Mike Hart tribute

[@brianreid4567]

Hart was tough as hell

[@UncleFrankWhite24]

Idk if there was a bigger Mike hart fan than me!!!! He’s definitely a Michigan legend

[@georgegerswin6297]

Vision A+...ball security A+...SPEED AGILTY A+...BREAKAWAY SPEED C-

[@RailroadJourneys]

Glad he’s home

[@TayDays1128]

Clearly a good RB, he just needed to be faster. Got caught from behind or forced out the foul line many times when some stronger top end speed couldve gotten him to the goal line.

[@Whereyahidin]

1:07 GOT EMMMMM.....even as a buckeyes fan i felt that. 😰

[@alscompleteoutdoor9091]

If you hart had speed he would of been barry Sanders,I forgot how slow he truly was

[@Fadamaster]

Best running back in Michigan history

[@tbyrdsr313]

Better than Ty Wheatley? 🤔

[@jman2853]

Anyone else watching this after hearing about him coming back HOME on the staff

[@benchisholm1836]

This was recommended to me after Mike got hired.

[@frankiebaniel8222]

Literally came here for this!

[@JETX25]

He just had a seizure coaching during a game against Indiana. Prayers up 🙏🏼

[@packersfan2706]

Mike hart!!!! Please be Michigan head coach

[@DarkKirby14LP]

a shame he could never stay healthy in the NFL

[@The-P-iz-Free]

Loved how shifty mike was getting extra yards making tacklers miss ....loved this guy

[@spytimdaspy7193]

Welcome home....

[@Detroit-M313]

Welcome back to Michigan Mike

[@benlong2300]

Welcome home Mike!

[@Cryogenx37]

Start of the 2021 season. Mike Hart is training young RBs in Blake Corum, Hassan Haskins, and Donovan Edwards

[@joshcrossley1580]

He had similar explosiveness like Barry, and vision❤

[@briantheplaystationguy7815]

Welcome back Mike hart!

[@bryantannyhill9326]

If mike hart had mark ingram speed he would still be in the nfl

[@nickdegilormo7300]

From Syracuse....3rd highest rushing totals of all time in HS.

[@YoshBagoshe]

Anton Campbell from O’Fallon Missouri went to my high school and was the best high school football player I may have ever seen. He played RB at Fort Zumwalt West. Darryl Jackson from Webster Groves is a close second. Adrian Clayborn from Webster Groves is right there as well. Anyway, Anton went to Michigan and ran into Mike Hart himself and we see who won the job.

[@Tom-ej8bb]

Love u Mike only wish u the best in life! Find Christ!!! We love u and so does Jesus!!I cried when I heard u were not coming bak in 2024!

[@paulmegan2125]

The dude ALWAYS fell forward. A legend.

[@44pachino71]

Paul & Megan exactly!

[@tblightningbolt8902]

A legend doesn’t go 0-4 vs Ohio State

[@brettk9316]

He slow AF though. Why didn't make it in NFL.

[@yaquvyhardson3768]

@@tblightningbolt8902 all time leading rusher at one of the most historic blue blood college football schools, the record vs osu sucks for sure but he was in some close games with them and always played good, wasn’t his fault.

[@yaquvyhardson3768]

@@brettk9316 he rushed for over 5000 yards in college and is michigans all time leading rusher, dudes a legend. Ya he wasn’t the fastest but he played with so much passion, shiftiness, and heart no pun intended. He made up for his lack of speed.

[@c.h.5510]

Hart fought for every yard.. love that he's at Michigan now

[@stevebegin2489]

Thank you for this tribute! Very much a blessing to watch at this time while we all have him in prayer.

[@JayneandDan]

Determination ! That is Mike Hart.

[@YTAnon10]

Not the most physically gifted but more than made up for it with unteachable determination.

[@The-P-iz-Free]

He was Michigan's Barry sanders still the most elusive rb I've seen for michigan without the burst of speed

[@kodycoleman3888]

Mike Hart had vision and explosion like no other, but what's more impressive is the offensive line plowing through defenders and pushing them back. Haven't seen a line like that since 2006.

