Chris Hutchinson

Background

A native of Houston, Texas, Hutchinson was born in 1969.

Education

He attended Cypress Creek High School in Harris County, Texas.

Career

He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1992. Hutchinson enrolled at the in 1988 and played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1989 to 1992. After redshirting in 1988, he started all 12 games at defensive tackle for the 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10-2 record in Bo Schembechler"s final year as Michigan"s head coach.

Hutchinson was selected by the Sporting News as the nation"s outstanding freshman defensive lineman.

As a sophomore, Hutchinson started seven games at defensive tackle for the 1990 Michigan team that compiled a 9-3 record in Gary Moeller"s first year as head coach. As a junior, Hutchinson started eight games at defensive tackle for the 1991 Michigan team that compiled a 10-2 record, and finished the season ranked #6 in the Associated Press Poll.

At the end of the season, Hutchinson was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten defensive tackle. As a senior, Hutchinson was a team tri-captain and started six games at defensive tackle and six games at outside linebacker for the undefeated 1992 Michigan team that compiled a 9-0-3 record and defeated Washington in the 1993 Rose Bowl.

During the 1992 season, Hutchinson broke Michigan"s single season record for quarterback sack yardage with 99 and tied the single season sack record with eleven.

He concluded his collegiate career with 20 career sacks, then the second highest total in Michigan history. He was also selected by the American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Scripps-Howard and Football News as a first-team player on the 1990 College Football All-America Team. After graduating from Michigan, Hutchinson signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.

During training camp, Hutchinson developed complications from at tetanus shot and retired from football.

He enrolled at the Medical School and became a medical doctor. As of September 2011, he was living in Plymouth, Michigan, and working as an emergency room doctor at Beaumont Hospital.

Achievements

• He was also named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1992, was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team three times, and won an National Collegiate Athletic Association Post-Graduate Scholarship. At the end of the 1992 season, Hutchinson was selected as the team"s Most Valuable Player, won the Dick Katcher and Meyer Morton Awards, and was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year. In addition to his athletic performance, Hutchinson also performed at a high level academically, being named to the Academic All-Big Ten team three times and becoming an National Collegiate Athletic Association Post-Graduate Scholarship winner.