Francis J. "Reds" Bagnell (September 15, 1928 – July 10, 1995) was an

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halfback in college. He was an All-American tailback for the

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, from which he graduated in 1951. He won the

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, was third for Heisman Trophy balloting, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Inducted in 1970 to the

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. He served as president of the College Football Hall of Fame. Bagnell passed up his chance to play in the NFL to enlist in the navy, where he served a 4-year stint as a naval officer. He had a successful business career as resident manager of Fahnestock & Co. (investment bankers) in

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, PA and as a senior vice president of

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from 1967 to 1970, followed by a long career as president of a highly successful energy company. He was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission by Ronald Reagan and

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* * 1928 births 1995 deaths American football halfbacks Penn Quakers football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Maxwell Award winners Players of American football from Philadelphia {{runningback-1920s-stub