List of people from Adrian, Michigan

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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Adrian, Michigan.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian College</span> Private liberal arts college in Adrian, Michigan, US

Adrian College is a private United Methodist liberal arts college in Adrian, Michigan. The college offers bachelor's degrees in 92 academic majors and programs. The 100 acre (0.40 km2) campus contains newly constructed facilities along with historic buildings. Adrian College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The spring 2020–21 enrollment was 1,677 students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Croswell</span> American politician

Charles Miller Croswell was the 17th governor of Michigan from 1877 to 1881.

William Matthew Noveskey is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and bassist, best known as the bassist in the bands Blue October and Harvard of the South, and as bassist and frontman of the bands (a+)machines and Icarus Bell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Maulbetsch</span> American football player and multi-sport coach (1890–1950)

John Frederick Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jug Girard</span> American football player (1927–1997)

Earl Francis "Jug" Girard was an American football player. He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as an end, halfback, quarterback, punter, kickoff returner, defensive back, and punt returner. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1948–1951), Detroit Lions (1952–1956), and Pittsburgh Steelers (1957). He won two NFL Championships with the Lions in 1952 and 1953. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin in 1944 and 1947 and was selected as a first-team All-American halfback at age 17 in 1944.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Westfall</span> American football player (1919–1980)

Robert Barton "Bullet Bob" Westfall was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan (1939–1941) and the Detroit Lions (1944–1947). He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1941 and a first-team All-Pro player in 1945. In 1987, Westfall was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian High School (Michigan)</span> Public secondary school in Adrian, Michigan, United States

Adrian High School is a public secondary school in Adrian, Michigan, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 for the Adrian Public Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rube Kisinger</span> American baseball player

Charles Samuel "Rube" Kisinger, sometimes spelled "Kissinger", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dennis Franklin</span> American football player (born 1953)

Dennis E. Franklin is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1975 NFL Draft. Prior to playing for the NFL he played college football as a quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1974. He was the starting quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines from 1972 to 1974. He was recruited by Michigan after starring for the Massillon High School football team in Ohio. Franklin is known as Michigan's first black quarterback.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steamer Horning</span> American football player (1892–1982)

Clarence Edward "Steamer" Horning was an American football player in the 1910s and 1920s. He played college football for the Colgate Raiders and was selected in 1916 as a first-team All-American at the tackle position. He also played professional football in the Ohio State League in 1917 and 1919 and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1920 to 1923. He was selected as a first-team All-NFL player in both 1922 and 1923.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1916 Michigan Wolverines football team</span> American college football season

The 1916 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1916 college football season. In his 16th year as head coach, Fielding H. Yost led Michigan to a 7–2 record, as the Wolverines outscored their opponents by a combined score of 253 to 56. Michigan held its first five opponents to a combined total of three points and won its first seven games by a combined score of 227 to 23. The team then lost its final two games, each game by a margin of only three points, against Cornell and Penn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1914 Michigan Wolverines football team</span> American college football season

The 1914 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1914 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines won their first five games by a combined score of 180 to 10, including three shutouts. They then lost three of the final four games to finish with a 6–3 record.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louis A. Merrilat</span> American football player and military officer (1892–1948)

Louis Alfred "Merry" Merrilat (Merillat), Jr. was an American football end and military officer. He played college football with Army and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1913 and 1914. He was wounded in battle while serving in France during World War I and later played in the National Football League for the Canton Bulldogs in the 1925 NFL season. He became a soldier of fortune, training Iran's Persian Guard, working with the Chinese Army in the 1930s, and serving in the French Foreign Legion.

Edgar Louis Moegle was an American football player. After serving in World War I, he played halfback for the University of Detroit in 1919 and for the Detroit Heralds and Detroit Tigers during the first and second regular seasons of the National Football League (NFL). He scored the first touchdown in the Heralds' first game of the first NFL season.

Events from the year 1935 in Michigan.

Events from the year 1954 in Michigan.

Events from the year 1951 in Michigan.

Events from the year 1929 in Michigan.

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