Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Max Minnich
- Induction:
- 1999
- Class:
- 1949
Max Minnich earned three football letters, and basketball letter, and a track letter during his time in the orange and brown. After leaving for war, he came back to BG and focused strictly on football. As a junior, he was second on the team in rushing with 380 yards, while catching passes for another 224 yards. As a senior, Minnich scored six touchdowns, including a 73-yard punt return.
Minnich holds the single-game record for punts with 13, season passer rating, and season interception record with 12. In 1948 he was named team MVP, and All-Ohio in 1946 and 1948,Â
Minnich signed with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL after his time as a Falcon, which put him as the first BGSU player to be drafted to an NFL team.Â
Max Minnich was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
Minnich holds the single-game record for punts with 13, season passer rating, and season interception record with 12. In 1948 he was named team MVP, and All-Ohio in 1946 and 1948,Â
Minnich signed with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL after his time as a Falcon, which put him as the first BGSU player to be drafted to an NFL team.Â
Max Minnich was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
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