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Friday, July 13, 2012

Top Ten (1-5) Players From Ten Year War Part 2

The Ten Year War featured some of the best Wolverine athletes Michigan football has ever had to offer. In Part One of the countdown of the top ten Michigan players through the Ten Year War, there were many impressive names, including Rob Lytle and Randy Logan, but that was  just the first half. Now, we counting down numbers 1-5.

5. Tom Cutis (DB)
Tom Curtis was the greatest pass interceptor to ever play for the University of Michigan. In his three years on the football team, Curtis picked off an amazing 25 passes, including seven his sophomore season, which was a Big Ten record. Eight more INTs in his senior season, along with 45 solo tackles, was more than enough to honor Curtis as an All-American.

At the end of his career at Michigan, Curtis had intercepted 25 passes, returning them for an NCAA record 431 yards. curtis was also named All-Big Ten twice in his college career.

Tom Curtis carried over his career trends into "The Game" with the Buckeyes. Curtis was a constant threat to the OSU offense, picking off a couple passes in three seasons and recording 15 total tackles.