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after becoming the first basketball player to lead the Big Ten in both scoring and rebounds, Michigan's M.C. Burton turned down a contract to play in the NBA to attend medical school.

athletes from Michigan Wolverines men's track and field have won 43 NCAA individual event championships, 14 Olympic gold medals, and 57 Big 10 team championships.

William Murphy won two Big Ten doubles tennis championships with his twin brother, and later coached Michigan tennis teams to 11 Big Ten and one NCAA team championships.

Remy Hamilton established the current Big Ten Conference single-season record for successful field goals at 25 during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Diane Dietz set the Big Ten single-game basketball scoring record with 45 points in 1982 and the University of Michigan career record with 2,076 points.

Michael Taylor led Michigan to consecutive Big Ten football championships and became the school's all-time leader in passing efficiency.

in 1994, Greg Landry was a key reason why Illinois had the second-best passing offense in the Big Ten, which eventually carried the team to a 30-0 win in the Liberty Bowl over East Carolina, the school’s first bowl appearance in 16 seasons.

in the years 1998, 2000 and 2001, the Michigan Wolverines football team led the Big Ten Conference in different areas including total defense, passing efficiency and turnover margin.

the Michigan Wolverines, hosting the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2003, set the Big Ten Conference single-game attendance record.

twin brothers Robert and Ross Hume became known as the "Dead Heat Kids" after finishing nine straight mile races, including the Big Ten and NCAA championships, holding hands in dead heat victories.

the Michigan Wolverines football team won five consecutive Big Ten Conference championships from 1988 to 1992, with six players of the 1991 team being selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.

the 6 foot, 6 inch Swede Roland Nilsson of the Michigan Wolverines won six consecutive Big Ten shot put championships in the 1950s.

law professor Ralph Aigler, once known as the "dominant figure in Michigan's athletics," negotiated the Big Ten's exclusive contracts with the Rose Bowl in 1946 and 1953.

rough hits from Michigan's Richard France induced Wisconsin star Pat O'Dea to slug France, leading to O'Dea's ejection from the 1899 Western Conference championship game.

Dennis Brown broke the Big Ten single game total offense record in his first start and set the Michigan football record for career passing yards.

University of Michigan pitcher Herman Fishman set a Big Ten record in 1936 with a 0.86 ERA and was named to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's Jewish All-American basketball team.

college basketball player Evan Turner was the only unanimous first-team All-Big Ten Conference choice by both the coaches and the media for the 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season.

East Chicago native Art Murakowski survived a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Okinawa and was named the most valuable football player in the Big Ten Conference in 1948.

college basketball point guard Demetri McCamey and Big Ten Conference foe Evan Turner were once teammates at Isiah Thomas' former high school.

Greek professor Albert Pattengill played on Michigan's 1867 baseball team, nominated "azure-blue and maize" as the university's colors, and was one of the founders of the Big Ten Conference.

Big Ten champion Chet Murphy defeated America's top-ranked woman tennis player Alice Marble in a 1939 exhibition match played in front of a "throng" of spectators.

catcher Alicia Seegert set Big Ten Conference records for batting average, hits, total bases and RBIs while playing softball for the University of Michigan from 1984 to 1987.

gymnastics coach Bev Plocki led Michigan to 15 Big Ten championships and 18 NCAA championship tournaments after taking over a last-place program in 1990.

Indiana halfback Chuck Bennett built his physique working in coal mines and was selected as the MVP of the Big Ten Conference despite playing for the ninth place team.

Northwestern University's appearance in the 2003 Motor City Bowl marked the first time a Big Ten team played in that bowl game.

softball pitcher Vicki Morrow was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 1987 after winning 26 games, including 18 shutouts, and striking out 446 batters.

Northwestern's Max Morris was a consensus All-American in both basketball and football, played both sports professionally, and twice led the Big Ten in scoring.

Michigan's Don McEwen, two-time NCAA champion in the two-mile run, also won consecutive Big Ten cross country championships even though his school had no varsity cross country team.

Major League Baseball pitcher Stan Baumgartner was named to the All-Big Ten Conference teams for baseball, basketball, and football in 1914.

Michigan halfback Ted Kress set a Big Ten single-game rushing record with 218 yards in his second conference game.

Big Ten MVP Willis Glassgow was called the "Dancing Master" for his shiftiness on the gridiron and because he managed the most popular ballroom in Iowa City.

Test Your Knowledge of the Big Ten Conference

1 Penn State also has strong intrastate rivalries with ________ universities Bucknell in men's basketball and men's lacrosse, and Lehigh in wrestling.

2 Big Ten football games are also well known for the participation and excellence of the Big Ten Conference universities' ________.

3 The three stadiums are the three largest stadiums in the ________, as well as, third, fourth, and sixth in the list of the largest sports stadiums in the world.

4 What is the street address of University of Iowa?

5 When was Big Ten Conference established?

6 What region does Big Ten Conference belong to?

7 ________[18][19][20]

8 Indiana has an out-of conference rivalry with Kentucky, but the rivalry has a much higher profile in ________ than in football.

9 What are the colours of the University of Michigan?

10 They are Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference and Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin in the ________.

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