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| Bruce P. Smith (February 8 1920 – August 28 1967), nicknamed "Boo", was an American football player best known for winning the Heisman Trophy in 1941. Smith was born in Faribault, Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota. He played halfback for the back to back mythical national champions Gophers in 1940 and 1941. He received the Heisman two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During the War he served as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot. After the war he briefly played in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers (1945 - 1948) and Los Angeles Rams (1948). He died from cancer in 1967. In 1972, Smith was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. His number 54 was officially retired by the Gophers in 1977. [ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Bruce Smith (Heisman) ] Some related entries: Clyde Drexler | Rick Barry | Lauri Pihkala | Willie Williams | Kareem McKenzie | Chanda Rubin | Bill Hartack | Myron Fohr | Tom Lehman | Louis Kuhler | Archie Manning This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Bruce Smith (Heisman); it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. | Searches on eBay
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