U.S.: Five fast facts about Jack Kemp, 1935-2009
- His football success was unlikely: He was a late-round pick by Detroit and a journeyman QB for years. source
- The Buffalo Bills, the team with which he had MVP-level success, picked him up on a $100 waiver. source
- Kemp got into the political game very soon after retiring from football in 1969, getting elected in 1970. source
- The popular nine-term Republican congressman eventually had a failed presidential bid in 1988. source
- He’s best-known, however, for being Bob Dole’s veep choice in his failed 1996 presidential run. source