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In reply to the discussion: Ok.....what's your claim to fame with a sports figure?? [View all]yonder
(9,653 posts)45. As a young teen, Sensei George Harris 9th Dan
Last edited Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:09 PM - Edit history (1)
was my Judo instructor. This would've been about 1968. He was a member of the 1964 US Olympic Judo team which was the first year Judo became an Olympic sport. I think former Democrat but switched Republican Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell was on that team also.
For anyone that asks who?, Sensei Harris was a soft-spoken, kind, gentle giant who deservedly earned much respect, both on and off the mat. I'm glad to have known him those many years ago.
For Sensei Harris, you helped shape my life:
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