[Vision2020] Ike and the Rose Bowl
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
Thu, 02 Jan 2003 11:21:14 -0800
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<P>Yes, I understand that Ike was entirely agile.</P>
<P>Sunil<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Tim Lohrmann <TIMLOHR@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: Don Kaag <DKAAG@TURBONET.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>CC: vision2020@moscow.com
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Vision2020] Ike and the Rose Bowl
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 11:15:54 -0800 (PST)
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<DIV></DIV>>Whoa Don, aren't we feeling all uppity today?
<DIV></DIV>>I feel terrible not knowing what a bagatelle is.
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<DIV></DIV>>Since you're reading all about Ike (or at least what
<DIV></DIV>>Ambrose was able to um...dig up) here's a contribution
<DIV></DIV>>from the National Archives bio of ole Dwight:
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<DIV></DIV>>"Although Dwight attracted little attention in the
<DIV></DIV>>classroom, he stood out in athletic competition
<DIV></DIV>>through grade school and high school. After graduating
<DIV></DIV>>from Abilene High School in 1909, Dwight went to work
<DIV></DIV>>in the creamery, partly to support an older brother in
<DIV></DIV>>college. He took a competitive examination for an
<DIV></DIV>>appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, both because a
<DIV></DIV>>free education was too good to pass up and because of
<DIV></DIV>>the opportunity to play football. He passed the
<DIV></DIV>>examination, then found that he was too old to go to
<DIV></DIV>>Annapolis and instead in 1911 went to the Military
<DIV></DIV>>Academy at West Point.
<DIV></DIV>>Sports were his all-consuming interest. At the academy
<DIV></DIV>>he was average in everything else. During his second
<DIV></DIV>>year Eisenhower played halfback on the Army team, and
<DIV></DIV>>sportswriters began to predict All-American honors for
<DIV></DIV>>him, but a twisted knee during the season ruined his
<DIV></DIV>>football career. The blow to his emotions was worse.
<DIV></DIV>>His roommate described Eisenhower as a man who had
<DIV></DIV>>lost interest in life. Eisenhower graduated in 1915,
<DIV></DIV>>61st in a class of 164."
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<DIV></DIV>>Hmm....looks like College sports offered one of the
<DIV></DIV>>only chances Ike had for advanced education. Sports
<DIV></DIV>>were his #1 interest.
<DIV></DIV>>Maybe we low-class peasants who enjoy watching and
<DIV></DIV>>jawing about it now and then aren't completely
<DIV></DIV>>hopeless.
<DIV></DIV>>TL
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