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Has g@rcat etrongth of charactor ond posscsacs outstanding .,...1.
qualitics of lceadorship, In close raccs hAs never boon known &o havo
quostionod tho decision of tho Jucecs,

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ADOLPH KIEFER - ~~ ~— Shore A.Y¥., Chicago, Swimmcrs

Mombor of the 1956 Olympic tcam and Olympic champion in tho 100
mebors backstrokco,. Rogarded as tho grcatcst backstroke swimmer of
all tiro, National indoor and outdoor backstroko champion sinco 1955.
Holdor of two world and twolvo imcrican Swimming rccords,. Won Jil-
inois Athictie Club @ ie@ mile frivor awim in 1957, .,

Is a truc gcntloman and sportsman and a potontial loador in any
ficids :

Has always conductcd himscolf in such mannor as to refloct great
erodit on Amcorican athictcsa both at homo and abroad,

Rofusced to ontor the medlcy swim at thc National A.ieU. outdoor
championships inst summor Dceaugo only a short timo boforc he had won
tho & let milo Pivcry swim and ho folt that 1% would Bumiiato.the otbor
Swirmore if hc Sheuic Gefeat thcm in the rictloy ovomt, Hoe was Fosgardcd
aS 0 SUMc Winncr anc this gracious nct starips him as a truc sporteman,

DONALD L..5H « University of Indiana, Distanco, runnor

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Mombor of the 1956 Olympic toam and bost combination distahecc rune»
nor [Pom onc to five milcs Ghat Jncrica has cvcr known, Bolds the
world’s record for two milos.and has boch a mcmbor of throo world's
rocord. rcday tcoams, Won mational: .sisUe* cross country charpionship
four Cimce,

Modest and uniseimine ant works in an: idcal mannor with his coahos
and toammatcs, Posscsscs great courage, charactor and. sportsmanship
and has uphold the amnatour code at all timos,

Inspiration to g high school boys all over the country.

33 OM ONeCLiont longor and a finc moral influcneo to his agsce
Cintcss.

Uneelfish and sclf sacrificing for the rood of his tcamratcs, At
Randall's Island in the 5000 motor Olympic tryouts aftor lcading tho
raco droppod back to lond cneouragonont to a tcamminto in ordur to holp
him to placc in tho ovent and make the Olympic tcam. He was sueccssful
but almost lost the race in making this fino gesture to a toarmatec,

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ANGELO LUISETTI + Stanford University, Baskctball Playor

Captain of the Stanford University baskctball tcan for 1937-38,
Pacific Coast authoritics have proclaincd him to be tho grvatost bas-
kctball player of all timc. Ho was selcoctod on scveral alleAmcrican
toams. In three years, including his freshman voear, he scored 1131
points and is now in a position to cclipse tho all timc four your
scoring record,

Mo 18 a born loendcr and a vital inspiration to his tcarmatcs,

Ho reecived as groat acclain as cny athlote on the Pacific Coast
yet his poiso has not boen affected. He is oxtromely modest,

Is held with highost rospect by his follow students and is a
icader in the student body,

Exemplifics in a phenoricenal way the qualitics of sportsmanship,
tap of performance, strongth of chrractecr, foree sand porson~
ality.

Has in no way used his athlotic succcss for cxploitation,

Is a capable allearound athlete as well as a basketball playor,

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