He Also Played Baseball
Baseball was a favorite pastime for both George W. Bush and his father, the former president. At Yale, he was on the same Yale varsity football squad as his father, but he lacked the same drive and skill. Bush Jr. was a bullpen pitcher who appeared in just three games for the White House. Bush Jr. resumed jogging after a brief hiatus from athletics to get back in shape.
Bush Jr. ran the Houston Marathon in 1993 and the three-mile race as president with a timing of 3:44:52. “Few agents could keep up with him while he ran,” a former Secret Service agent revealed.