Although the helmet has largely remained unchanged ... Wolverines becoming the first team in college football history to reach 1,000 wins. Michigan would keep that front bumper for the remainder ...

“He’s (Ford) a nice guy but he played too much football with his helmet off,” he fumed ... career in the 1930s at the University of Michigan. It was rather a general observation many ...

When Michigan travels to Illinois on October ... Ghost and was one of the most decorated players in Illinois' football history. He played for Illinois from 1923-1925. He was a three-time All ...

According to the team, the throwback helmets were hand-painted ... Game famously occurred against Michigan on Oct. 18, 1924, the Fighting Illini football site says, "100 years and one day prior ...