Truxtun Hare

Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. He was the son of Emily Power (née Beale) and Horace Binney Hare, a successful attorney. He came from a long line of lawyers. He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1897. A Sophomore Half-Back. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1908. A Junior in the Line. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1909. A Senior Quarterback. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1910. A Graduate Coach. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1911.

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Philip Kent. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1914. Philip Kent in the Lower School. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1916. Philip Kent in the Upper School. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1918. Kent of Malvern. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1919.

Awards and honors

He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and was inducted in 1953. Hare was chosen as one of two guards on the pre-1920 squad.

During the 1930s, Hare chaired the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Advisory Board. He was also a member of the University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Committee. He was a vestryman and senior warden at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Radnor.

He was president of the United Bowmen of America and a member of the Merian Cricket Club, the Philadelphia Club, the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, the St. Anthony Club of Philadelphia, and the University Barge Club. He was also a member of the Authors' League of America and the Pegasus Club. He was the founding president of the Business Men's Art Club in 1927, and his paintings and pottery was shown in exhibitions with the Art Club of Philadelphia.

In 1956, he died at his home on Weadley Road in Radnor at the age of 77 years.