Tom Harmon was an American college football player who starred as a halfback for the University of Michigan in the late 1930s, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1940. He later served as a fighter pilot in World War II and became a well known sportscaster.
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Career HighlightHe won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1940, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. 1 Classification
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Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 – March 15, 1990), nicknamed "Old 98", was an American football player, military pilot, actor, and sports broadcaster.
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Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 - March 15, 1990), nicknamed "Old 98", was an American football player, military pilot, actor, and sports broadcaster.
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He led the nation in scoring and was a consensus All-America in both 1939 and 1940 and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1940.
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