Ed Shuttlesworth Ed Shuttlesworth ( born June 4 , 1952 ) is a former American football fullback . He played for the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1973 . He was the leading rush er for Michigan ' s 1972 and 1973 teams that compiled a combined record of 30 – 1 – 1 . At the time of his graduation , he was Michigan ' s all - time leader in rushing attempts ( 532 ) and ranked third in rushing yards ( 2 , 333 yards ) . After graduating from Michigan , Shuttlesworth played for the Toronto Argonauts in 1974 and 1975 . With 866 rushing yards in his rookie year , he was the third leading rusher in the Canadian Football League . Early years . A native of Ohio , Shuttlesworth attended Woodward High School in Cincinnati , Ohio . University of Michigan . Shuttlesworth enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1970 . 1971 season . As a sophomore , Shuttlesworth made his debut with the 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the regular season with an undefeated 11 – 0 record . Shuttlesworth began the season as a backup fullback , playing as a substitute for Fritz Seyferth . In the second game of the season , a 56 - 0 win over Virginia , Shuttlesworth led the team with 107 rushing yards on 16 carries for an average of 6 . 7 yards per carry . He also scored his first college touchdown in the Virginia game . After the game , Larry Paladino , for the " Associated Press " , described Shuttlesworth as " a bruising , 235 - pound , second string fullback . " In a game against Minnesota in late October , Shuttlesworth outgained starting fullback Seyferth by 96 yards to 25 yards . Two weeks later , Shuttlesworth got his first start in a 63 – 7 win over Iowa , Michigan ' s highest point total since 1947 . In the Iowa game , Shuttlesworth rushed for 112 yards ( 86 yards in the first quarter ) and three touchdowns on only 16 carries for an average of 7 . 0 yards per carry . One week after the Iowa game , Shuttlesworth was named UPI Midwest Back of the Week after rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns against Purdue . After the Purdue game , the " UPI " noted that the Michigan Gridiron Guide described Shuttlesworth as having " tremendous raw potential . " The " UPI " concluded that Coach Schembechler had " turned that raw potential into running might . " Playing against Stanford in the 1972 Rose Bowl , Shuttlesworth made a key play on kick coverage , hitting Stanford ' s Jim Ferguson at the two - yard line and knocking him back into the end zone for a safety . The safety gave Michigan a 12 - 10 lead , but Stanford kicked a late field goal to win by a score of 13 - 12 . Shuttlesworth gained 877 yards and scored six touchdowns on 182 carries in 1971 for an average of 4 . 8 yards per carry . He was the team ' s second leading rusher behind Billy Taylor ( 1 , 297 yards ) . 1972 season . As a junior , Shuttlesworth again began the season as a backup ( to Bob Thornbladh ) , but won the starting job in the second game of the year . Shuttlesworth was the starting fullback in eight games for the 1972 team that finished with a record of 10 – 1 . As in 1971 , Shuttlesworth had three games in which he rushed for more than 100 yards . Early in the season , he reached the 1 , 000 - yard milestone in career rushing , hitting the mark sooner than any player in Wolverine history . Shuttlesworth had the best game of his career against 18th ranked Tulane on September 30 , 1972 , rushing for 151 yards and scoring three touchdowns on 20 carries for an average of 7 . 5 yards per carry . After the Tulane game , the " Associated Press " called Shuttlesworth " the human bulldozer , " and Shuttlesworth told reporters : " I ' m working on my open field running . I ' m learning to read defenses better . Up to now I ' ve been a power runner , but my breakaway running is coming along . I ' m learning to cut and look for the end zone . " Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler added , " We ' re trying to get Shuttlesworth to lift his legs more in the secondary . He is potentially a breakaway runner and he can go all the way . " Later in the year , Shuttlesworth gained only 86 yards but scored a career - high four touchdowns against Minnesota . He scored all four touchdowns in the first half on runs of less than four yards or less . He was Michigan ' s leading rusher in 1972 with 716 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 157 carries for an average of 4 . 5 yards per carry . 1973 season . As a senior , Shuttlesworth started all 11 games at fullback for the undefeated 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the season with a 10 – 0 – 1 record . For the second straight year , he was Michigan ' s leading rusher . He accumulated 746 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 193 carries for an average of 3 . 9 yards per carry . In his final game for Michigan , Shuttlesworth rushed for 116 yards in a 10 – 10 tie with Ohio State . After the Ohio State game , Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler told reporters , " We had a great fullback in there today . That man Shuttlesworth really ran . He came to play . " In January 1974 , Shuttlesworth played for the East All - Stars in the Hula Bowl . Bo Schembechler coached the East All - Stars and called on Shuttlesworth to carry the ball 22 times . Shuttlesworth , who led the East team to a victory with his 86 rushing yards , told the press after the game , " I don ' t mind doing all that work . It ' s my job . " Career statistics . In three years at Michigan , Shuttlesworth gained 2 , 333 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns on 532 carries for an average of 4 . 4 yards per carry . He had seven 100 - yard rushing games and seven games in which he scored multiple touchdowns . At the time of his graduation , he ranked first in rushing attempts and third in rushing yards at Michigan . His rushing yardage trailed only Ron Johnson ( 2 , 417 yards ) and Billy Taylor ( 3 , 072 yards ) . Professional football . Shuttlesworth was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the second round ( 37th overall pick ) of the 1974 NFL Draft . He opted instead to play for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League . He signed a three - year contract with the Argonauts in March 1974 . In April 1974 , a Maryland sports columnist expressed dismay at the Colts ' inability to sign Shuttlesworth : " But the Colts ' future was stunted somewhat a few weeks back when Michigan fullback Ed Shuttlesworth , a second round draft pick , wanted no parts of the Colt organization and signed a pact with the CFL Toronto Argonauts . Colts general manager Joe Thomas was stunned at Shuttlesworth ' s decision , saying , ' His agent never gave me a chance to make a bid for Shuttlesworth , ' who could have solved the Hosses ' fullback dilemma . " In 1974 , he was the third leading rusher in the CFL with 866 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 191 carries for an average of 4 . 5 yards per carry . In 1975 , he gained 101 rushing yards on 21 carries for an average of 4 . 8 yards per carry . In 1976 , Shuttlesworth played with the Baltimore Colts during the pre - season . He did not play with the Colts during the regular season . In 1977 , Shuttlesworth attended training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles and scored on a 30 - yard touchdown run in an exhibition game against the Washington Redskins . However , he was waived by the Eagles in early August 1977 and did not make the regular season lineup . Later years . After retiring from football , Shuttlesworth became a computer software professional working in the Atlanta area .