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Throughout American history, presidents have been passionate about sports.
Dwight Eisenhower was a golf fanatic who played 1,000-plus rounds during his eight-year stay at the White House. Gerald Ford played college football at the University of Michigan, and was a member of two national championship teams. John F. Kennedy was a swimmer and sailor; Richard Nixon could often be found in the bowling alley in the White House basement, and Jimmy Carter loved running and tennis.
Our newest leader’s enthusiasm for basketball has been well-documented, but thankfully President Barack Obama’s passion for sports runs much deeper and in a much different direction than that of his predecessors. He cares deeply about kids and sports--and it shows.