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Truxtun Hare

1878 - 1956

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Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Truxtun Hare is the 344th most popular athlete (up from 3,813th in 2019), the 4,980th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,878th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Truxtun Hare ranks 344 out of 6,025Before him are Ole Ellefsæter, Quinn, Inessa Kravets, Al Lawrence, Evangelos Damaskos, and Bo Lindman. After him are Sergey Litvinov, Albert Gutterson, Kevin Young, Lis Hartel, Wyomia Tyus, and Morris Kirksey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Truxtun Hare ranks 142Before him are Anna Coleman Ladd, Julie Manet, René Maire, Konrad Mägi, Aino Kallas, and Glenn Curtiss. After him are Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Ioannis Rallis, Charles Dvorak, Harriet Bosse, Ernst Hoppenberg, and Gyula Krúdy. Among people deceased in 1956, Truxtun Hare ranks 124Before him are Tommy Johnson, Aino Kallas, Corrado Alvaro, Ágnes Esterházy, John Geiger, and Touria Chaoui. After him are Johannes Gabriel Granö, E. A. Dupont, Helmer Hanssen, Johann Radon, Paul Renner, and Navvab Safavi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Truxtun Hare ranks 4,980 out of 20,380Before him are Jared Padalecki (1982), Imogen Cunningham (1883), Carl A. Wirtanen (1910), Robert Motherwell (1915), Tatum O'Neal (1963), and Alfred Worden (1932). After him are Helen B. Taussig (1898), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), David Wilkerson (1931), Herbert Ross (1927), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), and Queen Latifah (1970).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Truxtun Hare ranks 92Before him are John Carlos (1945), Edward Marsh (1874), Al Oerter (1936), Ralph Rose (1885), John Geiger (1873), and Quinn (null). After him are Albert Gutterson (1887), Kevin Young (1966), Wyomia Tyus (1945), Morris Kirksey (1895), Henry Russell (1904), and Charles Dvorak (1878).