Tony Momsen Anton Henry " Tony " Momsen , Jr . ( January 29 , 1928 – March 6 , 1994 ) was an American football center in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins . He played college football at the University of Michigan in 1945 , 1949 and 1950 , and is most remembered for scoring the winning touchdown in the 1950 Snow Bowl game between Michigan and Ohio State . Early years . Momsen was born in Toledo , Ohio in 1928 . He was the son of Rose and Anton Momsen , Sr . He attended Toledo ’ s Libbey High School where he was a star athlete in football , basketball and track . In 1944 , he was selected as the first - team center on the Associated Press All - Ohio football team . In announcing the selection , the AP quoted an Ohio coach who said , " Momsen was one of the finest linebackers I have ever seen . He diagnoses plays rapidly , is extremely fast and a terrific tackler . " He was also an all - city and all - state basketball player . University of Michigan . Momsen enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1945 . In November 1945 , when Michigan ' s starting center , Harold Watts , was transferred for additional Navy training , Momsen became a starter at center for the 1945 football team . After the 1945 season , Momsen withdrew from school . He entered the military . He also married and had two children . In 1947 , he played football for Bob Snyder ' s Grills in the City Federation football league . In the winter of 1949 , Momsen returned to the University of Michigan . Momsen played center and linebacker for the 1949 and 1950 Michigan football teams . Momsen is most remembered for his role in the famed 1950 Snow Bowl game against Ohio State . The game matched Momsen against his younger brother , Robert " Buckeye Bob " Momsen , who was a starter for Ohio State . The game was played in a blizzard , with weather conditions so inclement that Michigan punted on first down for its first two plays from scrimmage , after concluding that the best strategy was to keep the slick ball on the other side of the field and in the hands of Ohio State . The Buckeyes scored when Vic Janowicz kicked a field goal after Robert Momsen recovered a blocked Wolverine kick . With 47 seconds remaining in the first half , Tony Momsen blocked a Janowicz punt and fell on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown . The Wolverines won by a final score of 9 - 3 . Momsen , who scored the game ' s only touchdown was remembered as " the hero of a brilliant forward wall . " Bob Momsen later recalled , " Two brothers got more publicity for playing in a terrible football game than anyone ever deserves . " The win over Ohio State sent Michigan to the 1951 Rose Bowl against California . In the lead - up to the Rose Bowl , the Los Angeles Times gave credit to linement Roger Zatkoff and Momsen for leading Michigan ' s defense : " Zatkoff and Tony Momsen , the other backer - upper in Michigan ’ s usual six - man line defense , are the main reasons why Michigan topped the Big Ten in throttling opponents . " Professional football . Momsen was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round of the 1951 NFL Draft . He signed with the Rams in July 1951 , but he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers before the 1951 NFL season started . Momsen appeared in 11 games , all as a backup for the 1951 Steelers . In August 1952 , Momsen was traded to the Washington Redskins . Momsen appeared in two games for the 1952 Redskins before being released on October 7 , 1952 . In 1953 , Momsen played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football League . In 1954 , Momsen was in the Toronto Argonauts organization . He quit the Argonauts in August 1954 after being told he would play for the Argonauts ' farm team . Later years . After retiring from football , Momsen worked as a cement contractor and built customized golf clubs . He lived in Sunrise , Florida for the last 25 years of his life . In March 1994 , he died at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus , Ohio , due to complications following hip replacement surgery . Three weeks after Momsen ' s death , Libbey High School announced that Momsen would be included among the initial inductess into the Libbey High School Hall of Fame .