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Ken Malloy Research Paper

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In 1953, he chose to attend Syracuse University with the help of a friend, Ken Malloy, who also happened to be a lawyer and an alumni of Syracuse. Malloy was instrumental convincing businessmen to pool their money together to pay for his tuition until he could obtain a full athletic scholarship. He got off to a slow start his freshman year when he was overlooked because of his race. He was the only black football player on his team. His sophomore year didn’t prove to be much better until he got a chance to play when one of his teammates got hurt and he was chosen to fill his position. His performance on the field was so dynamic that he was placed in the starting line-up. His talents were not limited to football. While at Syracuse, he also excelled in …show more content…

He earned a total of ten varsity letters; two in basketball, two in track and three letters in football and three letters in lacrosse. In 1956, he was even a qualifier for the Olympics competing in the decathlon. Although being chosen for Olympics was an honor, he decided to focus his senior year playing football and lacrosse. His perseverance paid off. By the time he graduated in 1957, he had scored 25 touchdowns, scored 187 points and gained 2091 yards. He was a selected All-American and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. In addition to his football honors at Syracuse, he was also chosen as an All-American in lacrosse. As a senior, he was instrumental in leading his lacrosse team to an undefeated season. He was so influential in this sport that game rules were changed. Brown even commented that if there would have been a professional lacrosse league, he would have chosen this sport over football. He loved this sport because it was very competitive but no pressure or publicity. Jim Brown’s dominating performance in all sports has earned him the name of Syracuse University’s greatest multi-sport

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