Lawrence Roehm Lawrence Stevens " Rummy " Roehm ( July 5 , 1893 – October 10 , 1958 ) was an American football and baseball player and businessman from Detroit , Michigan . He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1913 to 1915 and college baseball in 1916 . He was the starting quarterback of the 1915 Michigan Wolverines football team . Early years . Roehm was the son of Charles M . Roehm , one of the leaders in Detroit ' s growing automobile industry in the early 20th century . He grew up in Detroit , Michigan , and attended Detroit Central High School . He played football in high school , but his athletic career was hampered by injuries . As a sophomore , Roehm injured his ankle in an early practice session and was unable to play during the 1909 football season . As a junior in 1910 , Roehm was the starting fullback for Detroit Central and led the team to a state championship . As a senior in 1911 , he was considered " a sure candidate for all - city honors , " but he suffered a broken cheek bone early in the third game of the season against Saginaw - Eastern and was unable to play for the remainder of the season . Despite the injuries , Roehm won a reputation as one of Detroit ’ s top football prospects . In December 1911 , the " Detroit Free Press " published a feature story on Roehm , describing him as the " Thinking Type " – " one of the type of athletes who make a study of the fall pastime and who get into every play thinkingly , apparently knowing just what to do to advance the ball or to stop an opponent ’ s play . " The article also referred to Roehm as " 160 pounds of undaunted courage and as strong as a young bull , " and further : " A more ' peppery ' player than Roehm would be hard to imagine . He fairly imbued the team with that ' do - or - die spirit . ' " University of Michigan . In 1912 , Roehm enrolled at the University of Michigan . He was the captain of the freshman football team in 1912 . As a sophomore in 1913 , Roehm was a backup on Michigan ’ s varsity football team . In a 48 - 0 victory over Case , Roehm appeared as a substitute for Catlett at the left halfback position . Roehm worked his way into the starting lineup as a halfback in 1914 . He started at the right halfback position in Michigan ’ s 1914 games against Case ( a 69 - 0 victory ) , Mt . Union ( a 27 - 7 victory ) and Vanderbilt ( a 23 - 3 victory ) . He scored two touchdowns in a 69 - 0 victory over Case which led The New York Times to write that the game brought back “ memories of the point - a - minute days . ” As a senior in 1915 , Roehm was moved to the quarterback position and started seven of the team ’ s eight games at quarterback . Roehm won the starting quarterback position in competition with several other candidates . " The Michigan Alumnus " noted , " Roehm displayed the best ground - gaining ability of all the backs during the practice season . " In the 1915 season opener , a 35 - 0 victory over Mt . Union , Yost tried six different players at the quarterback position . Roehm won the competition and became the starter . Following the Mt . Union game , " The Michigan Alumnus " wrote , " Roehm , the athlete who was finally designated for the position in the big games , received his first trial in this [ Mt . Union ] clash , and showed to better advantage than all the others . " Roehm started again in Michigan ' s victories over Marietta ( 28 - 6 ) and Case ( 14 - 3 ) . After the Marietta game , " The New York Times " wrote : " Yost ' s troubles in filing the quarterback position were lessened considerably by the performances of Roehm at the pilot position during the Marietta game Wednesday . Roehm was a reserve halfback last season and equally good at running the ends and carrying the ball through the line . Roehm is the heaviest quarter a Michigan team has had in a long time , tipping the beam at 190 pounds . He covers ground fast and with a little more coaching should develop into a star quarter . " Michigan suffered its first loss of the season against Syracuse ( 14 - 7 ) , and " The Michigan Alumnus " noted afterward that " Roehm was hindered in his piloting of the team through the refusal of some backs to follow instructions . " Michigan lost for a second time in 1915 against Cornell , with Roehm scoring the only touchdown for the Wolverines . " The Michigan Alumnus " wrote that Roehm " ducked over between the center ' s legs " for the touchdown . In the final game of the 1915 season , Michigan played Penn to a scoreless tie . Roehm was credited with saving the Wolverines from defeat after intercepting a Penn pass in the end zone . Playing in the era of two - way football , Roehm earned a reputation not only for his offensive skill but also for tackling and defense . The 1916 Michiganensian ( the University of Michigan yearbook ) noted , " More than once Roehm was the last obstacle in front of the goal posts . He was a real obstacle . " The Michiganensian also referred to Roehm as " the brains of Yost ' s 1916 machine . " After the 1915 football season , Roehm also played at the catcher position for the 1916 Michigan Wolverines baseball team . In January 1916 , the " Detroit Free Press " wrote , " He is built ideally for the backstop job , being heavy and strong . He is a thorough athlete , keeping always in perfect physical trim , and his football training of last fall , when he piloted the Wolverines eleven , will stand him in good stead in his workouts under Lundgren . He is a willing worker , and is said to possess all the requisites of a coming backstop . " Roehm graduated from Michigan in 1916 as a member of the Literary Class with a bachelor of arts degree . While at Michigan , he was also a member of Chi Psi , Griffins , Druids and Sphinx . Military service . With the United States ' entry into World War I , Roehm entered the military in 1917 . He served with the United States Army 305th Infantry , where he was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant . He saw combat action with Company E at Lorraine and Vesle . Business career . After the war , Roehm returned to Detroit and became affiliated with Roehm & Davison . The company had been founded in 1901 by Roehm ' s grandfather , Herman Roehm . The company became a leading supplier of parts to the city ' s growing automobile industry and advertised as " mfrs . and jobbers top fabrics , curtain fasteners , celluloid , buttons and tacks , leather , carpet , bows , hair , webbing , etc . " Roehm ' s father , Сharles М . Roehm , was Herman Roehm ' s son and served as the company ' s president and general manager . In the 1920s , Roehm became the secretary and treasurer of the company in the 1920s . In 1929 , the company was taken over by Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp . Roehm at that point became employed by Jones & Laughlin as the assistant manager and , starting in 1938 , manager of the company ' s Detroit warehouse operation . Rohem died in October 1958 in Detroit .