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in the United States

Promising West Point football player, Dwight Eisenhower, kicks in 1912. An injury would cut short Ike's collegiate football career, but he found success in other areas. Photo, Eisenhower Library, photo 77-18-8.

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August 05, 2004

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Background image, an old-timer (George Herman Ruth) takes his cuts during the 1940s. Photograph provided by William R. Conroy.