Harry Allis Harry Dean Allis ( April 22 , 1928 – September 6 , 2006 ) was an American football placekicker . He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1948 to 1950 . He was the leading scorer in the Big Ten Conference during the 1948 season and helped lead the 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team to an undefeated 10 - 0 record and a national championship . He also helped lead the 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team to a Big Ten championship , including victories in the Snow Bowl and the 1951 Rose Bowl . Early years . Allis was born in 1928 . He was raised in Flint , Michigan . University of Michigan . Allis enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1947 . He played on the all - freshman football team coached by Wally Weber in 1947 . 1948 season . As a sophomore , Allis played for Michigan ' s 1948 national championship team that finished undefeated and untied with a 10 – 0 record . As a 20 - year - old sophomore , Allis played at the end position for the 1948 and also handled placekicking and punting responsibilities . Serving in multiple roles , Allis scored 47 points for the Wolverines ( three touchdowns and 29 extra point kicks ) to become the leading scorer in the Big Ten Conference during the 1948 season . He also completed a streak of 14 straight extra point conversions without a miss . His scoring tally was as follows : 1949 team . As a junior , Allis started all nine games at the left end position for the 1949 Michigan Wolverines football team . The 1949 team finished the season with a 6 – 2 – 1 ranked # 7 in the final AP Poll . He had a career - long 51 - yard touchdown reception in a 13 – 0 win over Illinois in October 1949 . 1950 team . As a senior , Allis helped lead the 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team to the Big Ten Conference championship and a victory over California in the 1951 Rose Bowl . In the second game of the season , Allis had a 48 - yard touchdown reception against Dartmouth . Allis also returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown against Indiana and a punt 23 yards for a touchdown against Northwestern . After the 1950 season , Allis was invited to play in the 1951 College All - Star Game in Chicago . Professional football . Allis was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1951 NFL Draft . He turned down an offer to play for the Lions to remain at the University of Michigan for graduate school studies in pharmacy . He signed with the Lions a year later in June 1952 , but he was traded to the Chicago Cardinals in August 1952 . Medical career and death . Allis ultimately chose medical school over professional football . He received his M . D . degree from the University of Michigan in 1959 . He performed his internship and residency at Blodgett Memorial Hospital in Grand Rapids , Michigan , from 1959 to 1964 . He took postgraduate training in lower extremity prosthetics and juvenile amputee management at Northwestern University . He practiced for many years as an orthopedic surgeon in East Lansing , Michigan . A malpractice case against Allis arising out of his treatment of a broken arm in 1981 resulted in a published decision affirming the jury ' s verdict in favor of Allis . He died in September 2006 .