Running back, Michigan, 1938–40
Tom Harmon
Lettered 1938–40 (school media guide)
- Born
- Sep 28, 1919, in Rensselaer, Indiana
- Died
- Mar 15, 1990, in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, California
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Tom Harmon played running back at Michigan (1938–40). He won the 1940 Heisman Trophy and the 1940 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1939 and 1940. The Chicago Bears took Harmon first overall in the 1941 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
At a glance
Honors
- 1940Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1954College Football Hall of Fame
- 1938, 1939, 1940First-team All-Big Ten
- 1939, 1940Consensus All‑American
- 1939, 1940National leader in points
- 1939, 1940National leader in total offense per game
- 1939Second in the Heisman vote
- 1940Maxwell Award
- 1940Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1940National leader in points per game (14.63)
- 1940National leader in rushing touchdowns (15)
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The teams in those years
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