Truxtun Hare

Truxtun Hare
Hare in 1904
Penn Quakers
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:(1878-10-12)October 12, 1878
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:February 2, 1956(1956-02-02) (aged 77)
Radnor, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career history
CollegePenn (1897–1900)
High schoolSt. Mark's
(Southborough, Massachusetts)
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Consensus All-American (18971900)
  • National champion (1897)
  • Camp All-time All-America team
  • FWAA College Football All-Time team
    (1869–1919)
College Football Hall of Fame (1951)
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1900 ParisHammer throw
1904 St LouisAll-around

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.