Benjamin Holt Ticknor (January 9, 1909 – September 12, 1979) was an American

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player. He was a prominent

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for the

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, known especially for his play on defense. He was

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of the 1930 team. Harvard did not see its success of old during Ticknor's era, but he relished the beatings of rival

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. Ticknor was elected to the

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in 1954. Ticknor was the son of William Davis Ticknor Sr. (1881–1938) and Ella Frances Wattles (1880–1963). His grandfather was another Benjamin Holt Ticknor and his great-grandfather another William Davis Ticknor of

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