[2] The 1933 team went 7–0–1, outscored its opponents, 131 to 18, and its only blemish was a scoreless tie against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Little Brown Jug game.

[3] In an article in Collier's magazine, famed sports writer Grantland Rice said of Bernard: "His height, weight and physical power combined with a keen football intelligence, made him an ideal man backing up the line.

In a January 1934 article announcing the All-American selections, Time magazine noted: "Michigan's Bernard, a 215-lb.

"[5] Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould wrote: "Without Bernard, the Wolverines could hardly have topped the toughest league in the country.

He had accepted a job with a motor manufacturer after graduating from Michigan, rejecting prior efforts by the Lions to sign him.

[1] Due to a back injury suffered in the College All-Star Game, Bernard underwent two minor operations to relieve the condition and spent much of the 1934 as a backup to Clare Randolph.

[11] After retiring from professional football, Bernard worked for ten years for Ford Motor Company's internal security forces, then known as the Service Department.

Bernard was sued in 1941 by a labor organizer who claimed that he had been beaten, tarred and feathered in Dallas, Texas, at the instigation of Ford personnel.

[12] Bernard was also the principal witness in an NLRB proceeding in 1943 concerning efforts to organize the plant protection personnel at the Ford River Rouge Complex.