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The Football Hero Rebels
Cason, Clarence E. | October 30, 1929 issue

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During the past few years those interested in furthering the idea that a football player can get an education at college have cited as unanswerable arguments in their favor the careers of Fred Hovde of Minnesota and Jeff Burrus of Wisconsin. Burrus had already become one of the best box-office names in the arena, one of the best "mats" for the university publicity bureau, a prime embodiment of Alma Mater to the alumni, a name for poolroom betters to conjure with, a figure whose indorsement would mean the bread of life to the college barber or toggery shop, the best date at sorority houses, the best guest at fraternity smokers-in short, the university's best electric sign-board.

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FOOTBALL players; NEGOTIABLE instruments; ELECTRIC signs; EDIBLE coatings; MINNESOTA; WISCONSIN; UNITED States
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