A Tom Harmon Photo Gallery

From the collections of the Bentley Historical Library



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Tom Harmon's parents and siblings (scanned form book "Pilots Also Pray") Date: 1938

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Paul Kromer, Tom Harmon, Forest Evashevski, and Freshman coach Ray Fisher, UM Football 1937 Date: 1937

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Tom Harmon, 1938 In "Heisman pose" Date: 1938

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Tom Harmon, 1938 Date: 1938

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Tom Harmon punting in practice, 1938 Date: 193809

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Tom Harmon, posed in passing position, wearing #6 [Harmon at 1938 media photo day, before he switched to #98] Date: 1938

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Kromer Leads Tom Harmon Around End vs Illinois, 1938 Date: 19381029

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Kromer Leads Tom Harmon Around End vs Illinois, 1938 [full version of bl001066] Date: 19381029

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1939, football questionaire sent out by coach Fritz Crisler Date: 19680515

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Tom Harmon and Fritz Crisler, UM Football, with Frank Kridel (New York Hotelier) before Penn Game Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football vs Ohio State, 1939 Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, TIME magazine cover Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, posed in passing position, in practice gear, Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, place kicking, in practice gear, Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, posed in passing position, in practice gear, Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, close-up in helmet Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, posed passing Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM Basketball, 1939 Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM Basketball, 1998 Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, 1939, basketball Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM Basketbll, 1939 vs Illinois Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM Basketball, 1939 vs Illininos Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon and Pat Donnelly of Detroit, 1939 Miss America [Ensian caption is " All-American Meets MIss America"] Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, Harmon on campus, "Collegiate Tom" Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, Harmon rehearsing radio skit with classmates Frances Patterson and Norman Oxhandler Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM football, Harmon dancing with "best gal" Margot Thom, and studying in his room. Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, University of Michigan Football All-American, 1939, 1940, Halfback Date: 1939/1940

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1939 Date: 193910/17

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Tom Harmon intercepting a Nile Kinnick pass vs Iowa, 1939 Date: 19391014

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Tom Harmon vs Iowa 1939 Date: 19391014

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Tom Harmon, UM Football scoring TD vs Iowa 1939 Date: 19391014

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Tom Harmon, UM Football s vs Iowa 1939 [Ensian caption: "Beautiful downfield blocking makes a long gain possible."] Date: 19391014

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1939 vs. Michigan Iowa, pass interception return for touchdown Date: 19391014

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Forest Evashevski leading the blocking for Tom Harmon [action from 1939 Chicago game.] Date: 19391021

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Forest Evashevski and Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1939 vs Chicago Date: 19391021

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Tom Harmon, UM football, vs. Yale 1938 Date: 1939

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Tom Harmon, UM Football vs Yale 1939 [Ensian caption: "Harmon racing the Yale team to the goal line."] Date: 19391028

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1939 vs Yale Date: 19391028

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Tom Harmon & Forest Evashevski Date: 19391031

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Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski, in study room [for Chicago Daily News] Date: 19391031

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Tom Harmon adjusting Forest Evashevski/s shoulder pads in lockerro0m [for Chicago Daily News] Date: 19391031

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Tom Harmon & Forest Evashevski Date: 19391031

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Tom Harmon Sitting on couch with coed [for Chicago Daily News] Date: 19391031

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Tom Harmon, UM Football vs Penn 1939 [Ensian caption: "Although apparently stopped, Harmon eludes the Quakers."] Date: 19391118

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1939 vs. Pennsylvania, TD run Date: 19391118

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Tom Harmon kicks extra point vs Ohio State, 1939 Date: 19391125

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Tom Harmon, UM Football vs Ohio State 1939 Date: 19391125

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1939 vs. Ohio State, TD pass to Forest Evashevski Date: 19391125

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1939 vs. Ohio State, TD run Date: 19391125

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Forest Evashevski, Tom Harmon and Ed Frutig, UM Football, at Dearborn Fordson High School football banquet, 1939 Date: 193912

