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U.S.: Five fast facts about Jack Kemp, 1935-2009

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