University of Michigan's Sports Culture

See also: University of Michigan Wolverines.

In addition to academics, the most prominent thing in the University of Michigan is sports, that is, the famous Wolverine team in the top ten leagues and the NCAA at the top of the top ten leagues in the Midwest. Its high popularity mainly comes from its high popularity on the court. By the end of 20 14, the University of Michigan was the only NCAA school that won a national grand slam in all four major competitions (basketball, rugby, baseball and ice hockey). In addition, the University of Michigan is a traditional strong school for swimming, ice ballet and softball. In 20 14, the university of Michigan softball team won the top ten in the league again, completing an incredible seven consecutive championships.

The football team and men's basketball team of the University of Michigan are among the top 25 in China almost every year. The students are very happy to mention that their school has won many wars, which makes the team one of the school's financial resources, and the annual budget is even higher than the GDP of some small countries. On the other hand, in order to attract national high school athletes, universities also offer generous sports scholarships. In the second half of every year, the Saturday of Michigan students must belong to football, which is the number one tradition of the school. The students get together and then flock to the Michigan Stadium where the school is located. The largest stadium in the western hemisphere and the fourth largest stadium in the world were packed as soon as the game started.120,000 people stood up and shouted and waved for the team. The scene is very warm. Even if the football team is at a low point in 2007, it can guarantee the attendance rate of more than 65438+ 10,000 people per game. Students' love for the school and the team was fully reflected at this time. See: Buckeye Wolverine Derby.

The University of Michigan has several bitter rivals in sports, such as Spartans of Michigan State University, Irish Warriors of Notre Dame University, Golden Mouse of Minnesota University, the top ten Russian leagues against Ohio State University, Nitani Lions of Pennsylvania State University with similar school history and culture, Blue Devils of Duke University and Mountain Man of Indiana University in basketball. The University of Illinois in the neighboring state and the Oriental University of Michigan in the same city also hate the University of Michigan, but because it is too weak, the University of Michigan doesn't care. The University of Pennsylvania is the sister school of the University of Michigan. In addition to rugby and men's basketball, Wolverine Team of the University of Michigan has 27 teams including women's basketball team, men's soccer team, women's volleyball team, women's volleyball team, tennis team, wrestling team, cross-country team, gymnastics team, ice hockey team, men's golf team, women's golf team, hockey team, softball team, rowing team, swimming team, diving team, baseball team, rowing team, skiing team, water polo team, track and field team and taekwondo team.

Alumni of the University of Michigan also achieved good results in the Olympic Games. In every summer Olympic Games except the first Olympic Games, the alumni of the University of Michigan participated in the competition, and in most Olympic Games, the alumni won the gold medal. By the end of the Beijing Olympic Games, an alumnus of the University of Michigan had won 135 summer Olympic medals, including 65 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 38 bronze medals. If you count the Winter Olympics, it's 72 gold, 39 silver and 40 bronze.

Michael phelps, a swimmer who won the most individual gold medals in history at the Beijing Olympic Games, is a graduate of this school in 2008. Tom Brady, one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, became famous at the University of Michigan. The famous Michigan Five Tigers in basketball history also came from the University of Michigan. Bo Schembechler, one of the best coaches in the history of NCAA, also completed his super winning percentage record at the University of Michigan. Chen Zuohuang: Music and Art Director (Ph.D.) of National Grand Theatre.

Henry Tang: Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (undergraduate study)

Wu Dayou: physicist, former president (doctoral student) of Taiwan Academia Sinica.

Zhang Cunhao: chemist, director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (graduate student).

Zhu Guangya: physicist, the first president (doctoral student) of China Academy of Engineering.

Wu: jurist, professor (doctoral student) of Suzhou University Law School.

Wu Yifang: Educator, the first female university president in China, received a doctorate in biology from the University of Michigan from 65438 to 0928.

Ni Jun: an expert in mechanical manufacturing and automation, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, and Dean of Michigan College, Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Brian Sun: Automobile and engine expert, chairman of Caterpillar China R&D, former vice president and chief technology officer of Brilliance Automobile Group.