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Tom Harmon Punting Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, posed in football uniform Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon & Fritz Crisler holding torn jersey Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, UM football, 1940 vs California diving over line Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon around end vs Michigan State, 1940 David Nelson, no. 23 leads the blocking Date: 1

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Tom Harmon at WJR microphone Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, with torn jersey, autographed to Fritz Crisler Autographed to Fritz Crisler Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon autographed, " To Gerald; Best wishes to a real friend, Tom Harmon" [damaged sections of original digitally repaired] Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon vs Michgan State Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, in football helmet, Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, carrying ball along sideline Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon carrying ball, Robert Kolesar blocking vs Penn 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon with date at door of Kappa Alpha Theta Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon and Red Grange, ca. 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon and Red Grange, ca. 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon ca 1940 (with autograph to Mel Ivory) (note on verso says print was water damaged) Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, ca. 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon and female student reading radio script (?), 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon and his parents, 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, putting on his jersey 1940 Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon in Michigan Union Opera production 1940
[Harmon played President Roosevelt's son Jimmy] Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, composite of photos from 1940 Michigan Union Opera "Four Out of Five" Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, 1940 Michigan Union Opera group photo Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, 1939-40 M Club group photo Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, "in dog house" photo and poem from 1940 Michiganensian Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, advertisement in in Michiganensian Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1940, exiting plane at Denver stop over on flight to California Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1940, sitting in class Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon with football with a handle, a gift from his sister, 1940 (newspaper clipping from scrapbook) Date: 1940

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Henry Hatch, UM Football, equipment manager, with Tom Harmon's #98 jersey. announcing it will be retired. Date: 1940

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Tom Harmon, Michigan State game, 1940 Harmon cropped from game action photo [Ivory Photo neg. 10560-1] Date: 19400904

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Tom Harmon, fan attempts to tackle Harmon in 1940 California game Date: 19400928

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1940 vs. California, Date: 19400928

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1940 vs Michigan State Date: 19400928

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Tom Harmon vs MSC, 1940 Date: 19401005

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Tom Harmon, Dave Nelson, UM Football vs MSC, 1940 Date: 19401005

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Tom Harmon, UM Football vs Illinois, 1940 Date: 19401019

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Tom Harmon, Ed Frutig, UM Football vs Illinois, 1940 Date: 19401019

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Tom Harmon on campus Date: 19401002

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Tom Harmon on campus Date: 19401002

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Tom Harmon on campus (on steps of Angell Hall with Ruth Brown and Forest Evashevski) Date: 19401002

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Tom Harmon, in front of Angell Hall,1940 with Ruth Brown and Forest Evashevski Date: 19401020

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Tom Harmon, in front of Angell Hall,1940 Date: 19401020

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Tom Harmon getting haircut from barber Leo Lirette Date: 19401021

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Tom Harmon and Bob Hawks on campus Date: 19401021

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Tom Harmon and Bob Hawks on campus Date: 19401021

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Tom Harmon and Robert Kolesar, UM Football vs Penn1940 Date: 19401024

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Tom Harmon, playing defense vs Penn, 1940 Date: 19401026

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Tom Harmon and Bill Stern in radio booth, 1940 Date: 19401026

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Tom Harmon and Bill Stern in radio booth, 1940 Date: 19401026

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Tom Harmon UM Football vs Penn, 1940 [Harmon copped from image bl012936] Date: 19401026

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Tom Harmon, UM Football 1940 vs Minnesota, Harmon punting from his own end zone Date: 19401109

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Tom Harmon, UM Football 1950 vs Minnesota, Harmon passes to Ed Frutig for 17-yard gain. Date: 19401109

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Tom Harmon, LIFE magazine cover Date: 19401111

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Tom Harmon carrying ball vs Northwestern 1940 Date: 19401116

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Tom Harmon carrying ball vs Northwestern 1940 [cropped version of bl008567] Date: 19401116

