Found March 30, 2009 on DeuceandReggie.com:
lt;br/gt;amp;#9674; Penn State has long been respected for its accomplishments and reputation on the football field, centered around the program and university's principle Success With Honor. The driving force behind that ideal is that winning games isn't the most important thing, but rather, winning the right way. Today, we'll look at a few Nittany Lions that have come to embody the Penn State way.lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;span id=fullpostgt;lt;span style=font-weight:bold;gt;Wally Triplettlt;/spangt; - lt;span style=font-style:italic;gt;Running Back - 1946-1948lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;For the football history buffs, this name really rings a bell. Wallace Wally Triplett broke color barriers in college and pro football, becoming the first black player to be selected in the NFL draft. Yet more dramatically, Triplett's college career was marked by two defining moments for him, and the sport. In 1946, the players voted to cancel a visit to play the Miami Hurricanes, a...
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