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Wayne Zahn was a two-sport star for CIT, playing for both thefootball and basketball teams in the late 1940s. He earned threeletters in football, playing for legendary coach Ray Ride, and twoin basketball, playing for another renowned coach in Nip Heim. Anoutstanding football player, Zahn earned Most Valuable Playerhonors for the Rough Riders in 1948. A mechanical engineeringmajor, Zahn played in the backfield on both sides of the ballduring the fall and was a guard on the CIT basketball team throughthe winter. He graduated with honors.