[@IssaFram]

Kody Coleman Jake Long on the left was always the best

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

They were good, but those lines from the 90s pumped out pro after pro and and opened holes that allowed Tyrone Wheatley, Tshimanga Biakabutuka, and Anthony Thomas to kill defenses. Watching the Tyrone Wheatley highlight video you can see just how insane it was, combining the holes made by OL like Matt Elliot, Joe Cocozzo, Jon Runyan, Jon Jansen, Rod Payne, Zach Adami, Steve Hutchinson, Jeff Backus, Greg Skrepenak, and on and on. All of these guys were all big ten. Don't get me wrong, the Jake Long, Mike Hart era was a great running game, but Hart couldn't touch Wheatley in terms of ability

[@jamesonbolen9058]

Last years OL won for best OL in the country with our 2 RBs Haskins having 1500 All Purpose Yards 20 TDs & Corum 1100 Yards 12 TDs. No Michigan team has ever had that much production out of the backfield and the 3 returning starters & the transfer C from Virginia all 4 will get drafted..

[@ChiefTapion]

*Until last year

[@georgegerswin6297]

Last two years were pretty good...some reason I'm not to I'mpress3ed so far..

[@drewski818]

In case you wondered where Blake Corum got that cut from. 〽️

[@sly-1429]

He knew all about ball security that is something a lot of kids need to learn from him. He would very rarely fumble the football.

[@zacharycat603]

Not the biggest and didn't have breakaway speed, but one of the smartest and most determined players. Maybe my all-time backfield would be Mike and Wheatley, but you also have AT, Morris, Butch, Tim B., Johnson, Lytle and many others to pick from.

[@Account-kx5vr]

Blake and Dono too :)

[@stevetaylor9752]

How many SPARTANS does it take to tackle one MIKE HART?🤔🤔🤔

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

As others have mentioned Hart's greatest attribute was probably that he always "fell forward"; he got something when there was nothing and very very rarely lost yardage. However I think he has been supplanted by the player he is now coaching, Hassan Haskins. He too always falls forward. But I think Haskins best attribute is moving the pile forward (with a little O Line help) and making 2-3 yard gains into 5-6 yard gains. He also is great at coming out of crowded lines, especially during the Ohio State game and has the speed to punish defenses in the open field. Depending on how the playoffs turn out he could end up a legend (he sort of is already) or an even bigger legend.

[@justinschust5717]

Welcome Home Coach Mike Hart. Go blue. Finally!!!!!

[@MaydaySports]

8:28 one of my favorite michigan plays ever

[@Fadamaster]

And Jason Avant

[@millardhale85]

WOW another great running back

[@Deisel897]

Welcome back, legend.

[@savharris5702]

Smallest power back ever

[@treetrunkthompson4537]

We need to get back to this style of offensive philosophy!!!!!!

[@wiggiag]

My dude was a bowling ball running people over.

[@svig137]

Legend!!!

[@aaronharris5069]

Mike Hart never had breakaway speed. But, he makes up for it by his innate ability to break tackles with his unbelievable upper body strength. And rarely turned the ball over. I believe it was even less than what I can count on one hand. Glad he's back at UM, hopefully, he'll teach the RB group to run the ball as hard as possible.

[@Bagz_McGee]

Hart was and still is my fav Mich RB! Hes was just amazing!

[@thegamingchef3304]

My favorite is Chris Perry.

[@hitmehotdog]

i miss this boy

[@terrancefleming3097]

Top 3 among Michigan RB's all-time in my opinion.

[@michealwoods8629]

Michigan running back

[@davidnappyhoose204]

One of the toughest running backs you'll ever see. He had excellent vision and balance. If he had been a little faster, there's a good chance he would have won a Heisman and probably had a decent pro career. To do what he did and put up those numbers at his size while lacking that breakaway speed was remarkable.

