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Morton Kaer (born September 7, 1902 in Omaha and died January 12, 1992 at Mount Shasta, CA) was a world-famous athlete. At the 1924 Olympics in Paris, he placed third in the pentathlon, a track and field event that covered five competitions - the 200 meters, 1500 meters, discus, javelin, and long jump.

Then came three great years as a halfback for the University of Southern California 1924-1926. In 1925, he set a school record by scoring 19 touchdowns. The record lasted 43 years, broken in 1968 by O.J. Simpson. In Kaer's three years he had 36 touchdowns, and that was a career record for the school. The total, 36, was finally tied by Simpson in 1967-68. (Simpson did it in two years).

He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

Five years after his college career, Kaer played one year of pro football, 1931, with the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He became coach at Weed, California, High School. His record was 187-47-7 and in 28 years his teams won 17 conference championships.

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