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 ...

And while Gerald Ford’s political victory in Michigan ... his relationship with football changed. He wasn’t just a former player, or a fan, but someone who understood the interpersonal and political ...

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 ...

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.

While he was President, Gerald Ford was often mocked for alleged physical ... In fact, he was a lifelong athlete, a skilled football player who won two national championships while at the ...

As I read a few introductory pages of “Inside the President’s Team: Family, Service, and the Gerald ... House. Ford grew up in middle America, emerging as an All-American football player ...