[@jordangate7742]

Hart is the legend of Legends. But holy **** look at how big & tough those Michigan line men are. Unsung heroes

[@bennytherollinstoner1932]

He was a lil slow but was a beast!!!

[@md5423]

I miss the Wolverines days of Henne, Hart, Manningham, Breaston, Arrington, etc. :)

[@DMichiganWol21]

Thanks WolverineHistorian...You have no idea how much I appreciate these videos

[@prayermadepatna8439]

A Real Michigan Legend. Mr Mike Hart. Go Blue 💙💛🏈

[@MWolverine9]

Thank you for not putting some crappy music on the video.

[@jamescarpenter1095]

Go blue!

[@johnnyjets2343]

I remember watching Hart decimate my high school team in the championship game in upstate New York during his high school days.

[@bryanzachery3294]

if there was any player to bring back to Michigan and play for 1 season who would be?

[@prayermadepatna8439]

Charles Woodson sir

[@daveyineluctable5525]

Heisman Finalist (as in he was in New York, got 5th place), as a Senior. He was an outstanding College back, and I don't think the fans at UM knew how lucky they were to have him running at the level he did for all four years.

[@JKartwork]

Ahhh... Hart, henne, manningham, Arrington, breaston, long... Miss those days

[@jtjorger]

And still not beating OSU fuck them days.

[@HakeemTheDream616]

Me too

[@bdi3798]

@@jtjorger It's somewhat difficult when Carr ran a clean program that had to compete against the cash and cars handed out by Tressel. As you will note sparty's glory days came when Dantonio was around covering up rapes and in hoops, Michigan "lost" the championship game to a team assembled during stripper parties... And yes, the block was clean!

[@mattprssmn4]

@@bdi3798 Trey Burke's block was clean. Louisville's program wasn't.

[@boknowsbaseball]

@ahmad312 Don't get it confused. Just because 2008-10 was way, way waaaaay below Michigan standards does not mean that 2001-07, which was merely a one WAY below standards, should be celebrated. No one should lose site of the fact that when Carr retired, Michigan was already experiencing unprecedented futility vs. OSU.

[@DrOman5596]

Mike Hart is one of the most inspiring players in all of college football. He's the reason I'm sad you don't include losses on your channel. Hart's clutch performance in the 2006 OSU game was nothing short of heroic in light of the hole that Michigan had dug themselves. The entire game is on hulu and I highly recommend it to any Michigan fans who want to see Hart at his best.

[@Cromulus420]

Mike Hart was one of those players. With the revolving door of college players dealing with players leaving is just part of the game but it was honestly sad to see anyone else wearing #20 after he left. Just a shame he never got to beat Ohio.

[@darrellmitchell4338]

How they don’t got 1 run against Michigan biggest rivalry Ohio State 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@fishbonebuba]

Been waiting for this one. Thanks so much, WH!

[@BornIntoDarknessWoW]

you know, its sad he never got a shot in the nfl with the colts, he wasnt the biggest, he wasnt the fastest, just like barry sanders, he was the most agile, no loss in speed while cutting, if he was drafted by a team that needed a running back and did not have a starter...man..what a career he could have had

[@MrMojoRisin53]

hall, crable, harris, woodley..dont forget that defense

[@jz646]

Need some help figuring out a play: Hart was running along the sideline and absolutely trucked who I think was a DE. Does anyone else remember this play Mike Hart had against I believe CMU (or some other cupcake, not sure). Pretty sure it was his frosh year too

[@WGoNerd]

What I loved about Mike Hart was his ability to run headlong into a mass of 8 defenders and come out the otherside.

[@brooklynnwalton7037]

didn't have break away speed. power was real tho

[@nicholaswoods4055]

Looks like ray rice

[@mstevens24]

if only hart had speed, think of the records he would have broken. Basically a barry sanders without the speed.

[@beardr8]

Don't forget Braylon Edwards

[@fraycus07]

dont forget jake long!

