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Truxtun Hare

Truxtun Hare
Hare in 1904
Penn Quakers
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:(1878-10-12)October 12, 1878
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:February 2, 1956(1956-02-02) (aged 77)
Radnor, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career history
CollegePenn (1897–1900)
High schoolSt. Mark's
(Southborough, Massachusetts)
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Consensus All-American (18971900)
  • National champion (1897)
  • Camp All-time All-America team
  • FWAA College Football All-Time team
    (1869–1919)
College Football Hall of Fame (1951)
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1904 St Louis All-around

Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw.[1][2] He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years.[2] Sports Illustrated wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game."[3] He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.[2]

  1. ^ "Thomas Truxton Hare". Olympics.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Thomas Truxtun Hare 1878-1956". University of Pennsylvania Archives. February 17, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Who would have won the Heisman from 1900-1934". Sports Illustrated. December 12, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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