| File:Richard John Luman.png Luman from 1925 "Yale Banner & Pot Pourri" | |
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| Date of birth: April 26, 1900 | |
| Place of birth: Wyoming | |
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| College(s): Yale (1924) | |
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| * Consensus All-American (1924) | |
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 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 and was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1925 Yale Banner & Pot Pourri (yearbook), p. 96.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Yale Five Elects Luman: Unanimously Names Veteran Centre Captain for Next Season". The New York Times. March 20, 1924.
- ↑ "Richard J. Luman". Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53105346.
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