Grand Rapids, Michigan.
There are no pictures of the Gerald R. Ford's 630 Rosewood Avenue, Handsome child!
Approximately 5 years of age.
There isn't much to tell about "Jerry's" Showing the days catch.
Great fishermen!
1923.
Madison Elementary School. Young Gerald joined the Boy Scouts of America Jerry's senior portrait.
Ford attended South High School in Not only did Gerald, Jr. excell in sports but Some photo's of the football team.
South High School football team Grand Rapids All-City High School football team.
Gerald Ford is at bottom center.
From 1931 to 1935 Ford attended the University Gerald centers a footbool during practice With Teammates at UOM.
Gerald R. Ford, Jr., with Russel Fuog, In 1934 the Gerald R. Ford, Sr., family, moved 1011 Santa Cruz Drive While still at the University of Michigan, Coach Gerald R. Ford, Jr.
The Yale University Boxing Team, After returning to Michigan and passing his Next we go Navy!
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home until 1922.
East Grand Rapids, Mi.
childhood, He and his cousins seemed to have a
lot of fun together.
East Grand Rapids, Michigan.
and eventually attained the rank of Eagle Scout in
November 1927
Grand Rapids where he excelled scholastically and
athletically, being named to the honor society and
the "All-City" and "All-State" football teams.
he was a member of National Honor Society,
Varsity Letter Club, Glee Club, Student Council,
Latin Club and Hi-Y (High School YMCA).
Grand Rapids Mi. 1930.
of Michigan at Ann Arbor, were he majored in
economics and political science. He graduated with
a B.A. degree in June 1935. He held various
part-time jobs to supplement his scholorship.
A gifted athlete, Ford played on the championship
football teams in 1932 and 1933. He was voted the
Wolverine's most valuable player in 1934 and on
January 1, 1935, played in the annual
East-West College All-Star game in San Fransisco
for the benefit of the
Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital.
In August 1935 he played in the
Chicago Tribune Collega All-Star football game
at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears.
at UOM, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Chuck Bernard, Herman Everhardus and Stan Fay.
into this house.
East Grand Rapids, Mi.
Gerald Ford received offers from two profesional
football teams, the Detroit Lions and the
Green Bay Packers, but chose instead to take
a position as boxing coach and assistant varsity
football coach at Yale hoping to attend law school
there. Among those he coached were future
U.S.Senators Robert Taft, Jr and William Proxmire.
Yale officials initially denied him admission to
the law school, because of his full-time coaching
responsibilities, but admitted him in the spring
of 1938. Ford earned his LLB degree in 1941
graduating in the top 25 percent of his class
in spite of the time he had to devote to his
coaching duties.
New Haven, Connecticut. 1936
bar exam, Ford and a University of Michigan,
fraternity brother, Phillip A. Buchen (who later
served on Ford's White House staff as Counsel to
the President) set up a law partnership in
Grand Rapids, Mi.
