Richard Luman
Richard John Luman (April 26, 1900 – April 26, 1973) was an American football and basketball player. He played college football for Yale University and was a consensus selection at the end position on the 1924 College Football All-America Team.
 Luman from 1925 "Yale Banner & Pot Pourri" | |
| Yale Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 26, 1900 Wyoming, US |
| Died: | April 26, 1973 (aged 73) Houston, Texas, US |
| Career history | |
| College | Yale (1924) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Luman was raised in Pinedale, Wyoming, and attended preparatory school at Phillips Exeter Academy.[1] He attended college at Yale University, where he was a member of the football and basketball teams. As an end for the Yale Bulldogs football team, he was a consensus first-team All-American.[2] In basketball, he played at the center position and was selected as the captain of the 1924–25 Yale basketball team.[3]
He died in 1973.
References
- 1925 Yale Banner & Pot Pourri (yearbook), p. 96.
- "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "Yale Five Elects Luman: Unanimously Names Veteran Centre Captain for Next Season". The New York Times. March 20, 1924.
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