SOUTH PORTLAND – John R. Huard, 80, passed away peacefully on the serene morning of Jan. 29, 2025, at his home. ...

Huard, 80, who is Maine’s only member of the national College Football Hall of Fame, died Wednesday morning at his South Portland home while surrounded by family.

John Huard didn’t like to talk about himself, even when his football career took him from the University of Maine to the NFL. Off the field ... he took him out of UMaine, and my brother ...

His talent and determination on the field were quickly recognized ... moment for the university as a member of the first UMaine football team to compete in a postseason game—the prestigious ...

In 1974, Huard coached and mentored current Colby College Head Football Coach Jack Cosgrove. At the time, Cosgrove was a quarterback for UMaine. He says Huard was a leader on and off the field. “He ...

These platforms can be as long as a football field and able to support turbines with blade tips 600 feet in the air, moored miles from land. That’s why the in-the-water performance of UMaine’s ...