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5 sports stars who saw heavy combat in the US military
We Are the Mighty | February 5, 2021
This article by Team Mighty was originally published by We Are the Mighty.
Plenty of professional athletes have served in the military, but an even smaller number of sports aficionados have seen real combat or performed heroic deeds while in uniform. These are five examples:
1. Medal of Honor recipient Jack Lummus told the field doctor “the New York Giants lost a mighty good end today†before he died.
He had a promising career ahead of him in the NFL with the New York Giants, but Jack Lummus answered the call to serve his nation during World War II. What a great sport. Even before his rookie season with the Giants, Lummus tried to drop out of school at Baylor to join the Army Air Corps as a pilot, but he failed.
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