University of Michigan Football All-American

Richard Rifenburg

End, 1948

Richard Rifenburg

Entering Michigan as an 18-year old freshman in 1944, Dick caught two touchdown passes to beat the Iowa Seahawks in his first college game that fall. He saw Navy service in 1946, but returned in 1947 to star on the Rose Bowl winner, and reached the heights in 1948 as he became the second highest scoring end in the nation. His marvelous hands and speed and deadly tackling easily earned him All-American honors. He became a top TV announcer in Buffalo, N.Y.


CAREER STATISTICS*

Rushing
Year Games Carries Net Gain Ave. Gain tds
1944 5 4 10 2.50 0
1946 9 4 17 4.25 0
1947 9 0 0 0 0
1948 9 15 102 6.80 0
Career 32 23 129 5.6 0

Pass Receiving

Year

Receptions

Yards

Ave.

tds
1944 8 232 16 3
1946 3 48 16 1
1947 6 156 26 3
1948 22 508 23.1 8
Career 39 944 24.2 15
* Does not include 1948 Rose Bowl Game in which Rifenburg scored on a 29 yard pass from Yerges.

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