Franklin T. Lambert (born April 17, 1943) is a professor of
history
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at
Purdue University
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. He received his PhD from
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
in 1990 and has special interests in American Colonial and Revolutionary Era history. Before earning his PhD he was also a punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1965 to 1966.
Football career
Lambert was an
American football
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punter who played two seasons with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He had played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at the
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment.
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for the
Ole Miss Rebels
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Originally known as th ...
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Encyclopedia articles
*''The Great Awakening'', in Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment, 4 vols. Oxford University Press, 2003. ed. by Alan Charles Kors.
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References
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Historians of the American Revolution
Living people
21st-century American historians
21st-century American male writers
Purdue University faculty
Northwestern University alumni
American male non-fiction writers
1943 births
American football punters
Ole Miss Rebels football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Players of American football from Hattiesburg, Mississippi