Herman Fishman

Herman Fishman (March 7, 1917 – December 14, 1967) was an American basketball and baseball player and the founder of the sports camp, Camp Michigama. He played basketball and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1935–1938 and was selected for the All Big Ten basketball and baseball teams. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2002. He was also inducted into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.

Early years Fishman grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Detroit Northern High School where he was named to the All-City teams in basketball, football, and baseball. He also won the state tennis championship while in high school.

University of Michigan Fishman enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played for the varsity basketball and baseball teams and quarterbacked the freshman football team. He earned six varsity letters at Michigan, three in basketball (1936–38) and three in baseball (1936–38). In basketball, Fishman played guard and played in 54 games for Michigan. He led the Big Ten Conference guards in scoring, In 2002, he was also inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor. In a profile written about the 2002 Hall of Honor inductees, the Michigan Daily called Fishman one of the university's "most versatile athletes." In 2008, Fishman was selected by Bounce Magazine to the Detroit All-Decade basketball team for the 1930s.