Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

At a school known for its football success, Michael Mann established a Hall of Fame resume that speaks for itself.

Mann's place in the IUP record book makes him without question one of the best football players in school history.  He is IUP's all-time leading rusher with 4,805 yards nearly 1, 000 more than anyone else.

He holds four other career records including rushing touchdowns (48), total touchdowns (52) scoring (312) and rushing attempts (849). His uniform number 33 is one of three that has been retired by the university.

Mann's career rushing touchdowns are 11 more than any other player and no other player has as many as 700 rushing attempts. Not only is he the lone player with 4,000 rushing yards, he is one of just three IUP running backs with at least 3,000
Mann, a native of Miami, Fla ., capped his stellar career in 1993 when he garnered All-America honors with a school-record 2,027 yards His yardage total set a PSAC record, a total that currently stands third. His 4,805 career yards and the third most of any PSAC running back.

During his historic senior season, Mann set IUP records for rushing touchdowns (19), total touchdowns {21) and scoring (126 points), was a candidate for the Harlan Hill Award, the Division I equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, and played in the Snow Bowl, the Division II all-star game.

That effort was a big reason why IUP played in the national championship game for the second time in four years and earned Mann team MVP honors. During that playoff run, Mann rushed for 192 yards in a dramatic second round win vs. New Haven, including 130 in the second half and IUP rallied from a 14-point deficit. He rushed for 109 yards in the title game loss to North Alabama.

As a sophomore in 1991, Mann was named the PSAC West Player of the Year after leading that league in rushing with 1,452 yards, a figure that stands as the fourth highest single-season total in school history.

Nagging injuries limited him to 789 yards a: a junior in 1992. Mann only missed one game that year, and he hobbled through others but by the end of the season he had become IUP's all-time leading rusher with 2,778 yards.

Mann's playoff resume more than makes up for the time he missed in 1992. In 11 career postseason games, Mann tallied 987 yards while leading IUP to eight wins in 11 playoff contests.

After graduating in 1994, Mann served it the U.S. Navy for four years and received the Navy Achievement Medal on three occasions. He then returned to his alma mater and works in the department of administration and finance.

Mann is the father of two sons, Michael II {16 and Marquice (13).