Richard Kazmaier

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Richard Kazmaier, born on November 30, 1930 played tailback for Princeton University from 1949 to 1951, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1951 Heisman Trophy.

The Chicago Bears drafted him with their first pick in the 1952 NFL Draft but Kazmaier opted to attend Harvard Business School before spending three years in the Navy.

He never played professionally, although he did make the cover of Time Magazine. In an interview with Time, he is quoted as saying, "I knew I could earn more money in business than I could in professional football... I had achieved everything I could achieve as an individual and as part of a team. What more could I want?"

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