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==Deaths==

==Deaths==

* January 30 – [[Mary Beck]], first woman on Detroit city council (1950-70), at age 96

* January 30 – [[Mary Beck]], first woman on Detroit city council (1950-70), at age 96

* February 5 – [[Nate Clark]], national football scoring leader in 1955, at age 71

* February 5 – [[Nate Clark]], national football scoring leader in 1955, at age 71

* February 10 – [[Arthur Miller]], playwright (”[[All My Sons]]”, ”[[Death of a Salesman]]”, ”[[The Crucible]]”) and UM graduate, age 89

* February 10 – [[Arthur Miller]], playwright (”[[All My Sons]]”, ”[[Death of a Salesman]]”, ”[[The Crucible]]”) and UM graduate, age 89

* February 13 – [[Sixten Ehring]], director of [[Detroit Symphony Orchestra]], at age 86

* February 13 – [[Sixten Ehring]], director of [[Detroit Symphony Orchestra]], at age 86

List of events

This article reviews 2005 in Michigan, including the state’s major office holders, demographics, performance of its sports teams, cultural events, a chronology of the state’s top news and sports stories, and notable Michigan-related births and deaths.

The top news stories in Michigan incuded:

The state’s top sports stories included:

Notable Michigan-related deaths included civil rights legend Rosa Parks, automotive innovator John DeLorean, businessman Max Fisher. playwright Arthur Miller, and Four Tops vocalist Obie Benson.

• 2005 Detroit Lions season – Under head coaches Steve Mariucci (fired on November 28) and Dick Jauron (last five games), the Lions compiled a 5–11 record. The team’s statistical leaders were Joey Harrington (2,021 passing yards), Kevin Jones (864 rushing yards), and Roy Williams (687 receiving yards).^[2]
• 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team – In their 11th season under head coach Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines compiled a 7–5 record. The team’s statistical leaders were Chad Henne (2,526 passing yards), Mike Hart (662 rushing yards), and Jason Avant (1,007 receiving yards).^[3] Avant was selected as the team’s most valuable player.
• 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team – In their third season under John L. Smith, the Spartans compiled a 5–6 record. The team’s statistical leaders included Drew Stanton (3,077 passing yards), Javon Ringer (817 rushing yards), and Jerramy Scott (722 receiving yards.^[4]
• 2005 Grand Valley State Lakers football team – In their second season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a 13–0 record and won the Division II national championship.^[5]
• 2005 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
• 2005 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
• 2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team

• 2004–05 Detroit Pistons season – Led by Larry Brown, the Pistons compiled a 54–28 and advanced to the NBA Finals where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. The team’s statistical leaders included Richard Hamilton (1,424 points), Ben Wallace (902 rebounds, 176 blocks), and Chauncey Billups (464 rebounds).^[6]
• 2005 Detroit Shock season – Led by coach Bill Laimbeer, the Shock compiled a 16–18 record.^[7]
• 2004–05 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team – Led by Tommy Amaker, the team compiled a 13-18 record.^[8]
• 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team – In their tenth season under Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 26–7 record and advanced to the Final Four where they lost to North Carolina. A riot in East Lansing followed after the loss to North Carolina.^[9]
• 2004–05 Eastern Michigan Eagles men’s basketball team
• 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women’s basketball team – The Spartans compiled a 33–4 record, won the Big Ten championship, and were the NCAA Tournament runner up.
• 2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team – In their 21st season under Greg Kampe, the Grizzlies compiled a 13–19 record.^[10]

• February 13 – Jayci Simon, badminton player, in St. Johns
• February 23 – Trey Augustine, hockey goaltender, in South Lyon
• March 26 – Ella Anderson, actress, in Ypsilanti
• April 16 – Olivia Thomas, soccer player, in Grosse Pointe
• May 6 – Semaj Morgan, wide receiver, in West Bloomfield
• May 8 – Alina Morse, CEO of Zolli, in Wolverine Lake
• May 26 – CJ Carr, quarterback, in Saline
• June 2 – Israel Boatwright, soccer defender, in Grand Rapids
• June 22 – Bryson Kuzdzal, running back, in Grand Rapids
• July 12 – Issac Ryan Brown, actor, rapper, singer, in Detroit

• January 30 – Mary Beck, first woman on Detroit city council (1950-70), at age 96
• February 5 – Nate Clark, national football scoring leader in 1955, at age 71^[11]
• February 10 – Arthur Miller, playwright (All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible) and UM graduate, age 89
• February 13 – Sixten Ehring, director of Detroit Symphony Orchestra, at age 86
• March 3 – Max Fisher, businessman and philanthropist, at age 96
• March 16 – Dick Radatz, MLB relief pitcher, at age 67
• March 19 – John DeLorean, automotive innovator, designer and entrepreneur, known for the Pontiac GTO, Pontiac Firebird, and DMC DeLorean, at age 80
• March 25 – Harold Cruse, professor and author on African-American politics, at age 89^[12]
• March 26 – Allison Green, Michigan State Treasurer (1965-1978), at age 93
• April 19 – Malcolm Carron, Jesuit priest, educator, and civic leader, at age 87^[13]
• April 23 – Earl Wilson, Detroit Tigers pitcher (1966-70), at age 70
• May 16 – William Murphy, UM tennis coach (1948-69), at age 87
• June 6 – Dana Elcar, actor (Dark Shadows, MacGyver, at age 77
• June 17 – Ronald Winans, gospel singer and member of The Winans^[14]
• July 1 – Obie Benson, vocalist for the Four Tops, at age 69^[15]
• September 13 – Cecil Pryor, defensive end at UM (1967-69), at age 57
• October 3 – Alvin Wistert, UM tackle (1946-49), College Football Hall of Fame, at age 89
• October 21 – John Lesinski Jr., US Congress (1951-1965), at age 90
• October 25 – Rosa Parks, civil rights activist who in 1955 refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white man, at age 92^[16]
• November 15 – Roy Brooks, jazz drummer who also played musical saw and drums with vacuum tubes, at age 67
• December 1 – Mark Beltaire, columnist (“The Town Crier”) appeared in Detroit Free Press for more than 35 years, at age 91^[17]
• December 23 – Emmett Leith, professor of electrical engineering and co-inventor of three-dimensional holography, at age 79