OTL: Historic Heisman Speech

Publish Date: Nov 4, 2011, 02:47 PM ETDuration: 07:49
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Just days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, University of Minnesota half back Bruce Smith accepted the Heisman Trophy with a speech rewritten to rally a nation during uncertain times.

Tags: Bruce Smith, Heisman, speech, University of Minnesota, Pearl Harbor, Bruce Smith, Jr., Scott Smith, New York, Bob Ley

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