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Mel Hein was a standout center and a linebacker for Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, in the late 1920s and ear- ly 1930s. He never missed a game in his college career, playing almost every minute on offense, defense, and special teams . Hein earned first-team All-America honors in his senior year in 1930, and he led the Cougars to an undefeated regular-season re- cord and a berth in the Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day in 1931. He was so good that his uniform No. 7 has been officially retired by Washington State in his honor.

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