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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 23, 2021 20:11:47 GMT
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Post by tristramshandy on Jan 23, 2021 20:38:49 GMT
Whizzer White 1938: 4th overall pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers); leads the league in rushing. Became a Rhodes Scholar days after being drafted. 1939: quits Pirates, enters Yale law school, gets highest grades in his graduating class. 1940: takes absence from law school and plays with Detroit Lions; leads the league in rushing. 1941: plays one last year with the Lions. Is first team All-Pro in '38 and '40 and second team All-Pro in '41. Played in order to get money to go back to law school. 1942: joins US Navy to fight in the Pacific Theater in World War II. 1942-1945: serves in the US Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Receives two bronze stars. Is honorably discharged. 1946: graduates first in his class at Yale Law School Talk about somebody who is worthy of hero worship.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 23, 2021 20:45:38 GMT
1938: 4th overall pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers); leads the league in rushing. Became a Rhodes Scholar days after being drafted. 1939: quits Pirates, enters Yale law school, gets highest grades in his graduating class. 1940: takes absence from law school and plays with Detroit Lions; leads the league in rushing. 1941: plays one last year with the Lions. Is first team All-Pro in '38 and '40 and second team All-Pro in '41. Played in order to get money to go back to law school. 1942: joins US Navy to fight in the Pacific Theater in World War II. 1942-1945: serves in the US Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Receives two bronze stars. Is honorably discharged. 1946: graduates first in his class at Yale Law School Talk about somebody who is worthy of hero worship.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 23, 2021 20:54:24 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 23, 2021 20:59:51 GMT
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 23, 2021 21:08:29 GMT
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 23, 2021 21:26:43 GMT
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 24, 2021 10:06:57 GMT
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jan 24, 2021 10:18:47 GMT
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 24, 2021 11:18:14 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 24, 2021 13:32:04 GMT
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 24, 2021 13:54:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2021 15:21:23 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 24, 2021 16:07:19 GMT
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 24, 2021 19:37:37 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 24, 2021 20:01:35 GMT
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 24, 2021 23:52:27 GMT
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