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Born That Way. When Chappuis fades back to pass, he is a slow-motion study in coolness and concentration. To anxious Michigan rooters, it seems an agonizingly long time before he throws. Crisler, after 25 years of coaching (at Chicago, Minnesota, Princeton and Michigan), places Chappuis on the same lofty...
Last year, before the season began, Chappuis injured his right wrist, but put off getting an X-ray examination until after the last game. It turned out that his wrist was broken, but he set a new Big Nine passing record with 36 completions in 64 attempts.
The Crisler System. The intricate system that Chappuis fits into at Michigan is designed by a man who likes to construct puzzles. At 48, greying Herbert Orin ("Fritz") Crisler has the easy, competent air of a skilled physician (he once studied medicine at the University of Chicago). An ardent admirer...
About 70% of Michigan's players (including Chappuis) are ex-G.I.s and get their tuition free from the Government. Some no doubt get side help from alumni. Says Bob Chappuis: "Some boys back home ask me how much I'm being paid. When I say 'Nothing...
In his last year at college, Robert Richard Chappuis, 24, carries his football reputation lightly. Unlike hail-fellow Tom Harmon, he is incapable of calling everybody on campus by his first name. His snaggleteeth and sharp features earned him the nickname "Bird Face" when he was a kid. An easy...