page_title: Horace Greely Prettyman
section_title: 1884 and 1885 football seasons
hierarchical_section_title: Horace Greely Prettyman / 1884 and 1885 football seasons
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Horace Prettyman
context_page_description: Horace Greely Prettyman was an American football player in the early years of the sport. Prettyman won a record eight varsity letters at the University of Michigan, playing for the school's football team from 1882 to 1886 and 1888 to 1890. He was the team's captain in 1884, 1885, and 1886, and scored the first touchdown in the first game played at Michigan's first home football field in Ann Arbor. Prettyman later became a successful businessman and civic leader, operating a boarding house, a laundry service, a power company and the Ann Arbor Press, and holding office as an Ann Arbor city councilman, postmaster and Washtenaw County, Michigan supervisor.
context_section_description: In 1884, Prettyman was chosen as captain of the football team.  The team won both of its intercollegiate games, including an 18 to 10 win in its first match against its eventual rival, the University of Chicago.  The team beat Albion College 18 to 0 in its other game in 1884.  Prettyman received his bachelor's degree in 1885, but stayed on at the university as a graduate student from 1885 to 1886.  In 1885, Prettyman was again selected as captain and led the football team to its second consecutive undefeated season.  The 1885 team did not allow its opponents to score a single point, outscoring them 82 to 0.
caption: Prettyman from 1885 team photograph
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