Ted Topor
Ted Peter Topor (born May 1, 1930) was an American football player who played quarterback and linebacker. He played college football for the University of Michigan and professional football for the Detroit Lions.
Early years
Topor was born in East Chicago, Indiana in 1930 and graduated from East Chicago Roosevelt High School in 1949. He played on two Indiana state championship teams and was an Honorable Mention All-American high school player in 1948.
University of Michigan
Topor enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played football for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1950 to 1952. He played on the 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the Big Ten Conference championship and defeated the University of California in the 1951 Rose Bowl. A two-way player, Topor started seven games at quarterback and eight games as linebacker for the 1951 Wolverines.
In 1951, Topor also "became the center of a faculty dispute over whether Michigan employed double scholastic standards for athletes and nonathletes." Topor left the campus for a time, but he returned in 1952. Head coach Bennie Oosterbaan reported that Topor had both improved his school work and "emerged as a man." In September 1952, a feature story from the Associated Press reported that a fit and dedicated Topor had reinvigorated the Wolverines with a new spirit:
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