Forrest Edwin Behm (July 31, 1919 – June 29, 2015) was an
American football
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player. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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. He was elected to the
College Football Hall of Fame
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in 1988. In 1992, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Nebraska.
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1919 births
2015 deaths
American football tackles
Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Players of American football from Lincoln, Nebraska
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