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Football
Finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting as junior in 1949 (also a consensus All-American) and sixth as senior in 1950 . . . carried 34 times for 63 yards and one touchdown in '49; completed 83 of 147 passes for 1,374 yards and 16 TDs; punted 42 times for a 39.2-yard average . . . had 80 career carries for 189 yards and five TDs, completed 190 of 371 passes for 2,519 yards and 28 TDs, one kickoff return for 12 yards and had 86 punts for a 39.12-yard average . . . set then single-game record for completion percentage by hitting 13 of 16 vs. Michigan State in '49 . . . his 161.4 passing efficiency rating from 1949 still ranks as Notre Dame's best in a season . . . ranked sixth in NCAA total offense stats in '49 and 10th in passing in '50 . . . first-round selection of Chicago Bears in 1951 NFL draft and played for three seasons . . . 1988 National Football Foundation Hall of Fame inductee. |
    
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