Richard John Luman (April 26, 1900 – April 26, 1973) was an

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and

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player. He played college football for

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and was a consensus selection at the end position on the

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. Luman was raised in Pinedale, Wyoming, and attended preparatory school at

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 ...

. He attended college at

, where he was a member of the football and basketball teams. As an end for the

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team, he was a consensus first-team All-American. In basketball, he played at the center position and was selected as the captain of the 1924–25 Yale basketball team. He died in 1973.

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