George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States who died on Friday at age of 94, is remembered as the greatest presidential sportsman.
Hisgrandfather, George Herbert Walker, was president of the U.S. Golf Association in 1920 and father, Prescott Bush, was also a president of the USGA beforebecoming a U.S. senator in 1952.
Bush played golf but he is best known as a first baseman and captain for Yale University, which participated in the first twoeditions of the College World Series in 1947 and 1948. He was also a soccer player, starring at Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts, and playing on Yale’s freshman team.
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