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| Submissions must be for famous persons associated with Connecticut who are or were sports figures or personalities. |
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| Submissions must relate specifically to the life or legacy of Walter Camp. |
Walter Camp (1859-1925) was a football coach and innovator. As a student at Yale, he played in the first Yale-Harvard game of rugby in 1876. From that point, he brought about the evolution of the American style of football. He established scrimmage line, center snap, downs, 11 players per side and elected the first All-America team in 1889. He was Yale's first football coach.
| Submissions must be specific to the life or career of Willie Pep. |
Born September 19, 1922 in Middletown, Connecticut, Willie Pep was a two-time world featherweight boxing champion (1947-48, 49-50). His professional record includes 65 knock-outs. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
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