claim: William Howard Taft declined at least five offers of appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.
evidence: The 1977 Wayne State Tartars football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference -LRB- GLIAC -RRB- during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season .. Wayne State University. Wayne State University. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 1977 NCAA Division II football season. 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dick Lowry , the Tartars compiled a 7 -- 4 record -LRB- 3 -- 2 against GLIAC opponents -RRB- and finished in second place in the conference .. Dick Lowry. Dick Lowry ( American football )