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rocktivity

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4. Neither of them got to turn pro right after graduating

Reply to alp227 (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 05:27 PM

Dec 2013

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Robinson was deemed too tall, and Staubach too color blind, to serve at sea effectively. Instead, Robinson spent two years training civilian engineers for the Naval Reserves. And Staubach began his NFL career at the age of 27 after a hitch that included time in Viet Nam.

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Army Navy Game players-- hired hands or regular students..? [View all] pangaia Dec 2013 OP

They're SUPPOSED to be regular students who serve in the military after graduation rocktivity Dec 2013 #1

Thanks. That was my uneducated guess. pangaia Dec 2013 #2

There are exceptions: alp227 Dec 2013 #3

Neither of them got to turn pro right after graduating rocktivity Dec 2013 #4

Napoleon McCallum, too getting old in mke Dec 2013 #5

Real Students Stallion Dec 2013 #6

They are recruited just like other college athletes Packerowner740 Dec 2013 #7