1947 Michigan

Well, Chris Fields is working on the final 16 players for my 1945 Army team / Dixie league team. The first 22 he sent me are all but done and ready to take the field. We are allowed to use 36 figures so I want to have a complete team for competitive reasons.

I'll post pictures of my art in the 1945 Army thread once I can get up to Beenutt's. He has that special photograph technique. I'm hoping he'll take some shots for me that I can post in my Army thread here.

Lavelle Shelton is currently working on an all-time Notre Dame team. I think most of you have already seen that thread. I'm pretty sure he is making them with an old time Notre Dame look.

So, what's next for BigFranco?

Well, I am starting to get my juices going for making a whole bunch of these all time great old time teams.

ESPN had a TOP TEN list of the Best College Football teams of all-time recently.

Old time teams on that list are:

# 4. Army 1945
# 6. Michigan 1947
# 7. Notre Dame 1947
# 8. Oklahoma 1956


Also receiving votes in that poll but not making the top ten were:

USC 1932
Minnesota 1940
TCU 1938

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So, I think my next project will be 1947 Michigan.

I sure hope Chris Fields does not get tired of doing these type of figures for me. I dont think he is aware of my grand Master plan yet.



I love doing the research on these teams. I have lived my whole life a complete and total NFL history buff. I know so little about these great college teams of the past.

Doing these projects inspires me to tap into a whole new world of Sports History. Its a blast!

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