Amid all the fanfare over the new Michigan Wolverines jerseys is a pretty cool backstory about one number in particular.
On the new uniforms, the number ‘4’ is more than a number. Here's a look:
Here's the new No. 4, which harkens back to the Gerald Ford years. @chengelis explains --https://t.co/AGms0wlrAQ pic.twitter.com/TF3pFyDyFX
— Jim Russ (@JimRuss1) August 2, 2016
The unique font is a tip of the hat to Gerald Ford and diversity.
(Former UM interim athletic director Jim) Hackett, who played football at Michigan, has always been moved by the famous story from the 1930s about Michigan football teammates Gerald Ford and Willis Ward, the second African-American to play on the team.