Bio John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot to death...
John F. Kennedy enjoyed playing touch football with family and friends and watching collegiate football games throughout his life.
- Date of Work
- January 1, 1963
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
John F. Kennedy enjoyed playing touch football with family and friends and watching collegiate football games throughout his life.
John F. Kennedy enjoyed playing touch football with family and friends and watching collegiate football games throughout his life. Here he tosses the coin just before the Orange Bowl contest between Alabama and Oklahoma, January 1, 1963. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Congressman Claude Pepper are standing slightly above JFK to the right. Alabama won the game, 17-0.
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