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Game Changers: How Charles Woodson went from Michigan legend to NFL Hall-of-Famer

SB Nation team communities will deep dive into the stories of the iconic sports figures who are known to be some of the league’s biggest game changers, while highlighting the game changing moments that gave them that title. Today, Maize n Brew dives deep into the career of Charles Woodson.

Twenty-six years ago, the Michigan Wolverines did something they hadn’t done since 1948 — win the National Championship.

Lloyd Carr finally got Michigan over the hump his mentor Bo Schembechler never could, and did so with a strong group that included Brian Griese, Jon Jansen, Chris Howard, Marcus Ray, Glen Steele, Sam Sword and, of course, the Heisman Trophy winner in 1997, Sir Charles Woodson, among many others.