December 1946 SPORT Cover (Tom Harmon, Los Angeles Rams) New York Mets Blanchard was the very first

Blanchard was the very first College Junior to win the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award as the best player in college football

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December 1946 SPORT Cover (Tom Harmon, Los Angeles Rams) New York Mets Blanchard was the very firstThe December 1946 edition of the SPORT Magazine features 1940 Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon of the Los Angeles Rams along with his wife, actress and model Elsye Knox. Harmon would win multiple awards with the University of Michigan in being named the top college football player of 1940 and would be drafted with the first overall pick in 1941 by the Chicago Bears. He would be awarded a Purple Heart and Silver Star for his actions during World War