The Professional Football Researchers Association named Kemp to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2012
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Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp was an American politician, professional football player, and U.S. Army veteran who served as the ninth U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996…
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Born 13 July 1935 · Died 2 May 2009 · Q357676
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2012· 1 entry
2009· 3 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2009).
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Died 2009-05-02.
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Kemp's office issued a statement announcing that he had cancer; the type of cancer and the anticipated treatment were not announced
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2008· 1 entry
Kemp endorsed McCain in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries shortly before the New Hampshire primary, which surprised conservative Republican tax cutters
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2006· 1 entry
Kemp, along with 2004 vice-presidential nominee John Edwards, co-chaired the Council on Foreign Relations task force on Russia, producing a document called "Russia's Wrong Direction: What the United States Can and Should
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2005· 1 entry
For Scooter Libby's defense when he was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in a case regarding the release of Central Intelligence Agency information
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2003· 1 entry
Kemp was selected as chairman of the board of Directors of USA Football, a national advocacy group for amateur football created by the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association
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2002· 1 entry
When Lott made caustic remarks about Strom Thurmond, Kemp was upset, and he supported Lott's apology, saying he had encouraged him to "repudiate segregation in every manifestation
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1997· 1 entry
When Gingrich was embroiled in a House ethics controversy, Kemp served as an intermediary between Dole and Gingrich to save the Republican Party leader
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1996· 4 entries
The Republican Party chose Kemp as its vice presidential nominee, running alongside former Senator Dole
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Dole announced a 15% across-the-board tax cut in response to both the Forbes campaign and Kemp's tax reform commission
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But resigned when he ran for vice president; he was named to the board of Six Flags, Inc
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Appeared on the cover of the August 19, 1996, issue of Time magazine, but the pair barely edged out a story on the reported discovery of extraterrestrial life on Mars; Time inset the latter on the cover and wrote ab
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1995· 1 entry
Gloria Borger noted Kemp was not in step with the 1994 Contract with America
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1994· 2 entries
Kemp and Bennett opposed California ballot Proposition 187, a measure to bar illegal immigrants from obtaining public services, in direct opposition to first-term Republican California Governor Pete Wilson, one of its en
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Kemp's 1988 campaign reached a settlement with the Federal Election Commission by agreeing to pay $120,000 in civil penalties for 1988 campaign election law violations for, among other things, excessive contributions, im
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1993· 1 entry
Kemp, Bennett, Kirkpatrick and financial backer Theodore Forstmann co-founded the free market advocacy group Empower America, which later merged with Citizens for a Sound Economy to form Freedom Works
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1992· 4 entries
Awarded Theodore Roosevelt Award (1992).
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And he was named one of the association's 100 most influential student-athletes in 2006
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“s best chance to win reelection was to dump his economic advisors in dramatic fashion. Before the 1992 Republican National Convention, Kemp and six prominent Republican conservatives prepared a controversial memo urging Bush to revise his economic policy. Contemporaneously, conservative Republicans in office and in the media such as William F. Buckley Jr. and George Will felt Dan Quayle should be ousted in favor of Kemp. This followed Kemp”
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And 1993, Kemp was considered the favorite or co-favorite for the 1996 presidential nomination
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1989· 3 entries
"Good ideas with money can do a whole lot
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The Kemps switched their official residence from Hamburg, New York to Bethesda, Maryland, their residence at the time of his death
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Career landmark: United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1989–1993).
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1988· 1 entry
If Kemp had won his campaign for the United States presidency, it would have made him the first person to move from the United States House of Representatives to the White House since James Garfield
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1987–1989).
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1986· 1 entry
During a House floor debate over whether the United States should host the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Kemp proclaimed: I think it is important for all those young out there—who someday hope to play real football, where you thr
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1985· 2 entries
Dole proposed an austere budget that barely passed in the Senate with appendectomy patient Pete Wilson casting the tying vote and Vice President Bush casting the deciding vote
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Career landmark: United States representative (1985–1987).
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1983· 3 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (1983–1985).
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Career landmark: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1989).
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Kemp opposed the policies of chairman Volcker on multiple occasions
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1982· 2 entries
But ultimately decided to stay in the House
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When Reagan decided to reverse the tax cuts and promote tax increases
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1981· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (1981–1983).
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Career landmark: Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives (1981–1987).
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1980· 2 entries
His Republican peers elected him to a party leadership position, and he served seven years as chairman of the House Republican Conference
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And Hugh Sidey mentioned him as a contender to unseat Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election and was a front runner for the vice presidency at the 1980 Republican National Convention, where he received 43 votes f
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1979· 3 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (1979–1981).
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“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
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Kemp wrote An American Renaissance (ISBN 0-06-012283-8), to deliver his message that "A rising tide lifts all boats
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1977–1979).
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1976· 1 entry
When The Wall Street Journal's Jude Wanniski interviewed him at his congressional office
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1975· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1975–1977).
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1973· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1973–1975).
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1971· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1971–1973).
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1970· 1 entry
“I had a four-year no-cut contract with the Bills at the time. ... I figured that if I lost I could always come back and play. But the fans had their say and I was elected to Congress.”
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1969· 3 entries
The Erie County Republican Party approached him about running for the United States Congress
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For the seventh time in the league's 10 years
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Was special assistant to the Republican National Committee chairman
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1968· 1 entry
The Bills suffered a blowout preseason loss to the Houston Oilers
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1965· 1 entry
After leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship
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1964· 2 entries
Until the record was tied but not broken, 47 years later in 2011 by Aaron Rodgers
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Managed personalities such as Gilchrist, who walked off the field when plays were not being called for him, and Saban, whom he kept from cutting Gilchrist the following week
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1963· 2 entries
Kemp led the Bills from a slow start to a tie for the AFL Eastern Division lead with a 7–6–1 record
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A four-season starting quarterback battle began that continued until Lamonica left for the Raiders
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1962· 4 entries
The Bills outbid the Green Bay Packers for Notre Dame quarterback Daryle Lamonica
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By directing the only touchdown drive in a 10–6 win over the Oakland Raiders
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In what sportswriter Randy Schultz has called one of the biggest bargains in professional football history
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Kemp broke his middle finger when he struck a helmet against the New York Titans in the second game of the season and was unable to play
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1961· 1 entry
San Diego Union editor Jack Murphy convinced Barron Hilton to move the Chargers from Los Angeles to San Diego
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1960· 2 entries
And 1961, Kemp was an editorial assistant to San Diego Union editor and future Richard Nixon aide Herb Klein
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Kemp led the Chargers to a Western Division Championship with a 10–4 record
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1959· 1 entry
Kemp played one game for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, which made him ineligible for the NFL, in 1959
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1958· 1 entry
Kemp joined the United States Army Reserve and he served a year on active duty as a private to complete his initial training
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1957· 1 entry
And married Joanne Main, his college sweetheart, after she graduated from Occidental in 1958
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1953· 1 entry
Attended Occidental College, a founding member of the NCAA Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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1935· 1 entry
Born 1935-07-13.
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