His deliberate manner of speaking, some highly publicized mishaps and a recurring Chevy Chase bit in the early days of "Saturday Night Live" helped advance the notion that ...

Ward was one of Michigan's best players in 1934 but ... The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward and the 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game'' -- was produced last year. Genna saw it and was ...

By the 1940s, salaries had improved for players, as Edward ... in the middle of the Great Depression. Gerald Ford on the University of Michigan football team, 1933. In either case, Ford turned ...

Nixon’s successor Gerald Ford was our most football-oriented president. Ford was a star center at the University of Michigan, where he was named most valuable player. When the university ag ...

During a Aug. 9, 1974, ceremony at the White House, Vice President Gerald R. Ford — who ... A standout athlete, Ford went on to play football at the University of Michigan.

Despite being an all-star player for the Michigan Wolverines ... on the University of Michigan's Wolverines football team in 1933. (Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library) 4. He Was Not a Typical ...