Minnesota native Bruce P. Smith (1920–1967) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsnelling.asp. 
He grew up in Faribault and attended the University of Minnesota. He graduated in 1942 and was a national hero for his accomplishments on the football field. Smith led the Minnesota Gophers to undefeated seasons and two national championships in 1940 and 1941. The All-American halfback received the Heisman Trophy two days after Pearl Harbor, and the start of World War II. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and trained at the Great Lakes Naval Academy in Illinois. Ensign Smith met his wife, Gloria, while stationed in Philadelphia; they had four children. Smith played football professionally for the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams in the late 1940s, before retiring from the sport. Smith was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972 and his Gophers' jersey was retired in 1977. He died of cancer at 47.
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