Vernal 'Babe' LeVoir - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics

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Mar 1

Men's Golf

vs Colleton River Collegiate

Mar 1

10:00 AM

Women's Swimming & Diving

at Last Chance Meet

Mar 1

10:00 AM

Softball

vs Howard

Vernal 'Babe' LeVoir
Football, 1933-36
HOF Class of 1994

Vernal “Babe” LeVoir was born in Bovey in Minnesota’s Iron Range, but graduated from Minneapolis Marshall High School in 1932 with 16 varsity letters.

At the University of Minnesota, he played halfback and quarterback under Coach Bernie Bierman, in the undefeated glory years of 1933, 1934 and 1935, on teams that compiled a combined 20-1-4 record, won three Big Ten titles and captured two national championships.

LeVoir was named to the 1935 All-Big Ten first team after quarterbacking the Gophers to an 8-0 record and a national championship that year. The team MVP played in the 1936 College All-Star Game, and was drafted that year by the NFL’s Brooklyn Dodgers.