This Day in Michigan Football History: Wangler to Carter
I believe it passed without mention on the blog, but yesterday (Oct. 26) was the 40th anniversary of the passing of Bob Ufer. He was only 61 when he died on Oct. 26, 1981. I was a senior at U-M at the time and I had the great privilege of meeting him a couple times and listening to him hold court while he spoke to a group of people. He is my avatar on this blog, and he will always be my avatar on this blog.
Yesterday was a sad anniversary. Today is a happy anniversary.
It was 42 years ago today – Oct. 27, 1979 – that John Wangler passed to Anthony Carter on the final play of the game to beat Lee Corso and Indiana. I was a sophomore in the marching band, and damn, I have never experienced a more exciting moment in that stadium.
That play also resulted in what is probably Bob Ufer's most memorable call. You can listen to it HERE.
October 28th, 2021 at 5:51 AM ^
I was there with my dad. Once Indiana tied it, he was thinking we should leave to beat the rush, but I wanted to believe they could pull it out (and probably would have been miserable in the cold and wet on the way back if they hadn't).
I am still bemused that my dad didn't leave me in the stadium afterwards, since I'm pretty sure I spent the whole walk back to the car saying "And you wanted to leave!" :<)