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Joe Trees
Joseph Clifton Trees
was a
college football
player at the
University of Pittsburgh
, the first athlete to receive an athletic subsidization at the school, and, possibly, an early professional
football
player. He later made millions of dollars in the
oil industry
and became a trustee and significant benefactor to the university and its
athletic department
. His hobbies included
philanthropy
,
scientific research
and
agriculture
. His estate in
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
was devoted to a large extent to fruit trees.
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