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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.

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January 1, 1963
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/ NARA

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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