- Played only one season at the University of Wisconsin (1942), where he rushed for 786 yards. After joining the Marines, he was stationed in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In his lone season at the University of Michigan (1943), he became the only Wolverine to letter in four sports in the same year (basketball, track, baseball, football). He served as Wisconsin's Director of Athletics from 1969-1987.
- The Chicago Daily News's Francis Powers is credited with the nickname "Crazy Legs" in his recap of Wisconsin's 13-7 victory over Great Lakes Naval Station at Soldier Field in Chicago: "Hirsch ran like a demented duck. His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions all at the same time during a 61-yard touchdown run that solidified the win."
- His play as Right Halfback for the LA Rams is considered to be the ancestry for that position's being morphed into a wide receiver called "Flankerback" or just "Flanker.".
- Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1968.
- Played offensive end/halfback/defensive end for the All-America Football Conference's Chicago Americans (1946-1948) and the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams (1949-1957).
- [2023] Tied for 147th on NFL All-Time Touchdown List..
- Was married to his high school sweetheart Ruth by her father, a Methodist minister.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
- He was an award-winning sports reporter for L.A. radio station KNX, 1070 AM.
- Inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 (inaugural class).
- Inducted into the Wisconsin Center District Athletic Walk of Fame in 1968.
- Inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964.
- Inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1984.
- Inducted into the Wausau East High School [Wisconsin] Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class).
- Father of Win Hirsch.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 251-252. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
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