I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for … - Gerald R. Ford

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Gerald R. Ford

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

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