Background
Kazmaier was born November 23, 1930, in Toledo, Ohio, the only child of Richard and Marian Kazmaier.
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Dick Kazmaier
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He graduated from Maumee High School in Ohio in 1948.
Career
He played football (four years), basketball (four years), track and field (four years), baseball (four years) and golf (one year) earning a letter each year in each sport. He was recruited by 23 colleges, most offering full scholarships. As a halfback, kicker and quarterback, he ended his career third all time in Princeton history with over 4000 yards of offense and 55 touchdowns.
John McGillicuddy was Kazmaier"s fellow football player and roommate at Princeton.
He was named Ivy League Football Player of the Decade in 1960 and Time Magazine ran his picture on its cover. The Chicago Bears drafted him in the 1952 draft, but he declined to play pro football, instead going to Harvard Business School.
Kazmaier served as a director of the American Red Cross, director of the Ladies Professional Golfers Association, trustee of Princeton University, director of the Knight Foundation on Intercollegiate Athletics, chairman of the President"s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. West. Bush and president of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. The National Collegiate Athletic Association gave him its Silver Anniversary Award.
He also received the National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award.
In 2007, during a Maumee football game against Perrysburg, Kazmaier was honored by having his jersey number (#42) retired. He also donated his Heisman Trophy to Maumee High School, where it is displayed inside a glass case in the main hallway. The stadium at Maumee High School is named in his honor.
Kazmaier died on August 1, 2013, in Boston from heart and lung disease.
He was predeceased by daughter Patty Kazmaier-Sandt. 1950–1951: All-American in football.
Achievements
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1950–1951: All-American in football 1951: Heisman Trophy winner 1951: Maxwell Award winner 1951: Named outstanding college football player by the Los Angeles Times, the Detroit Times, and the Cleveland Touchdown Club 1951: Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1951: Philadelphia SportsWriters Association Athlete of the Year 1960: Ivy League Football Player of the Decade 1962: Voter to the Greater Toledo Athletic Hall of Fame 1969: Sports Illustrated "s 1950"s All Decade Team 1989: Walter Camp Distinguished American Award recipient 1993: National Football Foundation"s Distinguished American Award in 1993 2007: Jersey number (#21) officially retired at Maumee High School in Kazmaier"s honor. 2008: Jersey number (#42) officially retired at Princeton University in Kazmaier"s (& Bill Bradley"s) honor.
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