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Heffelfinger

American  
[hef-uhl-fing-ger] / ˈhɛf əlˌfɪŋ gər /

noun

  1. William Walter Pudge, 1867–1954, U.S. football player.


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Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger said federal judges “more often than not” allow defendants to report only after the Bureau of Prisons has decided where they will serve.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2022

A federal prison is also preferable, Heffelfinger said: "You can assume that a state prison is not a safe or hospitable place for him to do such a long sentence."

From Fox News Dec. 17, 2021

Heffelfinger said it’s rare for a judge to do that, but he has seen it happen.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2021

“I want it to be part of my life, and I always think it will be,” Mr. Heffelfinger said.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2021

There was the giant Heffelfinger whom every one seemed anxious to meet.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards

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