In Newman's three years at Michigan, the Wolverines lost only one game, won three Big Ten Conference championship, and had a combined record of 24𢴐. As a senior in 1932, Newman led the team to an undefeated season and national championship, as he played 437 out of 480 minutes of game time in Michigan's eight games. In 1932, Newman was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the recipient of the Douglas Fairbanks Trophy as Outstanding College Player of the Year (predecessor of the Heisman Trophy), and the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year Award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference.
After the 1937, season the American Professional Football League folded, and Newman retired from football.
Newman later became an executive with Ford Motor Company and owned Ford dealerships in Detroit and Denver.
Newman received numerous honors and accolades, including the following: Recipient of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference in 1932; Unanimous choice as an All-American in 1932; Douglas Fairbanks Trophy as Outstanding College Player of the Year (predecessor of the Heisman Trophy), Douglas Fairbanks Trophy, 1932; Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year Award, 1932 and 1933; Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975; Inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1983.; Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992; Selected in 2005 as one of the 100 greatest Michigan football players of all time by the "Motown Sports Revival," ranking 12th on the all-time team.
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