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If You're Not First, You're Last! Jay Berwanger
Season 3, Ep. 3
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In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of Jay Berwanger, the first winner of the Heisman Trophy and the first player taken in the first NFL Draft.
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