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After his two years in Detroit, Sinkwich served in both the United States Merchant Marines and the United States Army Air Forces, but a knee injury received while playing for the 2nd Air Force service team in 1945 hampered his playing career when he returned to professional football in 1946 and 1947.[1][9] He coached the semi-professional Erie (PA) Vets football team in 1949. Sinkwich was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954

So riddle me this, how does he pass the physical in 1945 that he can't pass in 1943?

Also what is with all the difference branches of service? He seems to be one hell of a teacher's pet.

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Posted by fibonaccisquared

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Posted on 11/9/18 at 2:47 pm to bigDgator

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It was the merchant marines then the army air force. If you are going to be a zealot, go all the way.

I saw a reference to the merchant marines when looking, but didn't see anything specifically referencing what his involvement was. I will admit to not knowing the first fricking thing about what a merchant marine "does"...

So didn't investigate any further.

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Leaving stuff out is bad for your rep.

Like being blatantly wrong and attempting to cherry pick data points? Like that kind of bad for your rep?

Literally none of the above changes anything. He attempted to join a branch of service, was denied, took the opportunity as a drafted NFL player, played for 2 years, and then still figured out a way to join the armed forces. Seems like he was pretty damn committed to attempting to serve the country.

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So riddle me this, how does he pass the physical in 1945 that he can't pass in 1943?

Different branch of service? Different doctor conducting the exam? It's not like he didn't pass a physical due to running too slow or not being able to do enough pushups, he was medically DQ'd... How fricking dumb are you?