Jim Betts ( American football ) James Betts ( born c . 1949 ) is a former American football player , university administrator , and business executive . He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970 . He also briefly played professional football for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . During the 1970s , he worked as an administrator in the University of Michigan athletic department . He later pursued a career in business and was in charge of minority recruitment at Domino ' s Pizza for many years . Michigan . A native of Cleveland , Ohio , Betts played high school football at Benedictine High School in Cleveland . He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1967 and played college football there from 1968 to 1970 . He played at several positions during his collegiate career , including quarterback , running back , wide receiver and safety . As a sophomore in 1968 , Betts played at the running back and wide receiver positions . When Bo Schembechler became the team ' s head football coach in 1969 , protests by African American players were disrupting the Indiana Hoosiers football team . An organization known as the Black Action Movement ( BAM ) was also spreading in Ann Arbor . Amid the threat of deteriorating race relations , Betts saw an opportunity to alter Schembechler ' s clean - shave policy . Betts told the coach that facial hair was part of the African American players ' " heritage . " Schembechler agreed to relax the policy , reportedly " to the amusement of the rest of the players , both black and white , who believed Betts was full of shit . " As the backup quarterback for the 1969 Michigan Wolverines football team , he totaled 293 passing yards , two passing touchdowns , 130 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns . His best game as a quarterback came against Illinois on November 8 , 1969 , when he completed six of nine passes for 106 yards , including touchdown passes to Garvie Craw and John Gable . He also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on nine carries . Michigan defeated Illinois by a score of 57 - 0 , marking the second worst defeat in the history of the Illinois football program . Betts also played in the 1969 Michigan vs . Ohio State football game , considered one of the biggest upsets in college football history . The unranked Wolverines defeated the No . 1 Buckeyes by a 24 - 12 score . The day before the game , a fight broke out between players from the two teams as they passed each other in the tunnel at Michigan Stadium . Schembechler and Woody Hayes separated the players . Forty years later , Betts recalled : " On Friday , the Buckeyes were on the field first , doing their walk - through drills . Before they left , they lined up in the tunnel on both sides . As we made our way to the field , some Buckeye made a nasty comment and all hell broke loose . Woody and Bo were trying to separate guys as we were all fighting like cats and dogs . One of us yelled that we ' d beat ' em tomorrow . And we did ! " . As a senior , Betts told Schembechler he was unhappy in the backup role and persuaded the coach to allow him to move to the defensive unit for the 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team . During spring practice , he made the switch to the safety position and received the Meyer Morton Trophy , awarded each year to the Michigan football player who showed " the greatest development and most promise as a result of the annual spring practice . " In his final game in a Michigan uniform , Betts had 14 tackles and intercepted a pass to set up a Michigan score in the 1970 Michigan - Ohio State game . After the 1970 football season , Betts was selected to play on defense for the Blue team in the annual Blue - Gray All - Star Game in Birmingham , Alabama . Professional football . Betts was drafted by the New York Jets in the 10th round ( 240th overall pick ) of the 1971 NFL Draft . In May 1971 , he signed a contract to play for the Jets as a backup quarterback and safety . However , an eye injury cast uncertainty over his potential career as a professional football player . He lost 70 % of the vision in his left eye in a swimming accident when a whistle struck him in the eye . He was cut by the Jets in training camp , tried out with the Minnesota Vikings , but was cut by them as well . He did play professional football for a short time with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . Later years . After his playing career ended , Betts worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for two years . In August 1974 , he was hired by the University of Michigan to direct the academic counseling and tutoring service for the university ' s student - athletes . In that capacity , he became an advocate for football players to complete their degrees . In 1978 , Betts moved to Chicago where he accepted a position with a financial services firm . He subsequently returned to Ann Arbor where he worked for an advertising firm founded by a former Michigan football player , Donald A . Coleman . In the late 1980s , Betts was hired by Domino ' s Pizza as its Director of Minority Recruitment , a position he held for at least 15 years . He also served as the company ' s Director of Urban Initiatives . Betts is married to Marty Betts . They have two sons , Eric and Evan .