1. Lynn Bomar played for the New York Giants in 1925 and 1926, retiring abruptly after a separate injury.
19 Facts About Lynn Bomar
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Lynn Bomar was the warden of Tennessee State Prison from 1955 until his death, and oversaw several executions.
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In 1956, Lynn Bomar was the first Vanderbilt football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Lynn Bomar was born on January 21,1901, in Bell Buckle, Tennessee to Oliver Eugene Lynn Bomar, a blacksmith, and Elizabeth May McAdams.
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Lynn Bomar played for head coach Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football team at Vanderbilt University from 1921 to 1924.
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Lynn Bomar was an All-Southern and All-American selection in 1922 and 1923.
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Vanderbilt had its second straight undefeated season in 1922, with Lynn Bomar playing his preferred position at end.
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Lynn Bomar, picking up a fumble, ran 84 yards for a touchdown.
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When Lynn Bomar was sidelined by a football injury in 1924, Gil Reese became the basketball team captain.
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Lynn Bomar fully recovered from his injury and played professional football as an end for the inaugural 1925 New York Giants of the National Football League with Jim Thorpe, Century Milstead, and Owen Reynolds.
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Six of McBride's completed passes that day were to Lynn Bomar, including a 45-yarder for the Giants' first touchdown.
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Lynn Bomar married Veturia Edna Hicks on November 20,1927, in Williamson County, Tennessee.
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Lynn Bomar then began a long career in law enforcement, beginning in the United States Marshals Service office from 1934 to 1939.
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In 1945, Lynn Bomar was appointed as both state commissioner of public safety and patrol chief.
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In 1946, Lynn Bomar supervised the ransacking of African-American households in the Columbia Race Riot.
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Lynn Bomar, described by one writer as commanding "the firing line of the State Highway Police," led the team sent in after the shootings with permission from the state attorney general to search homes and businesses for weapons.
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Lynn Bomar's personality dominated the scene, and it was the personality of a bully.
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Lynn Bomar was warden of Tennessee State Prison from 1955 until his death.
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On June 11,1964, Lynn Bomar died a few hours after a heart attack.