George Mans was the captain of the 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team, an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1973, and the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football team from 1974 to 1975.
19 Facts About George Mans
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George Mans was born in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Michigan.
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George Mans attended Trenton High School where he won All-State honors in football.
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In 1958, George Mans enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he played at the right end position for the Michigan Wolverines football program from 1959 to 1961.
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George Mans graduated from Michigan in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in history.
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In June 1962, George Mans signed with the St Louis Cardinals of the NFL, but he did not play professionally.
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In 1963, George Mans began a career as a college football coach, accepting a position as the ends coach for the Eastern Michigan University football team.
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In July 1964, George Mans was hired by the athletic director at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan to serve as the school's head wrestling coach, assistant director of intramural athletics, and assistant football coach.
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George Mans was one of two members of Bump Elliott's coaching staff to continue to serve under Bo Schembechler when he became coach in 1969.
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George Mans had that Ohio State background and said that in order to compete in the Big 10, we had to get tougher practices, off-season conditioning and coaching.
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In February 1974, George Mans was hired as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University, where he remained for the 1974 and 1975 seasons.
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George Mans was a member of the Trenton School Board of Education from 1976 to 1983 and the mayor of Trenton from 1983 to 1989.
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In 1996, George Mans was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives as a Democrat representing the 23rd District.
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In 1999, George Mans drew negative publicity when The Detroit News reported on its front page that George Mans had the worst attendance record of any state lawmaker, having missed six of every 10 votes in the Michigan House over the past year.
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George Mans told the News that he had been "torn" on some issues and could not decide how to cast his vote.
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George Mans continued to serve in the Michigan House until 2002 when term limits prevented him from running for another term.
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George Mans ran an unsuccessful race for a seat in the Michigan State Senate in 2002, losing to Republican Bruce Patterson by a margin of 52,444 votes to 39,338.
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Since at least 2006, George Mans has worked in various positions in the municipal government of Flat Rock, Michigan, including positions as City Administrator, acting City Clerk and most recently economic development director.
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George Mans served as the chairman of the board of directors for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and has been active in efforts to develop the 400-acre Humbug Marsh in Gibraltar, Michigan into a tourist destination.