James Allen Whitmore Jr. was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.
“My steamer trunk was packed to go, ... when my sister told me about a friend of hers in New York, a former center at Michigan who was coaching the centers at Yale. His name was Jerry Ford, the future president of the United States.”