september american college football player doctor played running notable passing skills play making ability team primary time southeastern conference selection led undefeated season conference championship played quarterback college star team team college players defeat national_football_league nfl team selected nfl draft play professionally charter member inducted addition football cadet member pre club debate team senior president university student body student declined seat offered senator noted supporter earned medical degree serving world war began lifelong career served head professor department years actively involved university affairs time student named alumnus year early life born syria area today lebanon immigrated family united_states arrived settled mississippi attended played football baseball basketball ran track father ran local general store initially son playing sports old custom later explained eldest son business father wasn aware playing father eventually persuaded townspeople let son play senior year recruited notre dame play football ultimately chose tigers death notre dame head coach college player triple threat running played defense regarded excellent deep ball words greater red greatest saw jones coach army sportswriter referred dean nation forward known play making ability crucial moments games compiled win loss record seasons played team showed versatility game season rice yard pass play end yards week completed touchdown passes yards ran yard touchdown responsible score win eventual champion scored touchdown final game season tennessee goal line dive end zone kicked extra point victory completed season having successfully extra point attempted tigers finished undefeated ties season members sec season named sec second team notable games came threw touchdown passes tie game second quarter late fourth quarter touchdown dropped yard line pass middle field caught stride yard line ran end zone tie game final score week 13th ranked arkansas completed seven passes yards included yard bomb quarter score win averaged yards punt week threw touchdown pass kicked field goal averaged yards punt win previously undefeated named team sec selection associated_press season acclaimed honorary senator senator befriended campus meeting long noted supporter highly involved operations football program came time ceremonial seating refused appear ceremony despite urging long long reasoned senate spectators study granted day leave absence senator work school forward preparation football duties remained silent matter reason refusal honor day inducted said telegram long accepted introduce joint resolution unlawful player cross goal line slow start recovered broken ankle suffered summer week threw touchdown passes game winning touchdown pass weeks later regular season finale responsible touchdowns win rival played end season game highly anticipated match offenses unable rain day field won game finished season undefeated conference play sec championship named sec second team season earned second team honors liberty magazine stars bears september played quarterback team composed college players southern schools play national_football_league cotton bowl stadium scored touchdown dive end zone foot line quarter bears scored touchdown later quarter yard run chance tackle goal line lot things mind explained goal line thought making perfect tackle reading stars hero thought size thought legend thought going school thought possible brain damage decided step aside let score extra point blocked game ended favor stars time team college players defeated professional american football team actively involved university reserve officers training corps received outstanding cadet award freshman regimental sergeant major junior senior attained rank cadet colonel earned williams sabre school outstanding cadet additionally member pre club debate team president school college arts sciences student body member fraternity later life medical career selected sixth round nfl draft play nfl instead chose complete medical degree graduated served major world war war worked shortly named faculty head professor position served retirement helped found served president death vice president medical affairs honors charter member named inducted named alumnus year medical alumnus year beautiful marriage better said involvement university gave distinguished service award
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