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Bennie G. Oosterbaan was born in Muskegon, Mich., in 1906. He graduated from the University of Michigan where he was a three-sport varsity star: in football, basketball and baseball. As an end on the football team, Oosterbaan led the Big Ten in touchdowns in 1925 with eight and was a three-time all-American and was named to an all-time all ...
When the selection of Oosterbaan was announced, Crisler told the press, "Bennie has the best offense mind in football. He is the ablest assistant that I have ever had." [ 6 ] Others questioned the choice, noting that Oosterbaan had compiled only a middling 81–72 record as Michigan's basketball coach from 1938 to 1946.
Bennie Oosterbaan, a gridiron legend at the University of Michigan, was arguably the finest athlete produced by the Muskegon area. A three time football All-American at U of M from 1925-27, Bennie, along with Alabama’s Don Hutson, was selected by renowned sportswriter Grantland Rice in 1950 as one of the two ends on his all-time All-American ...
Nov 14, 2018 · But Crisler had no doubts about the Wolverines’ fate. Since he continued to serve as the school’s athletic director, he got to pick the new head coach. And without hesitation, on the night of his own retirement, Crisler selected then-assistant coach Benjamin “Bennie” Oosterbaan.
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Benjamin G. "Bennie" Oosterbaan became a freshman at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1924, and that was his hometown the rest of his life. He was at the university as a student, as assistant football coach 1928-47, head basketball coach 1938-46, head football coach 1948-58, and director of alumni relations 1959-72.
Bennie Oosterbaan (February 4, 1906 – October 25, 1990) was an all-American end for the University of Michigan football team, playing from 1925 to 1927, and the coach of the University of Michigan football team from 1948 to 1958.