University of Michigan Hall of Honor
Jim Mandich
- Induction:
- 1994
- Class:
- 1970
Mandich was an All-America tight end, the 1969 Wolverine football captain and Most Valuable Player in Bo Schembechler's first season. Mandich caught 50 passes for 676 yards and helped the team to the 1969 Big Ten championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl. During that season, he had seven games with 75 or more receiving yards, including eight catches for 79 yards in the 1970 Rose Bowl. Following his senior year, he was named a consensus All-American and an Academic All-American and received the Michigan Amateur Athlete of the Year Award. After graduating from Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, Mandich was the first pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 1970 National Football League Draft and was part of the 1972 Dolphin team, which posted professional football's only perfect season record. He played on three Super Bowl winning teams, two with Miami (1972, 1973) and one with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1978).
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