"I got to treat everyone like they were a real person, not an athlete," said Harden, who is retiring after 34 years at the University of Michigan The Detroit News
As Greg Harden talks about his career, he deftly shifts the conversation away from himself and begins to share stories of former Michigan student-athletes, some well-known, others less so, he has helped along the way.
He rattles off countless names, including superstar athletes like Tom Brady, Desmond Howard, Jalen Rose, Michael Phelps. But for Harden, it didn’t matter if the student-athlete was a walk-on volleyball player or a quarterback frustrated by his situation.