 At River Rouge High School he played baseball , basketball and football before attending Ohio State . In 1942 , he lettered in both basketball and football at Ohio State as a sophomore . He was a player for national champions on both the 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and the 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team . He is one of only three players ( along with Justin Boren and Howard Yerges ) to have played for the football teams of both Michigan and Ohio State ; this low number can be attributed to the strong rivalry between the two schools . 