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Tom Harmon, UM Football 1950 vs Northwestern, Harmon's last TD at Michigan Stadium Date: 19401116

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1940 vs. Northwestern, Harmon' s final touchdown at Michigan Stadium Date: 19401116

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Tom Harmon, Ohio State game, 1940 Ivory Photo neg. 10403-52 Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon kicking extra point vs Ohio State, 1940 Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon, vs Ohio St.. 1940 [Harmon cropped from game action photo] Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon, Ohio State game, 1940 Harmon cropped from game action photo [Ivory Photo neg. 10403-52] Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon carrying ball vs Ohio State 1940 [blocking for Harmon L-R: Albert Wistert (11), Ed Frutig (87), Ralph Fritz (63), Bob Westfall (86), Robert Ingalls (66) ; OSU player is Thomas Kinkade (16) Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon UM Football vs OSU, 1940 Date: 19401123

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Paul Kromer and Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1940 vs. Ohio State Date: 19401123

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Paul Kromer and Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1940 vs. Ohio State Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon, Forest Evashevski and Bob Westfall, UM Football, 1940 vs. Ohio State Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, 1940 vs. Ohio State Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon, UM football 1940 vs Ohio State Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon and assistant coach Earl Martineau leaving the field at 1940 Ohio State game, Tom's last game, Date: 19401123

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Tom Harmon with Heisman Trophy, UM Football, 1940 Date: 194012

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Tom Harmon, UM Football, studying in his room Date: 194012

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Tom Harmon, article from 1941 Michiganensian Date: 1941

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Tom Harmon, UM football, in graduation robe looking in to Michigan Stadium Date: 194104

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Tom Harmon and actress Anita Louise at Michigan League fountain Date: 1941

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Tom Harmon and actress Anita Louise at the Michigan Union [typed caption transcribed to print "Anita Louise and T.H. kick it around at Senior Prom to Glenn Miller Date: 1941

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise sitting in car Date: 19410610

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise at Michigan Stadium Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise at Michigan Stadium Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise at at Cooley Fountain Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise in automobiles in front of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, 1941 Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise with bronzed football shoes [damaged negative] Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise in front of Student Publications building Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise looking at trophy case Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and Anita Louise in Michigan Daily office Date: 19410620

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Tom Harmon and coach Bernie Bierman, 1941 All-Star game practice Date: 194108

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Tom Harmon, posed passing in All-Star game jersey Date: 194108

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Tom Harmon, at WJR mike in Michigan Stadium Press box, 1941 [cropped from WJR ad in 1942 Michigan football game program, see bl016559] Date: 1941

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Tom Harmon, WJR advertisement in 1941 football game program Date: 1941

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Tom Harmon registering for the draft [Military registration station at U-M Alumni Memorial Hall] Date: 1941

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Tom Harmon in "Li'l Butch" bomber jacket, 1942 Date: 1942

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Tom Harmon, WJR ad from 1942 football game program Date: 1942

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Tom Harmon's parent's dog sits by a portrait of the missing pilot. Date: 1943

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Tom Harmon with crew of his first plane "Little Butch", April 1943 Date: 194304

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Lt. Tom Harmon with "Little Butch II", his WWII airplane Date: 1943

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Tom Harmon's parents, receiving phone call from Tom after surviving plane crash in 1943 Date: 19430414

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Fritz Crisler with Tom Harmon's parent's and sister, reading official notice that Tom survived after being shot down over China, 1943 Date: 194311

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Tom Harmon, posed in Army uniform with football trophies, 1944, at parent's house in Ann Arbor Date: 1944

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Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox, 1944, at Harmon's parent's house in Ann Arbor Date: 1944

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Tom Harmon with his parents Lou and Rose Harmon, 1944, at Harmon's parent's house in Ann Arbor Date: 1944

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Tom Harmon in Army Uniform, 1944 Date: 1944

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Tom Harmon, "Pilots Also Pray" book dust jacket, [loan from Brian Williams] Date: 1944

