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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR. College Football Hall of Fame. Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 – March 15, 1990), nicknamed " Old 98 ", [1] was an American football player, military pilot, actor, and sports broadcaster. Harmon played college football as a halfback for the Michigan Wolverines from 1938 to 1940.
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Tom Harmon was a Heisman Trophy winner, a fighter pilot, and a sportscaster. He was also the father of actor Mark Harmon and three other children.
- September 28, 1919
- March 15, 1990
Apr 26, 2024 · Tom Harmon (born Sept. 28, 1919, Rensselaer, Ind., U.S.—died March 15, 1990, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American football player, a Heisman Trophy winner, who was one of the greatest tailbacks in collegiate football history.
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Aug 31, 2021 · Learn about the life and achievements of Tom Harmon, a football legend who won the Heisman Trophy in 1940 and fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Read about his harrowing experiences as a prisoner of war and his legacy as a sports broadcaster.
Tom Harmon was a versatile and dominant football player at Michigan in the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1940, served in World War II, and became a renowned sports commentator.
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Mar 17, 1990 · Tom Harmon, an all-America tailback at the University of Michigan who won the Heisman Trophy a half century ago, died of a heart attack late Thursday in Los Angeles soon after completing a...
Tom Harmon. Actor: All American. Tom Harmon was a legendary college football player who became a sportscaster and sired TV superstar Mark Harmon (who also played college football at UCLA). Thomas Dudley Harmon was born in Rensselaer, Indiana, to Rose Marie (Quinn) and Louis Amiel Harmon, a real estate agent.