1878
Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (died 1956)
Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (died 1956)
Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (died 1956)
Truxtun Hare
American track and field Olympian
- Born
- 1878
Thomas Truxtun Hare was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. Sports Illustrated wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game." He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
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