National Football Foundation

A leader on the football field, in the classroom and in his local community, Michael Klobucher has excelled in every facet of college life and now becomes the first National Scholar-Athlete in Ferris State University history. 

An Applied Biology major, Klobucher has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average and has twice earned First Team Academic All-Conference honors. A Dean's List member, he was named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team. A recipient of the FSU President's Academic Award, Klobucher also received the Helen Ferris Varten Award for having the highest GPA on the football team. 

A defensive nightmare for FSU opponents, Klobucher has already recorded 65 tackles this season, including a team-high 16 tackles against Michigan Tech. A two-time team captain, he has twice led his team in tackles for the season, amassing over 300 for his career. Klobucher was named the 2005 team MVP and Most Valuable Defensive Skill Player by his teammates. 

A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Klobucher volunteers as an FSU football team tutor, at the Guiding Light and Muskegon Rescue Mission and several physical therapy clinics. He is currently a physical therapist at the Institute of Neuromuscular Medicine and Rehabilitation in Rockford, Mich.