23 Facts About Harry Newman

Harry Lawrence Newman was an All-Pro American football quarterback.

Harry Newman played for the University of Michigan Wolverines, for whom in 1932 he was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the recipient of the Douglas Fairbanks Trophy as Outstanding College Player of the Year, and the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year Award, he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Harry Newman was a running back at Northern High School, where he played center field on the baseball team, and then attended a camp where Benny Friedman was the counselor and taught him how to pass a football.

In 1932, Harry Newman was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the recipient of the Douglas Fairbanks Trophy as Outstanding College Player of the Year, and the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year Award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference.

Harry Newman's 973 passing yards stood as the NFL single-season record until 1937 when Arnie Herber threw for 1,239 yards.

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Harry Newman led the Giants, and was sixth in the NFL, with 437 yards rushing in 1933.

Harry Newman was named to the All-Pro team, and led the Giants to the 1933 NFL championship game.

Harry Newman's touchdown throw to Badgro was the first touchdown pass thrown in an NFL championship game.

In 1934, Harry Newman was the Giant's leading rusher and passer, and was an All-Pro for the second consecutive season.

The Giants went on to win their first NFL championship in 1934, but Harry Newman's season was cut short after he broke two bones in his back during the tenth game of the season against the Chicago Bears.

Harry Newman complained after the 1934 season that the new football adopted by the NFL in 1934 was "harder to pass" than the old one which had greater girth.

Harry Newman set the NFL single-game carries record of 38 which was tied in 1966 by Jim Nance and broken in 1973 by O J Simpson.

Harry Newman announced he was quitting professional football and did not play the first few weeks of the season.

In November 1935, Harry Newman wrote a guest column for the New York Post on the difference between the college and professional game.

In 1936, Harry Newman jumped to the new American Football League and signed with the Brooklyn Tigers.

On October 19,1936, Harry Newman scored the Tigers' only touchdown in a loss to Pittsburgh at Forbes Field.

On November 1,1936, Harry Newman made a "sensational 45-yard run" that "brought the crowd to its feet" just before the first quarter ended.

Later in the game, Harry Newman ran 75 yards for what appeared to be the winning touchdown, but the play was called back on a clipping penalty.

Harry Newman is the leading ground gainer in the American League, despite the fact that he is with a second division club.

Harry Newman closed the season on December 20,1936 playing for the New York Yankees against the Boston Shamrocks.

Harry Newman drew a salary of $250 per game for Rochester in 1937, higher than the professional average of $100, but less than the $425 paid to Sammy Baugh.

Harry Newman later became an executive with Ford Motor Company and owned Ford dealerships in Detroit and Denver.

Harry Newman later lived in Palm Aire in Pompano Beach, Florida, and ultimately in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he died in May 2000 at the age of 90.