Legare Hairston
American football player (1892–1980)
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Legare "Lucy" Hairston (November 19, 1892 – March 2, 1944) was an American football player for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."[2] One story of the origin of the school's "War Eagle" started with Hairston,[3] the starting quarterback during the Carlisle–Auburn game in 1914.[4][5]
Crawford, Mississippi, U.S.
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 19, 1892 Crawford, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 1944 (aged 51)[1] Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Auburn (1913–1916) |
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In the 1916 game against Georgia,[6] Moon Ducote kicked a 40-yard field goal off of Hairston's football helmet in the fourth quarter and in the mud, which proved the only points in the 3–0 Auburn victory.[7] The maneuver prompted a rule that stated the ball must be kicked directly off the ground.[8]