In College, He Played A Huge Variety Of Sports
When he was younger, JFK was a very athletic young man. On the football squad at Choate Hall, he was a left end and tackle. Kennedy then swam for Harvard’s varsity squad. Because of Addison’s illness, he had to give up both of those sports.
Kennedy, who was suffering from chronic back pain and a lack of stamina, turned to golf as a way to keep active. Golf was more than simply a pastime for him. In the words of a biographer, Kennedy possessed a “lyric swing” and might have become a professional golfer if he was healthy.