Randy Logan
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
 Logan returns an interception for a touchdown against Tulane, 1972 | |||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||
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| Born | May 1, 1951 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Northern (Detroit) | ||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1973: 3rd round, 55th overall pick | ||||||
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Randolph Logan (born May 1, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 11 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1983. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football from 1970 to 1972, earning consensus All-American honors in 1972. He was a second-team All-NFL player in 1980, and his streak of 159 consecutive games is the second longest in Eagles history.
Logan was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1951. He attended Northern High School in Detroit.[1] He was the first football player from his school to win a scholarship to a Big Ten Conference university.[2]
University of Michigan
Logan enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1969 and played college football for coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1970 to 1972.[3] As a sophomore, he played as a backup at the wingback position and carried the ball six times for 27 yards, an average of 4.5 yards per carry.[4]
As a junior, Logan started 11 games at strong safety for the 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team that gave up only 83 points (6.9 points per game) and finished with an 11-1 record, going undefeated in the regular season before losing to Stanford, 13-12, in the 1972 Rose Bowl.[5] Logan had 63 tackles during the 1971 season, including a career-high 12 tackles in the 1971 season opener against Northwestern.[4]
As a senior, Logan was the co-captain and starter in all 12 games at the "wolfman" position (a linebacker/safety hybrid) for the 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished the season with a 10-1 record.[6] During the 1972 season, Logan had 45 tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries.[4] At the end of the season, Logan was selected as the most valuable player on the 1972 Michigan football team.[6] He was also selected as a consensus first-team defensive back on the 1972 College Football All-America Team.[7] He received first-team honors from the United Press International, the American Football Coaches Association, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and Football News.[8]
Mike McCormack, the Philadelphia Eagles coach who selected Logan in the NFL Draft, recalled watching tapes of Logan at Michigan: "I watched every game on tape, and I never saw the kid out of position. And when he hit, he made their heads snap."[2]