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Tom Harmon and Elyse Harmon on cover of SPORT Magazine, Date: 1946

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Tom Harmon cartoon [original art work for Detroit Free Press cartoon on occasion of Tom Harmon returning to Detroit when playing for Los Angeles Rams] Date: 1947

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Tom Harmon and family, 1950 Date: 1950

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Tom Harmon and Amos Alonzo Stagg at 1951 Rose Bowl Kickoff Luncheon Date: 195012

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Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox Harmon, 1951 Date: 1951

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Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox Harmon with guests, 1951 (L-R: Mr. and Mars. Jim Brown (actor), Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harmon (professional tennis player), Tom Harmon, Elyse Harmon, Kris Harmon, Mrs. William Powell ( wife of actor William Powell), Phillip Reed (actor), Dorothy Ford (actress) Date: 1951

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Tom Harmon being interviewed by Bill Fleming in Michigan Stadium press box Date: 195811

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Tom Harmon, portrait, ca. 1960 Date: 1960

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Tom Harmon, advertisement in 1962 football game program for WXYZ and United Delco Date: 1962

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Tom Harmon in stands at 1962 UM homecoming game versus Minnesota Date: 19621027

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Tom Harmon, ca. 1962 Date: 1962

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Tom Harmon interviewing driver Parnelli Jones and owner, A.J. Agajanian in Gasoline Alley at Indianapolis 500, 1963 [A.J. Agajanian, was partial to the number 98 for his cars.] Date: 196305

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Tom Harmon, at 1964 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Date: 1964

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Tom Harmon, at 1964 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Date: 1964

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Tom Harmon interviewing U.S. alpine skier Buddy Werner at 1964 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Date: 1964

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Tom Harmon interviewing jockey Bill Shoemaker at 1964 Kentucky Derby Date: 1964

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Tom Harmon interviewing Sonny Liston's manager at first Liston-Clay fight in Miami. Date: 196404

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Tom Harmon, Broadcast crew of Tom Harmon Sports Show, ca.1965 Date: 1965

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Tom Harmon with Angelo Dundee, posed by Cssius Clay's bus in Lewiston, Maine. 1965 Date: 196505

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Tom Harmon, posed at traveling radio broadcast setup, ca 1965 Date: 196505

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Tom Harmon, posed alongside the "Tom Harmon Sports Show" truck,k traveling radio studio Date: 196505

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Tom Harmon intereviewing jack Nicklaus at 1963 British Opne Championship, at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club. Date:1963

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Tom Harmon on the course at St Andrews, Scotland: Date:1963

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Tom Harmon, Robben Fleming and Michael Radock, during filming of WGN special on U-M, 1967 Date: 196706

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Tom Harmon, Robben Fleming and Michael Radock, in Angell Hall during filming of WGN special on U-M, 1967 Date: 196706

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Tom Harmon letter to Fritz Crisler Date: 19680515

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Tom Harmon with Ted Williams family, during Filming of "the Ted Williams Story" Date: 1970

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Tom Harmon with Ted Williams family, during Filming of "the Ted Williams Story" Date: 1970

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Tom Harmon and Ben Hogan, from filming for Harmon's production "The Ben Hogan Story" Date: ca. 1970

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Tom Harmon and Bo Schembechler, UM Football at football practice, 1979? Date: 1979

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Tom Harmon and Bo Schembechler, UM Football at football practice, 1979? Date: 1979

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Tom Harmon, at Michigan Stadium, 1988 Miihigan State Game Date: 19881003

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Tom Harmon, at Michigan Stadium, 1988 Michigan State Game Date: 19881008

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Tom Harmon, at Michigan Stadim, 1988 Michigan State Game Date: 19881008

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Tom Harmon and James Duderstadt, at Michigan Stadium, 1988 Michigan State Game Date: 19881008

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Tom Harmon and James Duderstadt, at Michigan Stadium, 1988 Michigan State Game Date: 19881008