Tirrel Burton was an American football player, coach, and radio broadcaster.
25 Facts About Tirrel Burton
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Tirrel Burton played halfback for Ara Parseghian's championship teams at Miami University in 1954 and 1955 and led the undefeated, untied 1955 team in rushing, scoring, pass interceptions, kickoff returns and punt returns, while breaking the university's all-time single-season scoring record.
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Tirrel Burton played one year of professional football in 1956 for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.
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Tirrel Burton was an assistant football coach at Central State University, Miami University and the University of Michigan.
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Tirrel Burton became a radio announcer for Michigan Wolverines football games on WUOM radio in 1994.
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Tirrel Burton was selected by Associated Press for its second-team All-Midwestern team behind first-team selection Howard "Hopalong" Cassidy.
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Tirrel Burton's career rushing total at Miami was 1,298 yards on 157 carries for an average of 8.3 yards per carry.
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Tirrel Burton's career scoring total at Miami was 151 points.
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In track, Tirrel Burton won Mid-American Conference championships in the low hurdles three consecutive years and placed in the high jump and 100-yard dash.
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Tirrel Burton took a long, 40-yard pass from Ledyard at center field and scurried like a scared rabbit to the Hamilton 27 before being nailed.
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Tirrel Burton scored four touchdowns, and had 155 rushing yards, 319 receiving yards, and 175 kickoff return yards.
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Tirrel Burton taught and coached for several years at Ach Junior High School in Cincinnati.
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Tirrel Burton coached football for five years at Withrow High School and Hughes High School, both in Cincinnati.
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In June 1968, Tirrel Burton was hired as an assistant football coach at the historically black Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Tirrel Burton was given responsibility for the offensive and defensive backfields.
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In January 1969, after Bill Mallory was hired as the head football coach at Miami, Tirrel Burton was hired as an assistant coach at Miami.
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Tirrel Burton began in 1970 as the coach of the freshman football team, coached receivers from 1972 to 1980 and then took over as the running backs coach from 1980 to 1992.
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Tirrel Burton was the position coach for All-American receivers Jim Smith and Anthony Carter and to running back Jamie Morris.
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In 1990, Tirrel Burton said that Morris was favorite Michigan player.
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Tirrel Burton handled each individual the way he needed to be handled.
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Tirrel Burton was from the same mold as Ara [Parseghian].
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Tirrel Burton retired from the Michigan coaching staff in May 1992.
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In 1994, Tirrel Burton was teamed with Tom Hemingway, who had been announcing University of Michigan football games since 1963, as the radio announcers for Michigan Wolverines football games on WUOM radio.
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Tirrel Burton was inducted into the Miami University Hall of Fame in 1974.
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Tirrel Burton died on January 17,2017, at the age of 87.