Yale Bulletin and Calendar

August 23-30, 1999

Volume 28, Number 1

Correction: Fourth scholar-athlete identified

There were four Yale alumni among the first 20 individuals inducted into the first-ever International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame -- not three, as reported in the July 19-Aug. 23 issue of the Yale Bulletin & Calendar.

Former Supreme Court Justice Byron White, a 1946 graduate of the Law School, was among the individuals inducted into the newly created hall of fame in honor of their distinguished careers in sports and academics, as well as their contributions to society.

Known in gridiron circles as "Whizzer," White was an All-American halfback at the University of Colorado (earning his B.A. in 1938) and upon graduation signed on with Pittsburgh for what was then the largest contract in pro history ($15,800). He studied abroad in 1939 under a Rhodes Scholarship and returned to the National Football League in 1940 to lead the league in rushing. He retired from professional sports the following year.

After earning his LL.B. from Yale, White served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He later clerked for Chief Justice Frederick Vinson and enjoyed a career in corporation law in Denver. President Kennedy appointed White as deputy attorney general in 1961 and named him to the Supreme Court the following year. Known as a moderate "swing" justice, White retired from the Supreme Court in 1993.

Located on the campus of the University of Rhode Island, the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame is associated with the Institute for International Sport, a nonprofit organization that seeks to foster global friendships through sports culture and education. The other Yale alumni inducted into the hall of fame are former U.S. presidents George Bush (B.A. 1946) and Gerald Ford (LL.B. 1941), and renowned physician Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (B.S. 1970 and M.D. 1975).

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