[@CG_86]

Hart would have been a good NFL player if he didn't go to the colts who are a death trap for running backs.

[@srchnfrcj]

No he wouldnt have. He was nothing more than a good college RB on a loaded team. Any decent RB would've averaged 5 yds a carry running behind Jake Long and that line. He was not athletic enough to cut it in the NFL because he couldnt just run through NFL linebackers like in college. So overrated.

[@dtcweedking420]

+Jeff Lucas Lol overrated? He was a 6th round draft pick explain how that's overrated.

[@srchnfrcj]

I mean he was overrated in college. You could've put any starting Big Ten RB behind that line and they would've been a 1000 yard rusher. He's the Ken Dorsey of RBs.

[@CG_86]

@Jeff Lucas You can make a solid argument about that but that goes for a lot of RBs coming out of college. Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson are both busts they obviously looked good because if that O-line they had at Bama.

[@srchnfrcj]

Mark Ingram might do ok if he was on a team that actually ran the ball, but still agree that he is overrated and same with Richardson. Colts are a death trap for running backs? I dont quite agree there. Donald Brown was getting work done down the stretch for them last season. Joseph Addai had a couple good years with them and Edgerrin James was a complete monster. He had 4 years over 1500 yds rushing there and had 2300 yds from scrimmage and 18 total TD in 2000. A good RB will shine. Richardson, Ingram, and Hart are/were just overrated.

[@jon-lucappling9528]

another Blake Corum:)

[@Wayne-tk5mx]

Blake was better in the open field

[@thecliffyboy21]

thats the kind of running game michigan needs to get back ever since mike hart and his class left their running game hasent been the same

[@mcz420]

makes me proud to say i played him in HS for 3 years

[@catherinecaldwell7757]

Dude was like a marshawn lynch type guy. Keeps his feet churning

[@pdempw11]

We’ve yet to have another one like him come through

[@JKartwork]

Indeed

[@44pachino71]

Man this boy was a true beast!!

[@ahmad312]

@boknowsbaseball better than the not beating MSU DAYS.

[@EMSx615]

Man do I miss these days

[@jaradwinklepleck1769]

This man had to follow up what Chris Perry did for Michigan and he did it better! Straight legend! Go Blue!

[@darthraider7935]

sad thing watching all there's "tributes" for Michigan players is a good chunk of them ended up being subpar at best in the NFL. I mean other than Brady and Woodson, there's really none that would be considered Great!! D. Howard was a beast as a returner but sucked as a WR. So many of the big receivers amounted to maybe 1 or 2 decent season and that was it.

[@lilysarenetwork]

he was never extremely fast he just knew how to break tackles

[@cmoney7463]

on the ncaa football games on the ps2 i would always beat my friend with michigan and hart would always break tackles left and right and he never understood how until i showed him this :p GO BLUE

[@goblue10nis]

michigan mike was a truly unique player. There are few who don the winged helmet that I admire more.

[@Aka326]

The truth!

[@thebloodycaddy]

and hemingway

[@sherwoody14]

If he had the breakaway speed, he would have been an elite RB, but as-is he was still pretty damn good.

[@Treason_Td]

ahhh the good days when we had mike hart chad henne and jake long and we ran a pro style offense with alot of screens i miss those days :(

[@Codename_Mitch]

@wowzors123 Those were the Days :'( Maybe it can be like that again.

[@BigMuskie01]

It will get better. Hell, it has already started.

[@jmcieslak0]

You gotta show that App St run, even though we lost. It was nuts.

[@MsMichiganwolverines]

LOVED THIS GUY...HE WAS ALL "HART"....GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dannybis1987]

why can't he come back and play for the Maize and Blue again!!!!

[@KINGWYCO]

go blue lets have a good 2010 season

[@Jozzybear]

@jz646 I think it was game 1 of his second year. i wanna say it was against Northern Illinois? If i remember correctly, i think it was a screen pass.