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In reply to the discussion: Someone please explain Herschel Walker's gibberish (his new solution, today, to school shootings) [View all]CottonBear
(21,615 posts)35. Here's some info for you:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Kemp
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Jan H. Kemp (March 13, 1949 December 4, 2008) was an American academic and English tutor who exposed the bias in passing college football players and filed a lawsuit against the University of Georgia.
Born in Griffin, Georgia, Kemp earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a doctorate in English education from the University of Georgia. She began teaching at her alma mater in 1978. In 1981 Kemp was one of the teachers who complained claiming that Georgia officials had intervened allowing nine college football players to pass a remedial English course, allowing them to play against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship in 1981.
Kemp was demoted in 1982 and dismissed one year later. She then filed a lawsuit claiming she had been fired due to her complaints about the passing of players. During the time after she was dismissed Kemp tried to commit suicide twice. The University defended its actions saying that Kemp was dismissed for "disruptive conduct and for failure to conduct adequate scholarly research."[1]
The jury found the University liable for the illegal dismissal of Kemp and she was awarded $2.5 million, which was later reduced to $1.08 million. Kemp was reinstated and University President Fred C. Davison resigned. After the trial Kemp spoke to The New York Times, saying, "All over the country, athletes are used to produce revenue. I've seen what happens when the lights dim and the crowd fades. They're left with nothing. I want that stopped." Kemp retired from teaching in 1990 and was named a hero of the 1980s by People magazine.
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Walker played on the 1980 Championship team and left UGA early without graduating.
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Someone please explain Herschel Walker's gibberish (his new solution, today, to school shootings) [View all]
Nevilledog
May 2022
OP
Thank you for this information. Would you consider cross-posting this in Women's Rights And Issues?
niyad
May 2022
#36
Yup, there is a reason his football interviews were highly controlled while he was playing
obamanut2012
May 2022
#40
He's a fucking moron, ready to be manipulated by the Republicans and the right wing oligarchs.
jalan48
May 2022
#18
He will do what his party coaches tell him to do. That is all the intelligence the Republicans
Chainfire
May 2022
#19
That this ignorant fucksticks is a Senate candidate of a major political party
maxrandb
May 2022
#24
Didn't Trump endorse him? They can talk word salad all day long and understand each other.
Frustratedlady
May 2022
#26