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1940 Sugar Bowl - Texas A&M vs. Tulane

It came in billed as college football’s best, and Texas A&M, behind John Kimbrough, proved it was just that with a 14-13 come-from-behind win over Tulane before 73,000 fans in the newly expanded Tulane Stadium. Kimbrough, dominated with his running (25 carries for 159 yards) and defensive play and shared hero honors with teammate Herbie Smith, who blocked a Tulane PAT, which proved to be the difference. The 210-pound Kimbrough tallied the first touchdown of the game, hurdling in from the one-yard line in the first quarter, but the Greenies put a scare into the undefeated Aggies. Bobby “Jitterburg” Kellogg fielded a punt on the bounce, side-stepper one tackler, then took off along the west sidelines, receiving a pair of key blocks to clear his path to the end zone for a 75-yard score to knot the game. After recovering an Aggie fumble late in the third period, Tulane forged ahead on a short run by Monette Butler early in the fourth quarter, however, Smith, the smallest player on the field, popped through and blocked the PAT attempt, leaving the Wave on top, 13-7. From there, Kimbrough took over. The big man, nicknamed “Jarrin Jawn,” had a pair of bruising runs through the Tulane defenders. The first plowed the ball to the Tulane 27 and the second came on a lateral at the 18 as he barreled straight through the defense for the game-winning touchdown.