Running back, Kent State (from Notre Dame), 1972–⁠76

Art Best

Born: Mar 18, 1953, in Camden, New Jersey
Died: Oct 14, 2014, in Pickerington, Ohio

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Art Best played running back at Notre Dame (1972–⁠74) and Kent State (1976). The Los Angeles Rams took Best in round 6, No. 156 overall in the 1977 NFL Draft.

Team titles: National champions, 1973 (Notre Dame)

The teams in those years

1972 Notre Dame8–⁠3No. 14 in the final AP poll
1973 Notre Dame11–⁠0No. 1 in the final AP poll; national champions
1974 Notre Dame10–⁠2No. 6 in the final AP poll
1976 Kent State8–⁠4Unranked at the end

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