Howard Durward Tipton (April 19, 1911 – March 19, 1966) was an

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player. Tipton was born in 1911 in

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and attended Belmont High School. He attended the

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and played college football for the

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from 1929 to 1932. At USC, he saw limited action as a halfback and did not letter through his junior year. As a senior, he was moved to the running guard and defensive back positions where he saw regular playing time on the 1932 USC Trojans football team that compiled a perfect 10–0 and won the national championship. He played professional football in the

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(NFL) as a guard, back, and end for the

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from 1933 to 1937. He earned a reputation as one of the NFL's greatest guards. He appeared in 51 NFL games, 31 as a starter. He scored a touchdown during the 1944 season. He later played for the

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from 1938 to 1941, the Hollywood Bears in 1942, and the Los Angeles Wildcats in 1944. In later years, Tipton worked for

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. He died in 1966 at age 54 in

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