Adolph George "Germany" Schulz was an All-American American football center for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1904 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1908. While playing at Michigan, Schulz is credited with having invented the spiral snap and with developing the practice of standing behind the defensive line. As the first lineman to play in back of the line on defense, he is credited as football's first linebacker.
Schulz at Michigan in 1907
Michigan Wolverines head football coach, Fielding H. Yost
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Schulz depicted on a football card, c. 1955
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins in college football history. The team is known for its distinctive winged helmet, its fight song, its record-breaking attendance figures at Michigan Stadium, and its many rivalries, particularly its annual, regular season-ending game against Ohio State, known simply as "The Game," once voted as ESPN's best sports rivalry.
The 1879 squad, the first team fielded by the university
The 1898 Michigan Wolverines, the first Michigan team to win a conference title
Fielding Yost in 1902.
Benny Friedman in 1929.