14 Facts About Howard Yerges

Howard Yerges played quarterback for Grandview Heights High School in the Grandview Heights section of Columbus, Ohio.

Howard Yerges earned a varsity letter in football from Michigan in 1944.

Howard Yerges again began the 1945 season as a backup for Joe Ponsetto.

Howard Yerges scored a touchdown for Michigan in September 1945 against Great Lakes Navy.

Howard Yerges took over as Michigan's quarterback in November 1945, replacing Ponsetto, after his leg was injured in a game against Illinois.

Howard Yerges scored Michigan's first touchdown of the game on a quarterback sneak in the first quarter.

Howard Yerges was Michigan's starting quarterback in five games of the 1946 season, sharing the quarterback position with Jack Wiesenburger and Pete Elliott.

Howard Yerges was part of a backfield in 1947 that included Bob Chappuis, Bump Elliott and Jack Wiesenberger.

At the close of the regular season in late November 1947, Howard Yerges was selected as the first-team All-Big Ten quarterback by five selectors, including the Associated Press and United Press, and as a second-team All-Big Ten player by one selector.

Howard Yerges played his final game in a Michigan uniform in the 1948 Rose Bowl, a 49 to 0 win over USC.

Howard Yerges married Gale Huntington in 1951 and moved to St Louis, where the couple lived for 30 years.

Howard Yerges worked for Banquet Foods as vice president of engineering and labor relations.

In 1981, Howard Yerges moved to Princess Anne, Maryland, where he led the engineering department for Perdue Farms.

Howard Yerges died on December 24,2000, at his home in Princess Anne.