Huang Renyu: Historian, an expert in Ming history in China (undergraduate, master, doctoral).

Li Pengfei: Founding Chairman and Current Affairs Commentator of Hong Kong Liberal Party (undergraduate stage)

Liu Yuling: A famous Chinese actress in Hollywood, graduated from the University of Michigan with a major in Asian language and culture.

Shen Jiayin: young pianist studying in the United States, doctor of piano (bachelor's degree, master's degree)

Li Enliang: educator, engineer, former vice president of Zhejiang University and former president of Zhejiang University of Technology.

Number of Zhang Jun: xylophone musicians and composers.

Wang: Founder of Huayi Brothers.

Zhang Youxue: an expert in geochemistry and author of the general textbook Chemical Geology. Mike wallace: A famous American journalist.

Rudy tomjanovich: American basketball coach and former NBA star.

Gerald Rudolph Ford: The 38th President of the United States.

Madonna: an international pop star

The father of information theory and digital circuits.

Larry Page: Founder of Google

Tom brady: A famous football player and the best quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).

Tony Fadel: Father of iPod

Robert cailliau: One of the inventors of the World Wide Web.

Alfred Walden: NASA test pilot, Apollo 15 pilot, was named "the most isolated human" by Guinness Book of Records.

Charles Merrill Lynch: Founder of Merrill Lynch.

Charles West: Former President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael phelps: A famous American swimmer.

John brown: Chief Scientist of Xerox.

Claudia Alexander: Commander and Head of NASA's Galileo Jupiter Project.

William Davidson: Glass manufacturer, owner of Detroit Pistons and Tampa Bay Lightning.

John Cashman: Boeing's test pilot is the first person to fly a Boeing 777 in the world.

Robert foreman: A famous engineer and a core member of the R&D team of Polaris missile and Poseidon missile.

Arthur Wells: Former owner of Chicago Bulls and owner of Detroit Olympic Sports Center.

The world's first female aircraft manufacturer.

Allen Ludenberg: Founder of Major League Soccer.

Kenneth Ella Hooper: A mathematician who solved the four-color conjecture problem.

Dick Kauste Rowe: CEO of Twitter

Sid Meyer: The father of video games. He created such games as Civilization, railroad tycoon and Colonial Empire.

Joseph Francis Scheer: Director of Apollo Program.

Tiafello Abbott: Former President of Michigan State University.

Henry Skur Kraft: Anthropologist, geologist, geographer and Indian ambassador in the19th century. He discovered the source of the Mississippi River.

Charles Adams: Historian, second president of Cornell University and former president of the University of Wisconsin.

Edgar Angana: Agronomist, former president of the University of the Philippines.

Fielding yost: 19 famous football coach.

Johnny Clayton: Dean of Manhattan College

Justin Mayer: Iraqi football player who played for the national team five times.

James Angel: The 10th President of Yale University.

Allen Britten: Musician, former president of American Music Education Conference.

Scranton Brooks: Former President of the University of Missouri, former President of the University of Oklahoma.

William campbell: Former President of the University of California System.

Bo Schembechler: A famous football coach, the coach with the second highest winning percentage in NCAA.

John Dibya Keogh: Former President of the University of Connecticut, Former President of Michigan State University and Former President of Tufts University.

Carol Vincent Newsom: Former President of new york University.

Chris webber: A famous basketball player.

Juwan Howard: A famous basketball player.

Jalen Rose: A famous basketball player.

Jack Yellen: American composer

Allen Gomez: A famous journalist in USA-Today.

James owen: Apollo 15 astronaut, the first man to drive a lunar rover on the moon.

Ann Lipinski: A famous editor and Pulitzer Prize winner.

David Schuster: A famous TV presenter, who works for Fox and CNN.

Harry Cavell: Mathematician, who has made great contributions to the development of mathematical statistics.

David Goyle: a famous mathematician and economist.

James Mukherjee: Mathematician at MIT and author of Topology.