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Bennie Oosterbaan

American athlete
Also known as: Benjamin Gaylord Oosterbaan

Bennie Oosterbaan (born Feb. 24, 1906, Muskegon, Mich., U.S.—died Oct. 25, 1990, Ann Arbor, Mich.) was an American collegiate football player and coach for the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), who was the first of the great collegiate pass receivers. His coaching record was 63 games won, 33 lost, and 4 tied. In his first year as coach his team won nine games and lost none and won the national championship. Oosterbaan played both basketball...