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3 unusual facts about Helms Athletic Foundation


1965 Cotton Bowl Classic

The Razorbacks were selected as national champions by the Football Writers Association of America and the Helms Athletic Foundation as the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide lost their bowl game against the Texas Longhorns in the Orange Bowl.

Harry Newman

In 1932, Newman was a unanimous first-team All-American, and the recipient of the Douglas Fairbanks Trophy as Outstanding College Player of the Year (predecessor of the Heisman Trophy), and the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year Award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference.

LA84 Foundation

It was formerly a sports museum that featured the Helms Athletic Foundation's collection of sports books, film, photographs and memorabilia.



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