Lou Baldacci Louis Granville Baldacci ( born December 17 , 1934 ) is a former American football player . He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1953 to 1955 and was the starting quarterback for the 1953 and 1954 Michigan Wolverines football team s . He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1956 NFL Draft and played ten games as a halfback in the 1956 NFL season . Early years . Baldacci was born in Richmond , Virginia in 1934 . He attended St . Vincent High School in Akron , Ohio . University of Michigan . Baldacci enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1952 and played for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1953 to 1955 . 1953 season . As a sophomore in 1953 , Baldacci was the starting quarterback for all nine games played by Michigan . The 1953 team finished with a record of 6 - 3 and was ranked No . 19 in the final UPI poll and No . 20 in the final AP poll . Baldacci had his best game as a forward pass er in a 14 - 13 victory over Iowa on October 10 , 1953 . He completed 7 of 11 passes for 100 yards , including a 31 - yard completion to Ed Hickey . Baldacci also kicked a 38 - yard field goal against Illinois in 1953 , breaking the prior record set by Tom Harmon in 1940 ; Baldacci ' s record was broken in 1961 by Doug Bickle . 1954 season . As a junior in 1954 , Baldacci split his time between the quarterback and fullback positions , playing in 309 of 540 minutes over the course of the nine - game season . He started five games at quarterback and one game at fullback for a Michigan team that again finished with a 6 - 3 record . The 1954 team was ranked No . 15 in the both the final UPI and AP polls . In the 1954 season opener , Baldacci scored both of Michigan ' s touchdowns in a 14 - 0 win over Washington . In November 1954 , Baldacci led Michigan to a 33 - 7 win over the defending 1954 Rose Bowl champions from Michigan State . Baldacci scored Michigan ' s first touchdown on a four - yard run and later caught a 63 - yard pass from Dan Cline to set up another touchdown . 1955 season . As a senior in 1955 , Baldacci moved to the fullback position , starting seven of nine games for the Wolverines . The 1955 team improved to 7 - 2 and were ranked No . 12 in the final AP poll and No . 13 in the final UPI poll . In a 42 - 7 win over Missouri in September 1955 , Baldacci had one of the best games of his career . He had two rushing touchdowns and also threw two passes , both of them completed for touchdowns . His best rushing total was 65 yards on 13 carries against Indiana in November 1955 . After the 1955 season , Baldacci was invited to play in two post - season all - star games . He played in the 1955 Blue - Gray All - Star Football Classic and the 1956 Senior Bowl . He scored the first touchdown for the Blue team in a 20 - 19 loss to the Gray team . Career statistics . During his three years playing with the Wolverines , Baldacci completed 31 of 69 passes for 398 yards , 3 touchdowns and 8 interceptions . He also gained 352 yards rushing on 134 carries and 10 rushing touchdowns . He also caught 16 passes for 269 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns . Pittsburgh Steelers . Baldacci was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1956 NFL Draft and signed with the Steelers in July 1956 . Baldacci played in ten games as a halfback for the Steelers during the 1956 NFL season . He was part of an all - Michigan backfield for Pittsburgh , joining former Michigan teammate Lowell Perry , University of Detroit star Ted Marchibroda and Michigan State star Lynn Chandnois . In November 1956 , Baldacci ' s " hard - hitting " play was credited with powering the Steelers to a 14 - 7 upset victory over the Chicago Cardinals . Later years . Baldacci entered the United States Air Force in 1957 . He played with an Air Force football team at Hamilton Air Force Base and was selected to the 1958 All - Air Force Football Team .