Miller Pontius - All-American at Michigan

All-American At Michigan

He played football at the University of Michigan for Fielding H. Yost from 1911 to 1913. Known as Miller "Brute" Pontius at Michigan, he played both end and tackle for the 1911 team.

Years later, Pontius was remembered as a "slashing tackle." Asked whether underclassmen should be permitted to play, he noted: "A boy must go through the mill of at least one varsity campaign to pick up all the subtle little moves and latent tricks that are a part of big league line play. During my days in Ann Arbor we did not play sophomores on the line if we could help it...Personally I usually could out-maneuver a huge sophomore even if he outweighed me by 50 pounds. There are all sorts of dodges and stunts that hoodwink a recruit tackle or guard."