Edward J. Hart (May 26, 1887 — November 28, 1956) was an

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tackle. He was a consensus All-American in

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. Hart played

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Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...

. In his last game at Phillips Exeter he suffered a dislocation in his neck when he ran into a goalpost. This resulted in Hart having to wear a neckbrace for his first three years of

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. He removed the brace in 1911. He was the captain of the

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team in 1910 and 1911. Hart was a captain in the

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and major in the

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. He was elected to the

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in 1954.

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1887 births 1956 deaths People from Exeter, New Hampshire American football tackles Princeton Tigers football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees All-American college football players United States Marine Corps officers United States Army officers Players of American football from New Hampshire United States Army personnel of World War I United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Sportspeople from Rockingham County, New Hampshire {{collegefootball-player-stub