When I was a kid, my brother in law tried out as a kicker for a minor league football team. The try out was held at Gaelic Park in the Bronx. Of all the people I would ever expected to meet at a football try out, Jackie Robinson wasn't one of them. Believe he was a part owner, not sure, though I do remember he was very cordial and shook everyone's hand.
Almost bumped into Muhammed Ali walking down Lexington Ave close to Grand Central Station.
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