George Mans

George W. Mans (born January 31, 1940) is a former American football player and coach and politician. He was the captain of the 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team, an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1973, and the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football team from 1974 to 1975. Mans later went into politics, serving as the mayor of Trenton, Michigan and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He is currently the economic development director for the city of Flat Rock, Michigan.

Biography

Athlete

Mans was born in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Michigan. He attended Trenton High School where he won All-State honors in football. While in high school, Mans also won letters in basketball, tennis, track, and wrestling.

In 1958, Mans enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he played at the right end position for the Michigan Wolverines football program from 1959 to 1961. He was captain of the 1961 team that compiled a 6–3 record. Mans was 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), and weighed 212 pounds (96 kg) in his senior year at Michigan. After the 1961 season, Mans played for the North All-Star team in the North-South Shrine Game.