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Tom Harmon received the Heisman Trophy — awarded to the best college football player in the nation — in 1940. (Bentley Historical Library)
Bentley Historical Library
Tom Harmon received the Heisman Trophy — awarded to the best college football player in the nation — in 1940. (Bentley Historical Library)
Bentley Historical Library